Spanking the tribble

[fbhjr]

For Christmas my wife and I were given tribbles by my cousin mariness.
These tribbles were obviously part of some medical program for recovery of injured tribbles as they both had pacemakers of some sort installed.

This surgery appears to have effected them emotionally as well. Most tribbles purr when patted, but these don’t. No doubt as a result of their trauma.
The problem with this is that tribbles don’t give a whole lot of signs that they’re still a going concern without the purr. Especially as these ones don’t seem to have much of an appetite. (Again, almost certainly due to the surgery.)
So, I grew concerned that the tribbles were still with us. I did manage to get them to respond, by increasing the pressure on them when patted.
My wife tells me I shouldn’t spank the tribbles, but I’m only making sure they’re OK.


On a side note, I would like to point out just how hard it is to take a photo of yourself spanking a tribble without a tripod or other means to hold the camera. Setting it on timer under your chin works if you can manage to hold it and aim it without dropping it.
Clearly tribble research needs a lot of funding.

Anyhow, the tribbles do respond to a spank, but they react as if I were a Klingon and get upset with me.
This makes me wonder at the start of the whole tribble/Klingon conflict.
Do tribbles have a race memory of Klingons spanking them?
It would explain so much.

Some of our other less than totally biological residents are also having trouble. Danger Ochs, once mascot to the Higgins Armory Sword Guild (for the duration of one New Year’s Eve party several years ago held at the Museum.) has fallen and can’t get up.


I did restore him to his usual perch on the stool next to the laundry hamper.


But, I think I’m going to have to get him one of those life line bracelets.
Maybe I should just arrange for him to land on tribbles...

Comments

[malterre.livejournal.com]

The ox clearly needed to use my neck massager

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

I had not considered that possibility...

[64tbird.livejournal.com]

I squeeze hug my tribble and it purrs.

It's currently missing... I hope I don't open a closet somewhere and find 4 zillion of them...

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

I did try that before I resorted to spanking.
But, I think the surgery left it too emotionally scarred to purr. Sad.

If yours was alone it will probably be OK. But, don't lock 2 in a closet!