His Majesty.
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This is Daksha. He had his teeth cleaned last week. Professionally. Since cats lack the patience of your average human, major dental work of the feline variety warrants anesthesia. Otherwise, the individual attempting to precisely clean the sharp, pointy teeth of said feline might need anesthesia of their own. Now, as we are over-protective cat parents, Nikki and I were a little nervous about just how Daksha would handle the whole situation.
Our vet’s office is right in the middle of my morning commute, so I got to drop him off last Thursday morning. He hates the car and lets us know everytime he rides in it. Upon arrival, I signed a release form about his anesthesia. When I handed it over, the nurse said that they might have to shave off a bit of his fur for an IV. “Okay,” I said. “That’s fine.”
Even after I got to work, I kept wondering how he was doing. So it was quite a relief to get the phonecall around 10am, letting us know that his teeth were now clean, but that they would be keeping him for observation until after 2pm, just to make sure he was okay. Basically, they didn’t want him to go home stoned.
A week and a day later, Daksha is doing just fine. He had a couple of days where he looked at the world with a bit of a squint, but since then he’s been eating fine, playing with his sister and just being generally awesome. Of note, however, is the “bit of his fur” they shaved for the IV. It’s basically a band that goes all the way around his right front [insert word for feline forearm here]. We know it’ll grow out, but he still looks sometimes like a peg-legged pirate. Other times, when he steps in just such a way, he looks like a fashion victim wearing a single Ugg Boot.
Other Items Of Note!
- Gray has a birthday. I think it is either today or tomorrow. Either way, the man deserves your wishes of wellness, so get to wishing!
- Also, H. P. Lovecraft loved cats too. And not for dessert, thank you very much.
- We’re going to see Pan’s Labyrinth this evening. I’ve a feeling that this will be another of those movies that will leave me wishing I still did film reviews semi-professionally. Gray will be there as well. If you were going, you could wish him well in person.
- If you were curious, this is what an invincible man looks like.
