[ April 22nd, 2002 at 10:38 am ]

I took Molly to the vet this morning to be spayed. She thought I was play-chasing so it took a few laps around the apartment before I could catch her. There are tricks I could use (e.g., luring her out of hiding with the laser toy and then grabbing her), but today I was actually able to catch her just with speed of foot and hand alone.

The vet said “Cool beans!” when I agreed to let him microchip her. I think it is a worthwhile thing. Molly is crafty and I assume she’ll escape outside sooner or later; the chip allows her to be identified should she end up in Jasper or someplace. Anyway, that $38 is only a wee portion of the cost of today’s visit. Molly also needs her vaccinations and a good ear cleaning, so the bill is going to be upward of $400 when I pick her up later.

Twinkie was nervous and skittish after I took Molly away. Perhaps she suspected that I’d taken Molly to perform unimaginable atrocities upon her (true) and that Twinkie was next in line for the same fate (false). I tried to calm her down but she cowered in the litter box, the poor timid girl. She ventured out soon enough, but I hate seeing that fear in her eyes. Twinkie must have had a difficult life prior to riding home from the Humane Society with me a year and a half ago. Sometimes it makes me so sad.