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I had to take Pepper in for a cortisone shot. She has some kind of allergic reaction to flea bites, and it creates these big sores, but the cortisone clears it right up. Unfortunately my vet also found a huge buildup of tarter on one of her teeth. That sucker was about as wide as a dime and probably 1/4" thick. The tooth may be abscessed, so I'll likely have to take her back for a dental in September.

Otherwise, the vet says she's in remarkable shape for a 14-year-old cat. Heart rate is excellent, and the only thing that shows her age is something in the irises of her eyes. And fortunately, she's really good at the vet. She howls in the carrier on the way to the vet, but it's only a mile away.