A Trip to the Vet's

I took Eckles into my home on a Sat and on the following Monday I called the vet to make an appointment for a checkup to make sure she was healthy. They had an opening that afternoon or I could wait until the following week for an appointment. I decided to take her in that day.

I didn't have a cat carrier. I debated whether or not to take her in the box I brought her home in. I decided to go out and buy a carrier as I would probably need it down the road.

Of course she didn't want to go in the carrier and when we got in the exam room at the vet's she didn't want to come out.

The vet declared her in good health. He didn't think she had been spayed, but he couldn't be 100% certain. After poking and proding her he said he couldn't feel any kittens, so she wasn't pregnant. I hadn't even thought of that possibility!

After Eckles got her distemper shot we were set to go home. I guess Eckles wanted to get out of there as she walked back into her carrier all by herself.

Eckles was scrawny when I got her and with regular feedings she quickly gained weight. My first thought was that she was pregnant. I'm thinking she got pregnant just before I brought her home and that early in the pregnancy the vet couldn't feel the kittens.

I would study her stomach to see if I could see any kittens kicking and counted off the weeks on my fingers. After eight weeks, and with no kittens showing up, I breathed a sign of relief.

I have had Eckles for about a year and a half now. She is such a nice cat, I'm glad I took her in. She likes to sit on my lap and sometimes will sleep on my bed at night.