Scruffy's Big Day

Things sure have changed in the last couple of days. On Sunday night, I came to see meowmy for some tuna. She had been so worried about me because she had not seen me since ♥Hope♥ had to go to the rainbow bridge. It had gotten quite cold and it had been snowing/sleeting since then, and I was nowhere to be found. I'll never tell where I was hiding, but it was safe and warm-somewhere to hunker down until the bad weather calmed down a little.
Meowmy was so happy to see me on Sunday night-she told me she had made a vet appointment for me so that I could be checked out and neutered. I don't know what this vet business is all about, but I sure do feel uneasy for some reason. Meowmy put my tuna dish in the usual spot-inside this big enclosed plastic box thing-only this time, she closed the door on me! I got a little scared and confused at first. I couldn't understand why meowmy would stick me in a box. Her and daddy made it dark inside the box, and then, they started to move the box. I didn't know where they were taking me, but they kept telling me it would be okay. After some moving around, they took the darkness away from me-it ended up to be a blanket they had thrown over my plastic box thing.
I saw that I was in a big white room-meowmy told me it was her closet. She said there was nothing to worry about and she gave me some turkey through the cage door. Once she decided that I was calm enough, she opened the door and let me out to explore. My blanket was in one corner, my food and water bowl was right near it, and there was a box with sand stuff in it in another corner-she told me that was where I was supposed to go to the bathroom. After exploring, I went and ate all my tuna. Then, to meowmy's surprise, I started to purr REALLY loudly and rolled over onto my back so she could rub my belly. Meowmy and daddy couldn't believe how friendly and calm I was! I was purring loudly to them to let them know how nice it was of them to bring me to a place where I could totally relax. No predators or other cats around, no one to steal my food, no rain or wind, nothing to worry about. I could really get used to this.
The next day was more of the same. Lots of real sleep-no sleeping with one eye open in case I had to run away. Lots of belly rubs, food, and more affection. I even let meowmy and daddy pick me up and carry me around! They were so happy I was so friendly. They told me that tomorrow, I would go to this vet person and be neutered, checked out, and have my ears cleaned out-they are REALLY dirty! Can't expect to stay too clean when you've been living outside at a dump for 4-5 years. I had a great day!
This morning, meowmy and daddy came in and put me in a little plastic carrier and told me that my vet appointment was today. We went outside into this "car" which started to move on its own! When it stopped, we got out and went into the vet's office. Once inside, I went into a room and got out of my cage. Not too bad, the vet put me on a "scale" and told meowmy I weigh 5.35kg (approx. 12 pounds). The scale was so comfy, I decided to stay there and relax. Meowmy and the vet talked for awhile, then meowmy picked me up and took me to a room filled with cages. She put me inside one of them and told me she would see me later in the afternoon. I was a little worried at first, but meowmy has never done anything to hurt me-everything she has done for me has made me feel better. So, here I am, inside of a cage at the vet, waiting to be "neutered", whatever that means.
I'll let you all know how it goes later this afternoon. I'm sleepy-I think I'll go for a nap now...

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