Kitty Check Up

So after months of owning a cat and not having him properly vaccinated or free of worms we decided it was time to take Moose to the vet. Steve and I were both anxious about this being that Moose hates the car and we were taking him to a place where they would be sticking needles into our poor kitty.

This morning we packed him up in his kitty crate and after much debate we walked the six blocks to the vet while Moose mowed the entire distance. Not just any meow though, the type of yowell that tears your soul out and makes you want to do anything just have him stop making that sounds. Other pedestrians on the street sympathized with us and gave us wishes of good luck as we trudged on to the vet.

Once we were locked away in an exam room of the vet’s office we opened the crate but Moose was too scared to come out. So he sat crouched in his little piece of home waiting for what torture was next. The vet was really nice and gave Moose a clean bill of health but said that since he was an outdoor cat there was a chance he could have leukemia and he tested positive for it then we would have to make him an indoor cat. Steve and I gave each other a sideways glance remembering the awful week that we had to keep Moose indoors after we moved in. He always kept us up and night and was constantly meowing for food. The vet had left to check on some blood work from Moose and I asked Steve if he thought we could Moose and indoor cat.

“No, probably not.” He answered. I started to tell him that letting Moose go outside when he was infected was like sleeping around when you knew you had AIDS when the vet came into tell us that our kitty was free of leukemia and free to roam the streets of Somerville as he pleased.

In the end the trip to the vet wasn’t as bad as Steve or I feared and we are glad to know we have a health kitty… who needs to return to the vet in one month for more vaccines.