I nod. "He had a check-up this morning," I explain, "and I figured I may as well let him run around after." It's nothing serious, just a routine visit to the vet to make sure everything's alright. Vet visits aren't cheap, but I've been able to save here and I don't want anything happen to the furball. He's one of the few pieces of home I have, one of the only ones worth having. "How 'bout you?"