Evil cat will be getting a visitor

Evil cat's medicine is running out.  She needs to be checked over as it is more than three months since the vet saw her and the medicine should only be administered if the vet is keeping tabs on the tabby.  So I booked the vet to visit, just after the school run on Monday morning.

The vet coming out is a gentleman, and the name is new to me.  I asked if the receptionist if she knew about evil cat.  'It's all in the notes.' she said airily.  I said, 'Last time she didn't draw blood and we thought that was a good thing.  She is a bit feisty.'  There was a pause and the receptionist said, 'oh,' faintly.

To be honest, evil cat is a bit creaky to really fight off the vet.  She can't be bothered with it these days, and her teeth and claws aren't what they used to be.  OH thought that the vet was going to be used to cats and it really wasn't a big deal.  I pointed out that last time evil cat went to the actual surgery at the vets it took three of them and they still failed to get a urine sample.  Our other two cats would cave in eventually under the awesome, clinical might of the vet.  Evil cat never, ever surrenders. 

OH thought that it may actually be the Young Vet visiting.  When OH was not much older than little bear he took his puppy to this practice, and at the time there was the Young Vet.  This is some time ago, in fact, the Young Vet is probably at retirement age if he hasn't actually retired.  This does not stop us calling him the Young Vet.  He has seen Smoke before, many years ago, and it was wonderful.  Evil cat was competently pinned down, immobilised, examined and thoroughly cuddled with no fuss at all.  I do hope it is him.  And besides, there's less fight in the old girl these days.  It's not that she lacks the attitude, she just can't be bothered.

I also remember the Old Vet, who I think set up the practice.  When we first had malevolent cat we took her there to be innoculated.  Malevolent cat took one look at the table and launched herself onto OH's shoulder.  There she stayed, literally putting holes in OH's leather jacket as I tried to coax her off, tickle her off and drag her off by main force.  The Old Vet was laughing like a drain and leaning against a wall throughout this before majestically intervening and pinning malevolent cat to the table.  OH held her there as the Old Vet brandished the needle and then innoculated OH's shirt sleeve against cat flu - malevolent cat was not as bad as evil cat at the vet's but she did have her moments.  Afterwards you could see all the tiny pin pricks over the shoulders of the jacket - and thank goodness OH was wearing a leather jacket or his shoulder would have been shredded! 

I will update on Monday, after the Visit.