Yesterday

Monster and I were at the vet's, and I never got around to posting anything, sorry.

The first thing that happened when we got in the exam room was they thrust a beeping chip reader at him, and when he turned his head to check it out it hit him across his nose... Things went downhill from there.

Monster was eventually sedated, and I don't know if they'd calculated the dose wrong or if he's just sensitive, but he fell like a clubbed ox. As the vet tech pulled the needle out of his leg he just collapsed, surprising us all as it's not supposed to take that quickly.

He had his hips and elbows X-rayed, and now begins the horrible waiting for the result. Although the vet isn't supposed to say anything, only the specialists are allowed to grade joints and that takes a couple of weeks, he did tell me at least the elbows looked normal... What does that say about his hips?!

After the exam, Monster was given a wake-up shot. It did not have magic powers. He was still a barely functioning mess for hours yesterday, and only really woke up around 8 pm. And since he'd slept all day, he then proceeded to demand lots of activity and had no interest in going to sleep at a normal hour.

Well, that ordeal is over with finally.