RedHedd
06-08-2003, 12:56 PM
and I live to talk about it - completely unscathed! I was shocked that he tolerated the whole procedure so very well. First to get him into the carrier -- I had visions of me in bandages, blood dripping from my arms as I schlepped him to the vet, but NO! No drama or protests! No growling, bites or scratches. What's wrong with this cat?
I gently picked him up half asleep from the bed and just plopped him into the carrier (new top loading soft Samsonite case) with no incident. Then the brand new zipper broke! :o Five minutes to the appointment! Oh No! What to do? I fiddled with it for a bit and got it mostly closed, snapped the straps over the top and off we went. The vet is just across the street from me so it's a short walk. He meowed a bit as we waited for the light to change to cross the street, but that was it. Of course the vet was running late - they're always very busy on a Saturday, so we had to wait. Mishi got a bit impatient but didn't complain too much.
When our turn came I was afraid to let him out of the carrier, but he just calmly walked out, let me pick him up and let the vet examine him. He was purring so loud when she tried to listen to his heart, she couldn't get a count! I joked about him being my Maine Goon cat and she LOVED that, so it's now officially in his medical record -- his breed is now listed as Maine Goon with a little smiley face next to it :)
So he got a nail clip, microchipped, full blood panel, urinalysis and ear cleaning. Got sent home with some ear meds for his waxy ears - he's fine and I'm $250 poorer! :eek: OW! That hurt more than his scratches I was anticipating!
We'll get the test results tomorrow. Now he's fastidiously washing that yucky ear stuff off. I'm supposed to put it in his left ear for the next 5-7 days. He didn't even fight that procedure. I guess he's really settled in, trusts me and I am now officially his forever meowmie. I feel so blessed to have the love of my giant furchild -- he weighed in at 12.9 lbs. and he's still a growing boy! :rolleyes:
I gently picked him up half asleep from the bed and just plopped him into the carrier (new top loading soft Samsonite case) with no incident. Then the brand new zipper broke! :o Five minutes to the appointment! Oh No! What to do? I fiddled with it for a bit and got it mostly closed, snapped the straps over the top and off we went. The vet is just across the street from me so it's a short walk. He meowed a bit as we waited for the light to change to cross the street, but that was it. Of course the vet was running late - they're always very busy on a Saturday, so we had to wait. Mishi got a bit impatient but didn't complain too much.
When our turn came I was afraid to let him out of the carrier, but he just calmly walked out, let me pick him up and let the vet examine him. He was purring so loud when she tried to listen to his heart, she couldn't get a count! I joked about him being my Maine Goon cat and she LOVED that, so it's now officially in his medical record -- his breed is now listed as Maine Goon with a little smiley face next to it :)
So he got a nail clip, microchipped, full blood panel, urinalysis and ear cleaning. Got sent home with some ear meds for his waxy ears - he's fine and I'm $250 poorer! :eek: OW! That hurt more than his scratches I was anticipating!
We'll get the test results tomorrow. Now he's fastidiously washing that yucky ear stuff off. I'm supposed to put it in his left ear for the next 5-7 days. He didn't even fight that procedure. I guess he's really settled in, trusts me and I am now officially his forever meowmie. I feel so blessed to have the love of my giant furchild -- he weighed in at 12.9 lbs. and he's still a growing boy! :rolleyes: