Once a year...

16 November 2021: Once a year, this cat actually cuddles up to me for protection and comfort. I pet her and scratch her back and she purrs and stretches into it. Of course, it only happens at the vet, after a lengthy battle to get her in the carrier and after a meow-filled drive there. But once we're there and I pull her out of the carrier and we wait for the doctor to come in, she buries herself again me and remembers that she actually does like being petted and that I am her favorite person. It's sweet and frustrating at the same time. And she almost always behaves just fine for the doctor.

Photo taken before I moved her to the exam table and she cuddled up. 

Until next year, super-soft fur!