Chapter 14: Doctor Catty
Diane and Jet were now sitting alone together in one of the hospital's examining rooms waiting for the doctor. Diane was sitting on one of the waiting chairs caringly holding her adoptive pup on her lap. Jet looks around observing the entire brightly lit room they were in. On the other side of the room was a large counter with a handwashing sink. Above the counter was a glass cabinet containing various utencils and medicine bottles/containers. Next to the sink on the counter were three closed candy-like jars. The first jar contained cotton balls, the second had cotton swab Q-tips, and the third jar had tongue depressor sticks. Jet slowly grew nervous again wondering what was going to happen next.
"Diane...what's going to happen?" Jet whispered
"Shhhhh just relax sweetheart. Everything is okay." Diane warmly whispered as she stroked between his ears
Diane then notices the pack of gum in Jet's shirt pocket.
"Oh Jet where did you get this?" Diane asked curiously as she took the pack and looked at it
"Oh umm that girl doggy in the waiting room gave it to me. I guess she was making me feel better." Jet answered
"Oh that dalmatian? Well that's pretty nice of her. But I will hold onto it for you okay?" Diane said as she puts the pack in her suit pocket
"You're going to give it back right?"
"Of course I am. I'm just holding it so the doctor can examine you." Diane smiled
Suddenly the door opens and the doctor comes in. The doctor was a tall slim beautiful female anthro black kitty cat. She had pretty ocean blue eyes with batty eyelashes and piercing pearls on her triangular cat ears. She wore a white doctor's coat over her light blue bodycon dress and white elegant closed toe low block heel shoes. On top of everything, she had a hospital badge hanging from her pen pocket, a stethoscope around her neck, and a clipboard in hand.
Upon coming in, the doctor greets Diane and Jet with a very friendly attitude.
"Hello! How are we all doing today?" She smiled as she closed the door behind
"We are fine and dandy thank you very much." Diane smiled back
"Perfect! My name is Audrey Catty but you're welcome to call me Doctor Catty and I will be performing the checkup on your little pup today. Just your pup right?" Catty asked
"Yep it's just him today." Diane confirmed
"Wonderful. Now if you could set him up here on the bed please and we can get started." Catty said
With that, Diane gets up and sits Jet on the examining bed in the middle of the room while Catty gets herself ready.
Catty goes over to the counter and sets down her clipboard before turning on the sink to wash her hands. After washing and drying her hands, Catty opens a drawer and takes out a pair of rubber medical gloves. Now that she was ready, Catty goes up in front of Jet to give him a warm hospital welcome.
"Hi there sweetheart. What's your name?" Catty asked with a bright friendly smile while bending down to his eye level
"I...ummm...M-My name is Jet." Jet responded shyly
"Oh well that's a nice name dear. My aren't you a sweet little cutie. How are you feeling today? You feeling healthy?" Catty cooed while swishing her long cat tail left and right
Few seconds of silence
Despite Catty's warm friendliness, Jet was still a tad nervous on how the checkup was going to go.
"Is everything okay dear?" Catty asked upon noticing
"It's his very first time to be here so he's pretty nervous right now." Diane brought up
"Oh I see. Well sweetheart you have nothing to be scared of. I'm just here to take a good look at you and make sure you are strong and healthy. And after we are all done, I will give you a special prize for your bravery." Catty smiled as she tenderly gave Jet soft assuring pats on his head
"And I will be right here next to you." Diane added
"R-Really? You're not going to hurt me?" Jet asked Catty
"*chuckles* Oh no not at all dear. My job here is to care for you and make sure you are very healthy and not sick. Now it's very normal for you to feel scared. A lot of kids like you can get scared when visiting a doctor so you my little friend are not the only one. Even I myself was scared when I was a little kitten." Catty said in a warm assuring tone
"R-Really? You were scared two?" Jet asked
"Yes I was. But then I learned that doctors like me are not bad at all and that's what inspired me to grow up and become one. So are you ready to be a brave little pup and let me check you over?" Catty smiled as she puts on her rubber examining gloves
"...O-Okay. What are you going to do first Doctor Catty?" Jet asked finally giving in to put his bravery to the test
"Good boy! Now the first thing I will do is check your heart and lungs which is very easy. And to do that i'm going to have to remove your shirt." Catty said as she carefully removed Jet's T-shirt before handing it to Diane
Jet was now topless with his grey furry torso exposed. Catty then takes the stethoscope from around her neck and holds it up in front of Jet.
