Guessed Wrong

[susandennis]

My vet does not do appointments. It's first come, first serve. They keep a spreadsheet on the web so you can see the traffic during the hours they are open at each of their three locations. It rarely shows less than a 5 hour wait. I sent an email last week asking about the best time to bring Julio in for his new kitty appointment. The response said not Monday or Friday.

I was hoping for a little more detail but whatever. I figured best move would be to be first in line. They open at 8. They are 15 minutes away. So at 7:15, I salted on a little hair, grabbed the carrier and off we went. There was a young woman and her dog in front of us. And by the time they opened, 30 minutes later, there was a queue of about 8 animals and their people behind us.

A really nice guy behind the counter recognized me and asked about Biggie which was very sweet. He took the info and then put us in an exam room. 30 minutes later, a tech stuck her head in to tell me they hadn't forgotten but were really busy. 30 minutes after that, the tech came in and 30 minutes after that we were paid up and out the door. But I did go back to Biggie's friend and asked really when is the best time and got the straight poop. 10-2 Tues/Wed/Thurs. Steer clear of first thing in the morning or anytime after 4:30. THANK YOU!

But, it's fine. The doctor pronounced Julio terminally cute. No one asked if he was named after the baseball player. Next month I have to bring in a poop sample. Hope he still keeps pooping small or I'm liable to get Biggie's instead.

There was zero crying in the car unlike other cats in this household.

Now we're home, and happy to be here. Julio ate a second breakfast. Biggie gave him a total tongue washing - head to butt - to get that vet stink off him. Now everyone is resting.

It was deliciously cool out. And there were rain drops. They pretty much dried before they got all they way ground but I - and the others in line - totally appreciated the effort.

Now I have to decide on vet insurance. I have 24 hours. If I don't get it, he'll get some kind of horrible something. If I do get it, he'll be fine forever. So, yeah, this time I'll probably get it.

I had a couple of errands I wanted to run but I felt badly about keeping Julio in the carrier although it's not hot out and he would have probably not minded. But, I can always do them tomorrow.

I skipped the treadmill in favor of getting to the vet early. Should have skipped the early vet instead! I should get on the treadmill now. I might. Don't get your bettin' wallet out just yet.

First vet selfie

Comments

[cdayzee]

I'm glad that Julio's first vet visit went well.

But what is up with no appts?? I don't know how they can do business like that. It would drive me crazy!

I know what you mean about pet insurance.

Have fun with the poop sample! lol :P

[vegetablearian]

I'm glad it went well! Aww, I'm glad he was okay with the car and the basket, too.

I can't believe a vets would run themselves that way though, that's not just annoying and stressful for the owners but seriously stressful for the animals, even for routine stuff.

[desdemonaspace]

The vet is right, Julio IS terminally cute.

Both of my cats howl on the way to, and returning from the vet. They're like a French aristocrat in a tumbril.

[low_delta]

You were second in line, and it took them an hour to get to you because they were busy? I wonder how that works. What else was going on?

[susandennis]

Nope just the usual. The tech did tell me that one of the dogs that just came in needed a lot of hands so that was part of it. They are VERY good and affordable and used to be open 7 days a week until the vet shortage. We just don't have enough vets or vet techs in town and everyone has long wait times.

[rsc]

That's the thing about insurance. The idea is that you really hope that you're wasting your money.