The Spay/Neuter Fest
Well, the time had come. The time had actually MORE than come, but more about that later. Anyway, the time had come to pack 6 dogs into the car, drive them for an hour to the vet we trust most in the world, and get 4 spays and two neuters done. Then the insanity began. We didn't have 6 crates that would fit in the truck. Hmmm. The logistics of 6 squirming doggies were going to be formidable. Thank the Gods that Wes has the day off and could help with this nightmare. He got a large piece of cardboard and used it to line the back of my truck, we then covered it with towels, loaded in the pups, and off we went.
Almost immediately, the trip became a contest for "who can try to slam into the arms trying to restrict us from the back seat and climb into the laps of the driver and right seater?" This rather persistent game quickly resulted in everyone involved becoming quite tired of the whole affair. So they changed tactics. The smell wafted quickly from back to front, necessitating a quick pit stop by the side of the road, where the happy fun airsick bag came in handy.
Unfortunately for us, there was another 45 minutes or so to go in the lovely trip, The attempts to bash through the restraining limbs continued, soon punctuated with unmistakable sounds of stomach contents being switched from inside to outside, as well as other wafting scents happily permeating the car, despite opened windows, etc.
Finally, we arrived at the happy fun vet, then tried to get all 6 of the monsters OUT of the car and into the facility. They are not used to walking on leashes, so they decided they would not budge, despite being "encouraged." So we had to carry them 2 at a time. We also had to do X Rays on Luppy before her spaying to ensure she wasn't already "with pups" because she had a heat long before we thought she would.
Luckily, the house will now be completely free of fertile animals except for the birds, as everyone has been happily (or not so happily) dealt with. We should pick them up at some point tomorrow.