Lone dog and I had to leave new cat at the vet this morning. She refused to give them a urine sample at first and I have never had success with those crystals they give you to put in an empty litterbox so the cat will pee in it--cats are not that dumb or compliant. So they kept her for a few hours.

Lone dog moped around all morning when I was teaching, so I took him with me when it was time to go pick her up. He rested his head on the seat by her carrier on the ride home and listened to her long list of grievances, occasionally giving a soft moan in response.

In short, lone dog is new cat's therapist. So of course as soon as we were home and she was free she gave him a smack. Typical ungrateful client.