Ziggy was a very good boy on his trip to the vet today. He let them take blood and give him a shot, without any complaining at all, and he didn't seem at all perturbed by the little dog who was in the examination room with us (that dog was just coming out of general anesthesia, so he wasn't too concerned about Ziggy, either). We'll get the results of his blood work tomorrow. It's hard to believe he's almost 12 years old! He had to have the "geriatric" blood test.

It was the first time he's been out of the apartment since he arrived in Munich (well, if you don't count his renegade escapes into the hallway). He hated the car just as much as ever, but the vet wasn't too far away and we were there and back in an hour. Pretty painless!

Turns out that after July 3 of this year, pets traveling in the EU will be required to have an identifying chip or tattoo. And a pet passport. Could be interesting. I imagine if Ziggy has to have it, we'll go with the chip (which is placed just under the skin and isn't much more involved than getting a shot). I know Odin already has one, and he doesn't even live in Europe! But then, he's always been on the cutting edge of technology.

Ziggy says if he does have to get a tattoo, he wants this one: