*E.T.* my love/hate relationship. 

*ET* was a kitten Siamese brought by Masa as gift to Mari in 1994.
Frankly I am not an animal lover, but neither an animal hater.

He traveled a lot with Mari when he was young between
Glendale and Yosemite, that was about 400 miles freeway travelling
every month during 1994 to 1998. The cat does not like to sit in the
car while travelling. I guess that cat loses its
sense of balance while car moving at the higher speed.
That is why both *Hunter & ET* yelling continuously when 
sitting in a moving car.
We get along well since most of time Mari has been taking care of both.
Mari wanted to take 3 months vacation in Tokyo and I was given
the job as pets care taker. I did not like it at first and I did not
want Mari to spend $350.00 a month for ET being taken care
by Pet motel. Since then I have been caught in the middle of
love and hate relationship with*ET*. When I was watching
TV in my recliner and ET jumped in and wanted to sit with me
side by side.
" Hey, There is no room for both of us. Its too narrow."
"Hum-mm " he used his neck rubbing my jacket and seemed
enjoyed accompanying me in the cold winter.
"Well, you like my petting to your head and back ? Hum?"
"Mew..." like he was talking to me.
Well, I was kind of like his Buddy if that is cat language.
If that you describe as "love" and I certainly could not deny that.
ET has the trouble with its digestive system. Its constipation.
When it started ET was so suffering that he was crying for help and no
appetites to eat any food.

As a result, Dr. Ritter administrated 3 kind of medicines namely
lactose Cisapride and Metamucil. I have to feed them into his mouth 
one capsule and one injected Cisapride a day. That is the job I did
not enjoy doing it. Did I have a choice? No.
What most bothering thing with ET is his habit of Poo without
fixing places. The 1st time ET pooed on my expensive rug
made me very angry: "Hey, ET, why don't you learn from Hunter?
You must Poo in the litter box like Hunter did.
" I lifted him and click my finger on ET's forehead few time
and brought ET in front of litter box.
"ET, this is the place you are supposed to Poo. You understand?"
Well cat would never understand humans language.
He did again and again.  On the rug and in front of my computer chair.
One time I caught him with a Poo still sticking behind and under its tail.
Oh, pool ET, he has no sense and no sensitivity.
I have stepped on ET's Poo at least 7 times in the dark.
Every time I could feel something under my shoe semi hard and soft
I yell at ET "Here you did again. Oh my God, What am I going to do
with you?!" As usual, I had to remove my dirty shoe brush away his
Poo and rinse it. Then clean the rug with disinfectants.

"Hi, Mari, come back home quickly, I really hate this job!"
I called Mari in Tokyo and then she said:
"Send ET to animal hotel and I will pay for it." I did not.
That is why I call it "love & hate relationship".