I managed to take the girls by surprise this morning... Scouty was
sleeping in the box under the window and I just petted her and she
purred and I scooped her up and put her into the carrier without a
fuss! I know she won't let me do that again in a hurry but I was
incredibly glad not to have to traumatise her by chasing her around
the apartment and cornering her... Silly was on the bed with John so
he picked her up and I brought the carrier to her, and she didn't make
a fuss either. Of course as soon as they realised that they couldn't
get out they started crying... they mewed pitifully all the way to
Boca :(

We let Silver out of the carrier when we went into the exam room and
we cuddled her and she kept trying to get out of our arms to sniff
everything and explore... We left Scouty IN the carrier with the door
closed because she's too strong for us to manage her when she's upset,
and TEDs make her very upset.

TED said they're very healthy cats with no fleas or parasites... I
don't know WTF I 'saw' but there were no worms in the poopy sample.
Maybe I imagined it... I got him to check Scouty's mouth because she
hates chewing and we thought she might have a bad tooth, but he said
her teeth look fine - she's just a fussy eater. And Silver now weighs
more than her sissifur! Scouty was 14.1 pounds and Silver was 14.5...
so Scouty's lost weight on their diet kibble and Silver's gained, but
she's also grown.

They got their rabies and distemper shots (and Scouty was VERY good
and didn't try to run away from the needle) then we put them back in
their carriers and brought them home and they seem to have forgiven
me... I just called them for kitty treats and they both came running!