#pre last wish puss doesn't strike me as someone who would go (his pride is too big)

[little-cereal-draws]

I don't think Kitty would like going to the doctors/vet. The whole declawing thing has really made her stay as far away from medical professionals as possible.

I think that it’s not FEAR per say, just a deep general mistrust. It’s been so long since that disastrous visit when she was small and she was probably drugged during it so she can’t remember it SUPER well, and logically knows why doctors are good, but still distrusts them more than normal ppl (which is saying smth lol). I think she would prefer to deal w everything herself and only go to the doctor when it’s an absolute emergency/she is literally dying. In that situation, she’ll let the doctor touch her and do their work but it’s super nerve racking the whole time. She wants a complete list of everything they’re going to do and how they’re going to do it beforehand, and they better stick exactly to that list or she will attack them and run out.

She’s only gone a couple times in her life and always has gone by herself. It’s been… manageable… but in a way where you just have to grin and bear and hope it ends quickly. It’s better when her newfound friends come w her (tho she’ll never admit it).

I think eventually it would come up somehow and puss and perrito would be like “what do u mean you’ve broken seven bones but have only gone to the dr twice?? Even if they're healed now, you should probably go in for a checkup.” It turns into a huge fight bc she doesn’t want to go but just when the boys are abt to give in, she says she’ll do it. But only bc of how concerned they are, she knows she’s fine. It’s several days of mental prep first, u can’t spring these things on her, and they have to promise stay w her the entire time. So they go and it turns out to be much easier w ppl who care abt her/she trusts than when she goes by herself.

Puss helps her keep an eye on the dr and follows them around when she has to stay on the table. This is great actually bc then she knows someone who actually cares about her is watching what the dr is doing while their back is turned to her and she can’t see. Puss even goes so far to “test” some of the equipment which leads to the appointment taking a SUPER long time and him accidentally hurting himself a few times lol (It wasn’t anything serious, just a few pokes and bumps bc he was being orange and rushing in before he knew what it did/how to use it)

Perrito just kinda chills on the table next to Kitty and offers up comforting words and positive reinforcement. She even lets him put his head in her lap which is huge for him. Perrito would never hurt anybody, especially someone he knows it’s trying to help his friend, but when Kitty starts getting all hissy and puffed up bc smth isn’t going how she planned or her personal space isn’t being respected, he’ll bark and growl along with her to really drive the message home that the dr needs to back off. Honestly, the dr would probably step away anyway even if he wasn't helping her but Kitty secretly appreciates it. Knowing that her friends are here and are even willing to fight the dr if something bad happened to her certainly helps her feel more comfortable.

It goes... as well as it can given the circumstances and they promise (lie) that they’ll be back in six months on the way out. They also steal the whole bucket of treats. Kitty had scoffed when the dr had offered her one but Puss said that they were actually pretty good and ofc Perrito wanted one too and next thing the dr knew, all the treats were all gone, bucket and everything lol

Kitty and the boys compromise on one check up a year (she wanted to do none but they wanted her to be healthy). Ofc if it’s an emergency than maybe they can renegotiate that number but she’s always super careful in her missions so the odds of that emergency happening aren’t high.