Lena’s Trip to the Vet

Today Lena had an appointment with the vet for a regular checkup. Since I couldn’t take her there in the morning and still be on time for work, I made an appointment to drop her off at lunchtime. This meant that Lena came with me to work this morning. She wasn’t too happy and meowed a lot in the car, and then even more in the office. Finally she settled down on my chair (which meant I had to work on the edge of the seat) and calmed down. While she was still squawking a lot I was afraid that someone would call and hear her over the phone, and ask me, “Did you just saw meow??” Toward the end of the morning, she sat on my lap and purred while I worked at the computer—I enjoyed having a work buddy.

As soon as my lunch break started, I packed Lena back in her carrier, dismantled her temporary litter box, put Lena in the car, and drove all the way to the vet. I dropped her off and returned to work after picking up a sandwich along the way. Later in the afternoon, they called me to say Lena was all set. When I came by after work to pick her up, both the receptionist and the vet assistant who brought Lena out to me told me how well-behaved and sweet she was, and remarked how she had let them do their job without any scratching or biting and without much complaining. They also said she was very pretty. I have to agree!

They did find that her teeth need a good cleaning, so I’m going to schedule an appointment for that since I don’t want her to develop gum disease or oral infections. So Lena’s in for another trip to the vet in the near future, but given the staff’s description of her behavior there, she must not hate going to the vet as much as I thought she did.

Tonight Lena’s a bit lethargic, a normal reaction to being vaccinated. Tomorrow she’ll be back to her normal self and if it’s not too hot out when I get back from work I’ll let her out to get some fresh air and maybe chase a lizard or two.