Ira is still out of sorts. I took him back to the vet today. Henry drove me, but he decided to stay in the car while I went in. I guess he doesn't like the vet.

While I was waiting, a little girl pointed to Ira in his carrier and told her mother he looked like "Oreo." Her mother asked what his real name was. "Ira," she said, initially bewildered. "That's a cute name for a cat." I thanked her.

We went in, where the nurse proceeded to take Ira's temperature. Slightly higher than yesterday. They do it rectally, and the nurse commented that Ira took it well. The nurse yesterday said the same. I don't know what that says about Ira.

The doctor came in and told me the test results had come in, and that everything was negative except for a 1/100 positive for corona virus, which is sort of a virus cocktail. How that type of thing is possible, I don't know. I should have asked. Apparently 1/3 of cats have a similar test result, and that I have no reason to be alarmed, unless it turns out to be feline infectious peritonitis, which is terminal. I asked her how likely that was, and apparently it's not that likely.

Then they took Ira back to the kitty gym to work out his traps and delts.

They also gave him an antibiotic, which should bring the fever down.

After the doctor left, the nurse told me that sometimes when the animals die, people donate their medication back to the clinic for other animals. Upon hearing the start of her sentence, I thought the nurse was asking me to donate Ira to science after he passes. I told her this, and she told me she was an organ donor. Me, too.

Turns out I was a candidate for free kitty antibiotics. The nurse said the doctor "really likes" me, with a twinge of incredulity, and that that was why I was getting the freebies. I thanked her.

I bought some more special prescription kitty food. I am becoming more careful about keeping Lindsey away from it, but after Ira was done eating, I decided to let Lindsey have some. I started to think that maybe this ailment is contagious, so I took it away.