Pets, Vets, Terror, and Relief
Several months back, our cat Peach died. It was not entirely unexpected. I dropped her off at the vet for a biopsy of something we through was cancer. So I knew she was sick and didn't have much hope for long term survival. But when I called the vet to see when I could pick her up I didn't expect to be told she died.

Last weekend I took Sebastian to the vet for a regular check up. As he is getting to be a middle aged dog they recommended a basic blood test to just make sure everything was alright. The vet just called. It is odd how my heart just dropped when the vet said "we have Sebastian's results." The blood test came back normal and I was relieved. But my gut reaction to the preface to that information was unexpected.

I'm not sure what the physiological cause of the "heart drop" sensation. I don't think it was purely emotional there is a clear physical sensation, but 2 minutes on Google didn't find an answer. My first guess is lower blood pressure, but I would stress it is just a guess. I wonder if there is a good place to ask such questions on the internet?

Anyhow, I'm relieved to hear my dog is still healthy. We also just got a new kitten last night. We will have some vet appointments in his near future too. I wonder if I'll have the same reaction if the vet calls me for him too.

We haven't named our new cat yet. He is a smoky grey color, and Adria has insisted he not be called smoky. I was thinking Gof (fog spelled backwards) but that was vetoed. Adria has countered with Nietzsche. We shall see as his personality develops.