The Tortoise and the Hare

Yesterday I took a little trip to the vet with our only 'little one'- Gus the turtle. Oh how we love this little guy.

His beak had become really overgrown and he couldn't hide in his shell too well anymore. Mom and I attempted to file it down a couple weeks ago but his head is way too strong and he wasn't having it.

After talking to the vet yesterday she told me she would have to sedate him. Sad. So he got a little shot and we sat out in the waiting room waiting for him to get "sleepy".

So I sat there with Gus all wrapped up in a blanket while he drifted off. Meanwhile, a big lizard came in with an emergency so we were out there for about an hour. I just sat there with my bottom lip out holding his limp little paw. It was pathetic. I'm going to have to toughen up or Jeff will have to take our human little ones to all their Doctor's appointments.

Cute story-
While we were waiting a lady came in with something wrapped up in a huge blanket. We started to chat and she told me it was a bunny. So naturally we joked about the tortoise and the hare- except this turtle was fully sedated and that rabbit had an amputated foot...

:)

Gus left with a handsome new beak and a new diet plan.