"wafflycat" <w*a*ffl£y£cat*@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Took Waffles, Francis & Marble off to TED for their booster shots and
> annual once-overs.
>
> Saw a new TED at the practice. A lady TED.
>
> Francis, scourge of TEDs since his unfortunate encounter with that
darned
> fool young male vet a few years ago, was putty in the new lady TED's
> hands. Not a peep from him. No growls, no yowls, no hisses and certainly
> no bites. Makes me wonder if Francis's anti-TED thing is specifically
and
> anti-male-TED thing.
>
> Marble was his usual wimpy self. He howled whilst in the cat carrier and
> promptly offered complete surrender as soon as I removed him from the
> carrier.
>
> Even Waffles, who could easily be Olympic champion in swearing at TEDs
> offered not a peep of resistance.
>
> All three duly had their jabs.
I think some vets just have and "aura" about them. You know how bad
Bandit(RB) was - putting one vet tech in the ER. But there was one doctor
with whom she was always a perfect lady - he could poke and prod all he
liked and she just sat there letting him do it without a peep.
>
> Waffles may need to have the last of her teeth removed surgically at
some
> point. Her remaining teeth are few and in not good shape, but they don't
> seem to be bothering her at the moment. Being an elderly lady, I'd like
> not to put her through the stress of an operation unless *necessary*. At
> the moment, it's not necessary. So it's a case of keeping an eye on her,
> checking her breath is not getting bad, making sure she continues to eat
> properly and if she doesn't - then that's when she'll have the risk of
> anaesthesia. But right now, she seems entirely content with life, she
runs
> around, plays in the garden, hunts... does all the normal cat things and
> with seeming great enjoyment. Long may that continue.
Many purrs coming that her remaining teeth stay in her mouth where they
belong! ;>
Nose Kisses,
CatNipped
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