Today Feeny and Tigger both went to the vet for the first time here in Iowa…. I was a little nervous about it because Feeny has gotten progressivly more crabby with each vet visit. He was freaking out the whole time getting there and very crabby while we waited. When we put him on the table he hissed and fought like crazy… but the vet here wasn’t afraid of him like our old vet seemed to be… so he just did what he had to do and held Feeny in ways that kept Feeny from biting him. It is kind of nice that he can handle Feeny and we won’t need to give him sedatives or anything just for routine vet visits… 
Feeny has been getting these wierd little black dots on his chin lately… I asked the vet about them and he said it is feline acne… Feeny must officially be a teenager, the vet suggested using something like stridex pads to help take care of it…
Oh and the best news for last. We asked the vet specifically about Feeny’s size and what an ideal weight for him would be. Feeny weighed in at 23lbs… Actually a little less than we had thought. The vet said that Feeny is just a big cat. He is healthy and muscular…. and just big. He said he could lose a few pounds and be ok but healthwise it wouldn’t make that much of a difference. Tigger weighed in at 10.5lbs… Feeny has 13lbs on him yet Tigger insists on starting fights…. we always knew he wasn’t very smart.