We did it....Gracie has been to the vet without any more tantrums (she was very well behaved) and is home, fed, and happily playing outside. The staff at the vet's were running the place because the doc had a hernia repaired yesterday. I told them to stop letting him lift the horses onto the exam table by himself. lol I managed to get in and out of my friend's car (big SUV) without killing myself; all is well for another year. Tomorrow I can "walk" the carrier back to the shed and go shopping. I'm ready for a nap after such a busy morning. :yawn: