Just got home w/my Pidgie Pie. She did great! Didn't even have any extractions! No more tangle tummy either, so now I can call her Bare Belly. They had to shave her belly and parts of her hindquarters. I feel so bad about that but there was nothing else they could do. But now that all the mats and clumps are out, I'm going to groom her every day instead of being lazy and doing it only once a week. That should help. Sweet girl was really disoriented when I brought her home, as though she didn't know where she was. She paced back and forth and even walked in circles. She's never had to be under anesthesia except when I first got her and had her spayed; she's been really healthy. So I just held her a little bit and calmed her down. I think she was just plain hungry and was looking for her food dishes. So I can exhale now! Whew! We older gals are tough cookies, huh Pidge?