The trip to and from had its share of dramatics (oh MY how that kitty-boy can HOWL!). In the exam room he was a major snuggle-bunny...mostly because he was trying very very hard to disappear into my body. Unfortunately for him, both the tech and the vet could still see him and he was subjected to being felt up and having things poked in his ear (I told him it really is the more preferable way to have his temperature taken) and lights shined in his eyes and his mouth pried open.

And to top off this 15 minutes of humiliation, the tech AND the vet commented on his rather husky physique. He's a bit over 12 pounds...up a pound and change from last year, but no where near his heaviest weight which was just under 16 pounds back in 2002.

But, after all that, he's got a clean bill of health (other than the weight thing)! He got a treat from the vet, and a nice big pinch of catnip when we got home and now having groomed himself, he's happily bagging some zzzzzzzz's as if he'd been home all day long (thank goodness for the resiliency of my furkids).

Here's hoping we don't have to go back there until next year!