But first, took Badger for his yearly checkup. He freaked out so bad last year they gave me gabapentin to mix in his food and prep him with. I don’t think it fully kicked in by the time I had to fight him into his carrier and hold him there while I zipped it, he made yowls like I’ve never heard, but at the vet’s itself and for a few hours later he was calmer (around strangers, even) than I’ve ever seen.