"See this? This is my stethoscope. I use it to listen to your heart and lungs." Catty presented
At that point Jet was not nervous anymore and became interested in the gadget Catty was showing him.
"Now hold very still for me." Catty said as she put the medical device in her ears and held the sensitive reciever against his chest
Jet was a little confused. How did it work? Why was she holding it on him?
"Now go ahead and take a deep breath for me."
Jet does so and slowly breathes in and out.
"Wonderful. Now let's check your back." Catty then reaches around and puts the reciever on Jet's back
"Again breathe in and out slowly."
"*inhales, exhales*" Jet does so again satisfying Catty with no unusual sounds from his lungs or his heart
"Good boy you did it!" Catty praised
"Um Doctor Catty? Just how does that thing work?" Jet asked curiously
"Well allow me to show you." Catty puts the stethoscope on Jet's ears before holding the reciever on her own chest
*bump-bump bump-bump bump-bump bump-bump bump-bump*
"Woah!" Jet said in amazement
"You hear that? You're listening to my hearbeat." Catty smiled
"Teeheehee very cool!" Jet giggled
"Well someone is starting to have fun." Diane said smiling casually
"Can you put it on your head so I can hear what you're thinking?" Jet asked innocently
"*giggles* Now that would be interesting but i'm sorry sweetie. It doesn't work that way." Catty smiled
"Oh." Jet said in slight disappointment
"*giggles* Here you can wear it." Catty said as she hangs the stethoscope around Jet's neck for funsies
Next up was ear check. Catty reaches into her coat pocket and takes out an otoscope. Jet gladly allows Catty to check his pointed canine ears as he was starting to warm up to her well. Catty starts with his left ear peeking inside of it.
"Hmmmm...nothing wrong in here."
Catty moves over to the right ear.
"Mmhmm...looks like both of your ears are good sweetie." Catty smiled as she puts away her otoscope
"Teeheehee this is cool!" Jet smiled
Diane smiled proudly as she watched.
So far, through the past hour, the whole checkup process goes very well with no problem from Jet as they accomplish each test and check successfully and smoothly. Reflex hammer test, weight and height check, vision and hearing test, temperature check and blood pressure check. All checks and tests come out with normal and healthy results. The last thing Catty had to check was Jet's tonsils before it was time for...The needle.
"Alright open wide and say 'Ahh'." Catty requested
"Ahhhhh" Jet opens his mouth wide open revealing all his tiny sharp wolf teeth. Catty lays the depressor stick on his tongue and takes a peek down his throat with a small flashlight.
"Mmhmm...tonsils are looking good. You can close your mouth now."
Jet closes his mouth as Catty throws the stick in the trash.
"Alright sweetie so far so good you have been doing a great job. You are the best little patient ever." Catty praised with a bright smile as she ruffles Jet's head causing him to blush and slowly wag his tail
"Glad to see he's a healthy little pup." Diane smiled as she helped Jet put his T-shirt back on
"He is indeed. Now there is just one more thing to do and then we are all done." Catty said
"There is? What is it Doctor Catty?" Jet asked
Instead of answering Jet's question, Catty goes over to the counter to prepare something with her back turned. Jet leaned over to his right to peer around Catty to see what she was messing with. He could see she was messing with something that looked...small and long. It almost looked like a pen.
"Wait...is that?..." Jet wondered in his thoughts
When Catty turned back around holding the object in her hand, Jet's blood ran cold and his heart raced up upon seeing what it was.
