While I was at a meeting, I boarded Hodge and took advantage to have his
teeth cleaned. He was at a point where the veterinarians were saying,
"He needs a cleaning, but it doesn't look like any need to come out" --
well, in his case, a toothless Hodge might not be a bad thing :O. So
he's definitely got sweeter breath; at least it's not making me
nauseated. The funniest part is that the veterinarian gave me
antibiotics to give him. Is she insane? I pin him down, he curls up into
a ball, starts screaming, and his back legs (clawed) flail and give me
new welts, but I'm getting them down him (eventually). Unlike in the old
days, when he would have been aggressive and angry for hours, he's been
pretty forgiving almost immediately. Tonight he relaxed for it, which
was kind of weird. On the whole, except for pilling time, he's been
relatively mellow, with not much biting, and was all cuddly today. The
veterinarian asked the assistant who retrieved him from the cage if he
"snarled and hissed, and she said he "purred and was all happy." I
almost wondered if I got the right cat!

Bill was about $88 -- anesthesia, dental, and antibiotics. I didn't
think that was bad at all.