Despite being the oldest I am definitely the “baby” of this family. I’ve worked very hard ensure my Mommy spoils and pampers me at every turn. When I want food I get it right then and there, if I want to curl up on my Mommy or Grandma, no matter what they’re doing, they let me. In short, I have my humans very well trained. My needs always come first!

But now I think I might have them too well trained.

I had a cold last week. I kept sneezing, I couldn’t keep things down, and I slept a lot. Not really odd, I tend to get sick easy. This morning I went outside on the leash for a walk and the grass was wet. I was so excited because fresh wet grass tastes yummy. Then I sneezed. Sure it was several sniffles back to back and my nose got runny, but I was fine!

The way Mommy acted, you would have thought I was recovering from Mesothelioma treatment not a kitty-cold, something that I get multiple times a year without fail. So since the grass was wet, and I sneezed, in we went. Mommy dried off my paws, gave me some kitty vitamins then opened a can of my favorite cat food as an “apology for taking me outside when it was wet”. I wanted to be outside in the wet Mommy!

So now what do I do? How do I unbreak my Mommy of this suffocating behavior. Any suggestions?