We took Nystagmus to a vet clinic for a vaccination top-up, and for some weight and diet advice.

The vaccination he didn’t even notice. As for his weight, it turns out that he’s just a little bit overweight, not as much as he looks – his belly pouch is bigger than average, for a cat of his age, and makes him look fatter than he is. But he could still do with a little less fat around his ribs. So we’ll keep feeding him as we have been, and following up his weight.

The trip was also good crate training. Nysse doesn’t mind his crate at all, actually jumps in voluntarily, but he mewled quite pitifully when we started driving. His last trip must have been a bit traumatizing, with being uprooted from his home and taken to a new one. I guess he feared something similar might happen this time. Hopefully we can teach him that crates and car rides don’t have to be bad things.