This morning I had D wake me up as he left for work so I could get up early and prepare to take 2 of my 3 cats to the vet. One needs to get shaved (lion cut!) and the other had an 8 a.m. appointment to check on her low weight. Getting one cat into a car carrier is beyond hellish - don't even get me started on the process for two cats. The second one figures out the situation pretty quickly.
I left Little Dude in the capable hands of the groomer and then sat down to wait for the vet for Pepper's appointment. The doc said her temperature and heartbeat were both pretty high, and she is currently about 2 pounds underweight (not good). They did some superfast xrays and think she may have an overactive thyroid. We're going to wait for blood tests to come back and then talk about putting her on medication. If that doesn't work we have the option of removing her thyroid ($950!)
The vet did say that she is in remarkably good physical shape for an 11 year old cat -- good bones and no signs of arthritis, which is common for kitties of an advanced age. This visit was $250, not including the cost of the blood tests - the results of which should come back tomorrow.
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