This one the 'good' vet (i.e. she whom I use for things other than 'routine maintenance'). All 3 got all 3 shots (and this vet used a new needles for each shot for each cat! Whew!) and, as you all know, that is enough to put a damper on anyone's day!. But Felix.... well, we don't know what's wrong with him. It's not life threatening or anything but he obviously suffers a fair bit of discomfort. Could be irritable bowel syndrome. Have pills for him now to see if those will help. But he was a superbly good boy! Then 'she whose name must not be mentioned'. The sweetest of all my cats. And the best singer. But a lady of 'generous proportions'. Had begun to worry about diabetes. So in addition to her shots she had a blood sugar level done (it's at the high end of normal but still technically within range, so I just have to keep an eye on her). But speaking of eyes - years ago one of her beautiful gold eyes began to sport brown flecks. Now that one is almost completely brown. Vets have noticed it before but said nothing. This vet says it could be a tumour but as the iris still seems 'normal' in texture, may well not be. But have to keep an eye on that too.
Then there is poor Winston. My most loved. He went ballistic. Think of a rocket launching straight up. He is the smallest of my babies but man......... Anyway, he was wrapped in a blanket at the time and I had a death grip on him but even so...... I don't think the vet ever did get a really good look in his mouth. But he's not doing all that well. So we WILL be trying that antirobe but.... And then, as if that wasn't bad enough, it was his turn for his shots............
It's been a hard morning. He is curled up here on my mouse pad at the moment trying his best to get comfortable. But between the shots and the claw that got torn out in his struggles and all the muscle strain he no doubt experienced during the 'examination' ... poor boy can't have a part of him that doesn't hurt right now. Felix is curled up on my pillow (his normal sleeping spot) and 'she whose name' is likewise asleep on her lambs wool mat. Both feeling done in and likely to feel a bit worse as their immune systems begin to deal with the vaccines.
Been a hard, hard day. But mostly the outcome was good - or at least not as bad as it could have been.
But do you all feel like such the traitor as I do at these times? I KNOW all this is necessary, but gee........
