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Gavin goes travelling…

I drove Gavin out to Culver City for his every-4-month eye exam with Dr. Faher.  Unbeknownst to me, Jeremy had borrowed the purple cat carrier, and Smidge's old grey carrier had been loaned out long ago, so I had to improvise.  I wound up using his blanket box - a cardboard shipping box just his size.  Carole had put a folded up blanket in the bottom of the box a few weeks ago, and he's been sleeping inside it off and on ever since. He got in easily enough, but wasn't too happy when he found out what was going on.  Justin said he was "rollin' redneck..."

In the car I left one of the long flaps untucked, and on the way to the doctor he kept trying to climb out, but he settled down after a while.  He was very comfortable at the doctor's office, and got a clean bill of health after his exam.  We're staying with the same eye meds, and he doesn't need to come back for 5- or 6-months unless we spot a problem sooner.

After the exam I chatted with the doctor, mostly about my pneumonia, and Gavin just laid on the towel they use to cover the metal exam table, with his tail wagging.  He sat quietly in the redneck box all the way home, and just poked out a little as I was driving up the street to the house.