Audrey (Furball Mama) has been spayed

And microchipped. No more birthing kittens on cold construction rubble under porches for her. Baby Belle will be scheduled for next month.

She came home mid-day yesterday, still drunk/loopy/liquid. They'd never have let her go so early if I wasn't a vet tech. I spent the afternoon on cat watch. She slept most of it, but needed watching whenever she woke up and decided she was able to manage stairs. Or couches. Or litter pans. By evening, she was mostly coordinated. But she was definitely pain-free.

She is, however, a Houdini when it comes to her cone collar. She pays no attention to her incision site, which is impressively keyhole and has no visible sutures. I'm letting it ride for now, but am inspecting her several times a day. As long as she keeps it up and the site continues to look good, we can continue this way. If she starts in on her site, all bets are off. I'll put her in plate armor if I need to.