Yvette's Inner Geek Blog

Phoebe (on the left) always finds Loki and cuddles up to him, which he doesn't mind.

 

Think Loki looks funny? That's because we had his teeth cleaned at the vet for the first time (his breath was getting really bad) and asked them to shave off his long-haired mats while he was there... hence a really interesting looking domestic cat with a fluffy mane, tail and paws and shorn everywhere else. 

In other sinking-money-into-the-vet news, Isis finally had her hernia repaired on Monday. She was very gaunt where she had her tummy tuck (she's skinny anyway) but she's eating okay now. We just have to keep an eye on her for a little while and take her back next week to have her stitches removed. She's pretty good at the vet. 

Loki's usually sweet Dr. Jekyll demeanor turns into a nasty Mr. Hyde when he goes to the vet, and it has ever since his first trip when he was 8 weeks old.  We're not sure why... he never had a bad experience to make him freak out in the first place. But the vet he went to for the first five years recommended that all four of his paws be declawed, which we did. He now hovers between 19-21 pounds, no matter what diet we put him on, and even with no claws he's still a monster of a cat to control while at the vet. So we'll be enjoying his mat-free existence for the next several months until it grows back in.

Here's a rare photo of Mr. Hyde revealing himself for a split second: