Purdey is now unwinding after her annual trip to the vet, for a booster injection and a health check-up.
She struggled a bit (well, a lot) when we tried to put her in the carrier, and Colin is now sporting a minor graze to his jaw. She miaowed in the car, but luckily she didn’t try any Houdini stuff – she has grown some serious muscles since her last visit.
At the surgery she came out wide-eyed, low to the table and rather hissy. The vet remarked on how beautiful she was – very true, but she didn’t return the compliment – and took her off to be weighed, before she could protest. She clung to me while he was examining her and during the injection, which was done in a couple of seconds. Thankfully she was pronounced to be fit and healthy, with a good set of teeth (we know that already!)
Back at home now, she is very purry and has downed another pouch of food. If I drank alcohol, I would be enjoying a double brandy. Lemon tea doesn’t have quite the same effect. I’m going to buy her a new scratch post this afternoon, which I hope will go some way towards making up for her ordeal.
Unfortunately I’m allergic to cats but she is beautiful. I hope she appreciates her new scratch post, and takes her revenge out on that rather than on her owners’ flesh!
I hope so too! She has destroyed the last one. Meanwhile Oscar the meerkat (in the second pic) is suffering in silence. I think he’s dead, actually.
I love the way you describe this – so funny!
Thank you, Julie!
Lovely cat pix – reminded me of our last tabby and white cat who was run over this time last year. I’m not permitted to get another one.
I’m so sorry to hear that, Viv. I can’t imagine how sad that must have been. Thank you for your comment, and Purdey sends her purry wishes too.
I am a dog person, but I enjoyed your little story and the great photos.
Thank you, Bob! Glad that you enjoyed reading it, and thanks for your comment!
“with a good set of teeth (we know that already!)”
Ha, ha!
Fortunately, Tommy is very calm. He only smells my brushes, from time to time.
You’re lucky with Tom in that way. Purdey is never content with just smelling!
In the first picture, she is so cute !!
Yes she is, isn’t she? She was absolutely fast asleep.
I always come home from the vets coated in cat dander. There is no point dressing up to take the cat to the vet. The staff must think I have no decent clothes.
Jazz is reasonably happy during most of the necessary checks but he draws a strong line over having his temperature checked!!!!!!!!
Furry purrs from Jazz to Purdey and deep breathing to Purdey’s staff:-)
When I got out of the car at the vet’s I thought the same… too late, though! Purdey has had a lazy day in the sun today, much more relaxing.
Cats are quite funny about vets- its a major drama, then they get home and not too much later, all is back to normal. ‘What, I was yowling? You must be mistaken!’
Yes, that’s pretty much it! She was purring and rubbing around me when she got back, just out of relief, which made me feel guilty!