I have never seen a specialist without a giant wait-list. These providers tend to have too many patients so they have a negative incentive for trying to make it easier to reach them.

Don’t forget the classic r/Superbowl. Greatest sub reddit scoop in the history of Reddit.

Thanks Satan

Depending on where you live many municipality’s or rescue agencies will spay and neuter strays for free. Maybe worth calling around and finding out if a program like that exists near you.

Nope nope nope

I really don’t think I would have a cat anymore if that happened more than once…

That’s where criminal charges get laid not civil lawsuits

I don’t think this is a scale, it looks an awful lot like an otolith, which is a calcium carbonate buildup from inside a fishes head. These are often used by biologists to age a fish similar to counting rings on a tree.

I still don’t know what species would have one shaped like that but it may help you to look in better places to identify it.

I dunno. Lower decks is pretty amazing.