First off, no cause for concern. =o) This was routine checkup stuff. I took
Pan in to have his blood sample taken as his medication needs to be
monitored, and took Francesca in for a check up and her yearly  FELv (or
whatever the heck it is) innoculation. Nina stayed home and held down the
fort. Francesca endured the indignity like a lady, no attempts to bite or
scratch, although she did complain a bit to tell me that this PERSON was
sticking some very unpleasant plastic THING deep into her ear canals.  She
also did a bit of power shedding  to let me know she was anxious about the
whole thing. She is in good health, according to Dr. Mell, heart and lungs
sounding as a healthy young cat's should. She and Pan kept up melodious
complaints in concert all the way there and all the way home.  When Pan
comes home from the vet, he always sounds impressively evil, like a witch's
familiar in a truly bad mood. Poor little Nina eventually took refuge behind
the chair out of terror of Evil Unka Pan.  Tonight however, everyone seems
back to normal.

Melissa