Boyfriend is disgruntled

because he's just been to TED. No, he isn't ill, but I had to go there
anyway to pick up KFC's prescription diet after work so I thought why not
try and get an appointment to have him microchipped at the same time? I was
lucky, there was just one ten minute appointment left today so I booked it.

Poor lad. He turned like a snake, in a lightning move as soon as I put him
in the carrier and nearly got out..I had to push him back and slam the door
in his face which I felt bad about.
He wowled and wailed all the way there, trying the mesh with his claws. I
had put him on the passenger seat so he could see me but he suspected the
snip again I think ;-) and he was not consolable.

polonca12000...

He flounced up the stairs to the spare bed to rest. He was very,

He wowled and wailed in the vet's waiting room until he saw a d*g. and then
another d*g and then he became very quiet.
Once in the surgery he came out of the carrier and hunkered down on the
table. TED said she would check him for a microchip as he had been a lost
kitty, but I knew he didn't have one as I had him checked when he went for
the snip, but said go ahead anyway. There wasn't one.
She asked me if I was happy to hold him while the procedure was done and I
said yes. She looked at my bare arms and said she thought it would be a
good idea if she asked a nurse to hold him as they sometimes react because
the needle to insert the microchip is so large.
So I said okay, if you think so, but I would be very surprised indeed if he
scratched or bit, she said well, maybe, but just let's be safe.
So the nurse held him while I stood next to him and touched his head.
Boyfie did not flinch at all as his chip was put in. He did not move a
muscle.

It was probably because he was frightened. I dare say different cats react
differently to these sorts of situations. Kitty Farmcat - in her prime -
would certainly have shredded as much nursey/teddy skin as she could have
reached in those circumstances. Boyfriend is a gentle and sensitive soul.
Faced with such an assault from a human, far from fighting, he would prefer
to faint.
He wowled and wept all the way home, 20 minutes journey. Once in the house
and out of the carrier he sat in the kitchen, contemplating meowmie's
betrayal. He flounced up the stairs to the spare bed to rest. He was very,
very disgruntled.

After an hour's thought, he's back downstairs, chowed down a bit and is now

Adrian A...

I'm glad Boyfie's chipping went smoothly and that he's now home and safe. I
hope the chip remains an unnecessary precaution and he never gets lost.

Christina Websell...

I dearly wanted Boyfie to have a microchip that would also take his
temperature like your cats have. I told my vet about it a year ago at least
but they refused to get it then. I waited to see if they would change their
minds but they haven't, so he has just the ordinary one.
I mentioned it to the TED that I saw tonight and she thought it was a great
idea but she'd never heard of it.
Arrrgh. Didn't notice my email about it then :-(

Adrian A...

That's a pity, hopefully he won't need his temperature taken too often.

Takayuki...

How interesting! I can imagine a kind of telemetry chip that measures
blood sugar, oxygen, heart rate, etc. :) Is it that taking their
temperature the usual way too traumatic for cats?

Adrian A...

I'm sure I wouldn't like it if I was a cat. Thinking about it, it wouldn't
be much fun for a hoomin.

Christina Websell...

Any way that can avoid a cold glass instrument pushed up you-know-where has
to be a good thing. Most cats don't like it - and who can blame them? Vets
get slashed for doing it.
It's different with d*gs. They are more people-orientated-obedience wise
and usually tolerate it well. At least mine always did if I said "Now just
stand still." They did.

out on rat patrol!

Marina...

Aww, he's such a good boy! Glad everything went well.

polonca12000...

Lots of calming purrs,
Polonca and Soncek

Sam...

Ow. Poor BF. So glad it went well.