Last week, one of the window installers gave my cat Mabel a chunk of sausage off the pizza they were eating. It happened before Melissa had a chance to come upstairs and see what Mabel was meowing about. (When a cat wants to sneak away, they do it very well)

Turns out that upset her stomach - a lot.

So after a couple days of puking and pooping all over the house (some of the puke had pepper flakes from the pizza still in it, a couple days later), and not eating, we were able to get her an appointment at the vet. They did a couple X-rays (no blockage, luckily), and found her bloated and with pancreatitis, confirmed by some blood tests. She got a couple shots (one of which was a sedative, as she is completely wild at the vet - one of the reasons we hate to make her go), and was sent home with some medicine (which she refuses to take unless you force her).

Net result, $450 in vet bills because of that bit of sausage. Ugh. Never feed someone else's pet.