Birdie Has a Cold

This is Birdie, the middle cat. She might look apprehensive because right after I snapped this, I picked her up and stuffed her into her cat carrier for a trip to the vet. She has a cold, you see, and it won't go away; one of its most charming symptoms is that she sneezes right in your face. This particular trip was more horrifying to her than most, because our car is at the shop and I had to walk the seven blocks to the vet, her carrier bumping against my leg. To add to the fun, she was late on her vaccines, so the doctor gave her two shots; I also learned that she has to go in for some serious teeth cleaning as soon as her upper respiratory infection is cleared up. That will be great fun for all of us.