Hungry

by Raven Oak

Overview

Your cat pukes, then cries.

Is it just a hairball or is something really wrong?

A mad dash to the vet leads to a cat who meows when touched, but how is a veterinarian to know what's wrong? Is it a blockage or just a terrified kitty? Even with training, sometimes even the experts don't know.

Or do they?

Take an MRI of a cat's brain when they're hungry, and it light's up a particular way. Take another shot while they're in pain, and the pattern changes. Researchers believe this could lead towards a better understanding of what a cat's meow really means.

The folks over at Garner Tech have created the newest tech to help veterinarians and pet owners alike. Cat-Speak-the collar that translates brain patterns into simple phrases like:

• •I'm hungry
• •I hurt
• •I'm playful
• •I'm sleepy

No, your cat won't tell you it loves you, but with our handy Bluetooth collar and phone app, your cats' meows will have research-backed meaning!

Bestselling science fiction & fantasy author Raven Oak brings readers a short story set in the near future of unlikely cat-ownership and the snarky, harsh reality many pet owners may face in the near future.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153891989
Publisher:	Grey Sun Press
Publication date:	12/01/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	296,892
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Multi-international award-winning speculative fiction author Raven Oak (she/they) is best known for Amaskan's Blood (2016 Ozma Fantasy Award Winner, Epic Awards Finalist, & Reader's Choice Award Winner), Amaskan's War (2018 UK Wishing Award YA Finalist), and Class-M Exile. She also has many published short stories in anthologies and magazines. She's even published on the moon! Raven spent most of her K-12 education doodling and writing 500 page monstrosities that are forever locked away in a filing cabinet.Besides being a writer and artist, she's a geeky, disabled ENBY who enjoys getting her game on with tabletop games, indulging in cartography and art, or staring at the ocean. She lives in the Seattle area with her partner, and their three kitties who enjoy lounging across the keyboard when writing deadlines approach. Her hair color changes as often as her bio does, and you can find her at www.ravenoak.net.