Well, that was a bust.

Over at a park near me, they're having the mobile ASPCA clinic today. Usually getting there half an hour early is sufficient, but I wasn't able to get there half an hour early because the carrier needed the door replaced first, and then when I got there I saw they were utterly swamped. They only have room for the first 25, and I was number 23 on the sign-up sheet... but of course, some of the people ahead of me had more than one pet.

So now I have a few options. I can print out a voucher that a local vet will accept and get this cat altered for $45. Pros: I can do that on my own time. Cons: bus travel, plus it's more costly.

I can go tomorrow to 14th street to the mobile clinic there. Pros: get it done tomorrow! Cons: I would have to leave the house at 4:30 in the morning. And take a bus. And a boat. And a train. And another bus. And then do it again to get home.

I can wait a week and go to another mobile clinic on the Island. Pros: I could sleep in and not leave until 5:30, yay! Cons: bus travel, and waiting a week.

I can wait until they come back to the park near me. Pros: I can walk there. Cons: that's at least another month, possibly longer.