I can say I'm certainly glad I did. Our vet is less than five minutes away, but when our cat slashed the dog under her eye during one of their confrontations, that vet was closed.

My wife had to find an open vet, I was on my way to work, stuck in standstill traffic as usual, and was not near any exits.

Everything turned out alright, except that the dog and cat have decided to dislike each other, so we must keep them separated. A jealous 9-year-old, 14-pound cat will out-fight a 15-year-old, 7-pound toy poodle with bad teeth every time.

-- Craig