Scooping

Striking while the iron is hot. Seizing the moment. Not letting Topiary grow under one's feet.

Cow found herself repeating these aphorisms as she....moved with alacrity and a plastic spoon to quickly scoop a new deposit from the...cat box into several layers of plastic bags.

When one sees that one's pet has a problem, there must be action, no pausing for reflection, or the only thing left for the vet to analyze would be clay kitty litter.

Small triumphs, indeed. But one must seize one's triumphs as they come.

Moo!