Today I did something I have never attempted before… I took two cats to the vet’s at once! Well, with the help of Peter. And I have to say that I couldn’t have done it without him. Not only was it a two-person job getting both cats into the carrier but I never could have lifted the thing. Turned out there was 10 kilos of cats in there (Loki 7.1kg and Luna 2.9kg). Luckily there’s a taxi stand just a couple of minutes from the house.

It was also less traumatic than I’d anticipated. Luna was her usual quiet self – I have never known a cat that didn’t scream blue murder when going to the vet’s. And although Loki was clearly upset and made a fair bit of noise, he seemed to be comforted by Luna’s serene presence. Though I did worry he might crush her to death as he was all over the place in the carrier.

Anyhow, got there and back again with quite a few things done. Both cats got their vaccination booster shots and a check up. They were also both treated for all kinds of parasites (Luna’s worms came back a couple of times and I was concerned they weren’t totally killed off) with a pill and then a topical solution that got dabbed on the backs of their heads. I now have to do the same here for Azar. Oh, and Yolanda also clipped everyone’s claws, which isn’t something they easily let me do at home. So, 112 euros later we were back home and everyone was relieved to have the ordeal over and done with.

That’s it now until mid-January when I’ll be taking Luna in to get sterilized… €€€!!!