２０１２年１月２８日（土）４回目の病院。予防接種第２回目だ。実はパパとママは前回の予防接種のときに「３ヶ月後にまた打ちに来てください。」って獣医さんが言ったことはすっかり忘れていた。というより、予防接種は１回受ければ、数年は安心だと思い込んでいたようだ。なので、今回病院に行った本当のきっかけは、２度目の予防接種が目的ではなく、お散歩デビューした僕に改めて5種ワクチンを受けさせるためだった。
リードとパパ付きではあるものの、僕が最近お散歩デビューしたから、５種ワクチンを受けさせたい旨をママが獣医さんに話した。ところが、前回５種ワクチンを押し気味だった獣医さんは「今回５種をするとまた３ヶ月後に打たないといけないですよ。前回３種をしているし、特に必要なければ５種は打たなくても良いと思います。」と言った。意外な獣医さんの対応をママは不思議に思った。
ママ「外で他の猫の白血病が移ったりしませんかね。」
獣医さん「白血病や猫エイズは、グルーミングなど直接接触して移るものです。リードをつけてパパとお散歩程度であれば大丈夫でしょう。」
ママ「では、他の猫に遭遇したらどうしましょう。」
獣医さん「見てるだけでは移りません。」
「そうですかぁ。」とママが言い、パパと相談していた。それから、パパとママは「そしたら５種は受けなくても良いです」と獣医さんに伝え、そのまま帰るつもりで僕をキャリーに入れようとした。すると獣医さんが「では３種でいいですね。」と言ってワクチンの用意をし出した。そこでやっとパパとママは３ヶ月後に２回目を打つ必要があったことを悟った。
"今から注射かぁ。またメッチャウマ猫缶を食べられるのかな。ワクワク！"と思っていたが、突然グイッと尻尾を持ち上げられてお尻に何かを突っ込まれた。「ギャァー！」ビックリして叫んだ。もう何回も経験してることだから、また回虫検査だとはすぐにわかったけど、それにしてもいきなりじゃないか！しかも、便が上手く採れなかったらしく、「中を探って引っこ抜いては確認」を何回もされた。痛いのと気持ち悪いのとで目が白黒なり「ギャギャー！」って何度も叫んだ。なんで、この獣医さんは誰も頼まない時まで僕のウンチを取ろうとするんだろ。結局、気が狂ったような僕の悲痛な「ウギャギャーアアア！」の叫び声で獣医さんは採るのを諦めた。それからママに「今度、便を持ってきてください。」と言った。
家に着くと、ママが僕に謝った。「便を持って来てって何度か言われていたのに、ママがあんまり気にしていなかったばっかりに痛い思いさせちゃって．．．ごめんね。こんなに行くたびに回虫検査されるとは思わなかったから・・・。今度はちゃんとジュノくんのウンチ持って行くから痛い思いしなくていいよ。」僕の悲痛な叫び声はママの心をも痛めたようだった。ママはしばらくションボリしていた。
ワクチン注射はなんてことなかった。例によって「メッチャうま猫缶」をウマウマ食べている間に終わったし、今回は家に帰ってもグッタリもならなかったからね。しかし、今回の回虫検査は苦痛極まりなかった。もう二度とごめんだね。ママ、今度はちゃんと用意周到に頼むよ。
My fourth hospital experience was on Saturday, the twenty-eighth of January 2012. It was the second vaccination. Actually my daddy and mommy completely forgot that Ms. Vet had told them to take me to the hospital for the second vaccination three months after the first vaccination... or perhaps I should say that they totally believed that one vaccination covered the diseases for several years. So the real reason they took me to the hospital this time was for a five-way vaccination due to my debut outside, not for the second three-way vaccination.
Mommy told to Ms. Vet that she wished to have me take a five-way vaccine because I had debut outside with a leash and daddy. However, Ms. Vet, who tended to recommend five-way vaccination last time, said, "If he takes a five-way vaccine today, he has to take it again in three months. He has already taken a three- way vaccine, therefore he doesn't need to take a five-way vaccine unless there is any situation he certainly needs it." Mommy wondered about Ms. Vet's response, which is different from her last recommendation.
Mommy: Won't he be infected with other cats' FeLV outside?
Ms. Vet: FeLV and FIV infect by direct contact such as grooming with other cats. Since his daddy takes him for a walk with leash, you do not have to worry about it.
Mommy: So… if he meets other cats, what should he do?
Ms. Vet: Don't worry. Just watching never leads to infection.
Mommy said "Okay..." and talked about it with daddy. Then they told Ms. Vet that they decided not to have me take a five-way vaccine, and they almost put me into a carry bag to go home. Ms. Vet said, "So he'll take a three-way vaccine, right?" and started preparing for a three-way vaccine. At this point daddy and mommy finally realized that the second same vaccination was needed in three months.
So, now vaccination must be beginning. Really excited with super yum-yum," I thought. But all of a sudden my tail was lifted up and something was inserted in my anus! "Yikes!" I screamed with tremendous astonishment! Although I immediately noticed it was an intestinal parasites test because of several experiences before, it was really out of the blue! Besides she couldn’t take my feces well and she repeated inserting, searching inside, pulling out and checking. My eyes rolled in agony and unpleasantness and I squawked again and again. I was wondering why this veterinarian always tries to take my poop even the time nobody asks. This time she gave up taking due to my grievous squealing after all. Then she said to my mommy, "Please bring his feces next time."
When we got home, mommy apologized to me. "Sorry about your pain because of my carelessness about an intestinal parasites test though Ms. Vet told me to bring your feces every time… but I didn’t imagine her testing it every time. Next time I will certainly take your poop to the hospital, so she won’t hurt you any more." My grievous squealing made my mommy’s heart also painful. She looked downcast for a while.
There was no problem with the second vaccination. As usual, it finished during with my eating ‘super yum-yum’ greedily and I didn’t even feel exhausted this time after I got home. But I had a hard time testing an intestinal parasites… it was really agony. Never want to take it again! Mommy, see that all is well next time!