HeeChul's vet trip.

You see, HerRoyal Highness made a vet trip to Healing Rooms last Thursday, just for a basic check-up to see if she's healthy and all, and i was also worried if she's putting too much weight and her under tummy part is kinda lumpy.

As explained in the previous post why i chose Healing Rooms, i really like their service even if its kinda costly.
Anyways, its not like i'm going there as a regular, so i personally feel its ok to go there just for check-ups, because i find that they are very throughout with examining the animals, and they explain more throughly as compared to HeeChul's regular-vet, so yeah, you get the gist of it.

This will be a "sorta" long post, so you might want to grab a popcorn and a pillow or something if you're interested in reading it.
I find its just like any other normal visit to the vet, nothing special. If you want special, HeeChul's second vet trip in her life is much more eventful; because she hasn't been sleeping enough and was in a VERY grumpy mood, she showed how naughty she is to her vet by biting my hands in front of him, and hereby being declared NAUGHTY BAD CAT by the nurse!


Although i initially planned to go alone, but luckily JungAh offered to accompany me, which i'm really thankful because it would otherwise be:
While i'm driving, HeeChul would be in the cage at the backseat of the car, while nagging me to death on how she's going to sentenced me to my doom when we gets back and yada yada;
Or while i'm driving, she'll be running about the car - very dangerous.
Also running the risk of me looking like a mad woman (though i'm very prone to it) to other drivers because i would be talking to her while driving, to reassure her and calm her down.

So anyways, Uncle AhGuan came along, and JungAh drove while i was at the backseat holding the Royal Cat. It seemed a LONG LONG trip there, because she's just making so much fuss!

When we arrived, i secured her leash and carried her out. The car next to mine had also parked their car, and carried their cats out too, and i complimented her cat and also saying how much the cat looks like Lazy.

But oh well, the owner was freakingishly stuck-up holding her LV bag, she didn't even bother to reply me politely! How rude can that be? So i didn't bother striking any conversations later.
I honestly believe that when cat owners meet another, it would be normal to just strike up conversations on whats up with our babies and all, seeing we are bringing them to the vet. With people like this i don't bother, i mean, seriously, how stuck-up can one person get?

Even HeeChul ignored her, lol!


So i ignored her and proceeded to bring HeeChul to the vet, though, there are two German Sheperds inside (if i'm not carrying HeeChul, i would've rushed over to pet them! THEY ARE JUST ADORABLE XD!~), so we (stuck-up woman and us) waited outside while a clinical assistant (she's actually a veterinarian too) ran out to attend to us.

Stuck-up woman are bringing her cats for boarding because i assume she's going back for the Raya holidays, and stuck-up she may be, i was surprised her cats name are erm... ok, KARMA. The cats are innocent anyways!

After asking for that woman's cats name, she attended to me, and asked if its our first time and all. Well, not my first, but its HeeChul's first.
And i can't believe that it still pained me to talk about BoyBoy; i told her its HeeChul's first time but not mine, and she asked that if i've brought my other cats here before, and i said no but my rabbit. When i said that, i feel a pang in my heart like... i don't know what. I still miss BoyBoy a lot, every day every night every second of my life.

Back to the story before i get emotional...

And she... wrote my name wrong (= =").

Well typical lar, but my record is in their database anyways, no point correcting her.

Then the dog's vet popped his head out and "warn" us that the dogs are coming out, but not to worry because they are very gentle.

I believed him honestly, but i was worried for the fat one i was carrying, so i backed off abit. The stuck-up woman literally jumped back, well, she couldn't touch dogs for one. Even if she don't mind i doubt she knows how to appreciate the beauty of the dogs.

The dogs didn't even bark one bit when they come out, maybe they didn't notice the cats, but we (me, HeeChul, JungAh and Uncle AhGuan) entered and have to wait awhile while the vet tidied up the room first. Stuck-up woman then went upstairs to the kennels.

HeeChul requested to be let down, but i was still holding the leash, so she couldn't venture far. Very positive she hates it, she badly want to explore the new environment!


In a while, the vet, the clinical assistant who attended to us, came out after tidying the room and asked me to put HeeChul to be weighed. I dropped her at the huge weighing machine by the entrance, and the electronic screen shows "4.7kg".

At that moment i don't know what to feel. For one, the last time she weigh 5kg during her last vet visit. I've changed her diet since then, so maybe the drop in weight. Is it good in the sense she's not getting fatter, or is it bad? Because even JungAh has told me that HeeChul seemed to be lighter and "slimmer" these days. I was worried if there could be any "medical reasons" for HeeChul's drop in weight.

But anyways, i carried her into the room and plopped her on the examining table. The vet then erm... measured her temperature (you know the way vets do it to pets). The Princess didn't like it obviously, so she complained, moved and all, but i held her firm. Then she said her temperature was fine, and proceeded to examine her body.

I can't remember the exact details, but HeeChul tried to bite the vet when the vet placed her hand in front of her (= =")! DAMN MALU OK? NAUGHTY GIRL!
She bite me still ok, but biting other people is a big no-no to me! So i raised my voice and said "Girl, manners!", to which though i feel she's calmer, but the vet took no further chances of letting herself being bitten by the fat cat again, although she show no signs of wanting to bite later.

I remember discussing with her about HeeChul's biting habits, she said since its from when she's a kitten, its just a behavioural problem, and nothing to worry about. If only recently she started to bite then i have something to worry.

Then, after finishing examining her body and all, she concluded that HeeChul is a very healthy cat, BUT...

SHE IS OVERWEIGHT (as expected)!!

Not to the point i need to worry a lot, as in not obese lar, which could then lead to more serious health problems, but it would be better to watch her diet from now onwards.

An average domestic short hair, HeeChul's breed, would weigh from 3.5-4kg. Now she's 4.7kg, so what do you think?

I asked about my worries in her "drop-in-weight", and i told her i did changed the brand of her food, so she said if its a gradual decrease in weight is ok, if drastic then no good.

She advised me to how i can feed HeeChul to help her lose weight (which i'm doing now, following a chart i made up myself), because it would be better if she at least lose till 4kg, more healthy.

Then, i asked her about HeeChul's lumpy tummy part thingy, i was worried it could be because of the spaying (i suspected the vet who spayed her did a bad job)...

She said its her FAT PACK (= =").

Everything else is fine with her, so i asked her a few more general questions then finish =D!

By then, Her Royal Highness' mood is better, so while i settle the bill JungAh helped me take care of her while she explored the whole waiting room to her heart's content. I asked the vet some further questions about the extra-supplements i gave her as treats, i was surprised the vet didn't know of that brand!
But luckily i brought it along so she studied the ingredients and mineral contents, and give it her seal-of-approval, and also advise me to put in the fridge because if its hot, it'll lose its minerals and vitamins! Ooh, i didn't know that!

She added the food i give her is good, so should just go ahead! But of course, DIET DIET!


So when i got home, i draw up HeeChul's feeding schedules, told everyone about it, and she was placed on diet the very next day! She didn't like it of course, but she's coping well so far, so, all the best!

Her next scheduled vet visit would be next year, and i do hope that she will reach a healthy weight then =)!