Prince has returned

Wife picked up a bouquet of flowers from the farmers market. I sprayed the whole thing down with bitter apple spray so the cats wouldn't eat it.

Turns out this silly b-word likes bitter apple.

We tried cleaning it but not much came off.

Right before bed, decided it'd probably be a good idea to be a little more aggressive with the cleaning, so I started asking Jeeves how to get the pollen off his fur.

Whelp, quickly learned that lily, the flower he got into, is highly toxic to cats. Leaves, pollen, stems, even the water in the vase. It's not the usual "oh it makes them puke so it's technically toxic" but legitimate "get his butt to the hospital now" toxic.

I also learned it's $95 just to get in contact with ASPCA poison control over the phone, but they maintained communication with the vet for managing the treatment.

Packed him up and got him to the hospital, where I had to wait until 1am for updates -- took yesterday off because I'm normally waking at 4am for work.

After $2,000 in vet bills and 48 hours observation, this chatty boy is finally home.

Can't wait to humiliate him again