It was a shiny sharp and thin pointy syringe filled with booster juice substance. Every child's worst fear when visiting the doctor.
"W-W-What is t-that?" Jet trembled
"Now sweetie what i'm gonna do is give you a quick booster shot and it's gonna hurt just a little pinch." Catty briefed
"Oh...no *Whimper, whimper!*" Jet whimpers as he cowers with his ears down while hugging his tail
"Umm do you mind I give him a pep talk real quick?" Diane requested
"Oh go ahead take your time." Catty smiled
With that, Diane steps in front of Jet and gets down to his level.
"Jet, sweetheart I know how you feel about needles but it's very important that you take the shot. She's needs to give you some juice to keep you from getting sick. You can do it honey. We promise it won't hurt so much. It's just a little pinch. It's not that bad at all." Diane tenderly assured with a warm smile as she caringly caressed his cheek
"*sniff* But it's looks so sharp. Where is she going to poke me?" Jet cried
With that, Doctor Catty steps forward to explain how the shot will work.
"Now sweetheart I'm only gonna poke you in your left arm and give a quick squeeze than take it right out and that will be it." Catty smiled
"You can do it Jet. I can hold you if you want." Diane smiled
Jet put his hand to his snout and thought for a few seconds before hesitantly nodding yes. Diane scoops up Jet and warmly cradles him close against her chest
"Go ahead and proceed Doctor." Diane said giving the green light
Doctor Catty takes an alcohol wipe to use on Jet's left arm before slowly going in for the poke. Jet buries his face in Diane's chest so he wouldn't see it coming.
*POKE!*
"YIPE!"
Jet lets out a painful yelp before looking at the syringe now in his arm. Catty injects the booster substance before quickly taking the needle out and putting it in a red biohazard disposal container filled with other used needles. Suddenly little blood starts seeping out of the needle hole much to Jet's horror.
"*sniff* Oww it hurrrrts! *sob*" Jet cried tears as he hugged Diane crying over her shoulder
"Shhhhhhhh there there don't cry honey shhhhhhhh there there it's over now. You did great!"
Diane soothingly comforted Jet as Catty put a bandage over the needle hole on his left arm before taking off her rubber gloves and throwing them away signifying the end of the checkup. Diane then hands Jet over to Catty so she could cradle and comfort him next.
"Shhhhhhh it's okay pup. You did it. You really did it sweetheart." Catty cooed as she cuddled Jet while tenderly rubbing his back
Jet slowly calmed down to sniffles before Catty handed him back to Diane.
"You are such a brave boy Jet. I'm so proud of you." Diane warmly praised before giving Jet a motherly kiss on his forehead which helped him feel a lot better now
Now that everything is over, Catty reaches into her coat pocket and takes out Jet's special prize as promised.
"Here you go sweetheart. You earned it." Catty smiled handing Jet his prize
It was a colorful gift card for a family fun pizza and arcade center called 'Score-n-Eat'
Later
Doctor Catty was now escorting Jet and Diane back to the waiting room of the hospital.
"Now Miss Foxington you make sure your pup eats well and he gets plenty of sleep." Catty instructed
"Don't worry Doctor. I got this." Diane smiled
"Oh I'm sure you do."
After walking through the halls of the hospital, they finally arrived back at the waiting room.
"Now you two take good care." Catty smiled
"Thanks again Doctor." Diane thanked
"Bye Doctor Catty." Jet waved
"Bye-Bye sweetie." Catty waved back
Diane and Jet walk out of the hospital and back to the car together.
"So Jet what did you think of your visit?" Diane asked
"Well it was pretty cool...except for the shot." Jet said
"I know sweetheart. Nobody likes shots. But you'll get used to it."
"Even though I didn't like the shot, Doctor Catty was very nice." Jet said
"She sure was. You'll be seeing her next time." Diane smiled
After leaving the hospital, Diane takes Jet straight to the ice-cream parlor as promised.
End of chapter 14
