Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Alien's Vet Appointment

Alien went to the doctor on Saturday. I packed his box up with a portable heater and some towels, so he was purring in the car on the way over.

The doctor was one we hadn’t met before. She was very nice, and was properly impressed with the Alien. She kept saying how handsome he is, and what a sweet cat.

We like her.

He’s lost weight, which is both good and bad. Good because he was overweight – bad because it wasn’t due to any diet change, but rather due to old age instead.

She checked his eyes and determined that he can see light, at least. Beyond that is anybody’s guess. He’s still bumping into chairs and whatnot. I have to be careful and make sure his pathways are cleared of obstructions. He knows where the food is, and the potty…

As for his hearing, she thought that cleaning out all the gunk would help – other than that, there’s no real way of knowing what he hears since he’s always been a little off on associating sound with anything.

He hates having his ears cleaned, by the way. She actually had a vet tech come in to do it for him. He did a very good job, and Alien lived thru it (barely).

All in all, he’s relatively healthy and should be around a while longer.

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