Winter's back, and a visit to the vet.

So winter came back with a vengeance overnight. 6 inches of snow in the valley, 2 feet in the mountains. Whee! We're already at 310% of normal in the mountains so it looks good for an end-of-drought year.
We took Dory to the vet this morning for her booster shots. We lured her into the kitty carrier with some chicken and as soon as we closed the door, she started crying. All the way there she mewed and cried but when we got to the vet she quietened down. Dr Allen was very good and Dory didn't protest at all. Whilst we were waiting for him to come in, Dory curled up in the tiniest ball I've ever seen her, in the corner of the bench seat next to me. She had her shots and didn't cry, and Dr Allen weighed her at 3.26Kg (7 pounds 3 ounces). She protested a bit on the way home and as soon as we let her out, she quietly slinked off and is now hiding in the laundry room. We're going to leave her there for the day and let her come out of her own accord. If she's not out by tonight, I'll try the chicken approach again.

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