The one thing you wish you had asked at the first vet visit

First appointments go quickly. You are holding a carrier, the cat is unimpressed, and half the questions you meant to ask evaporate. Ours, in hindsight: ask what a healthy weight looks like for this particular cat, and ask to be shown how to feel the ribs and waist, so the number on the scale is not the only thing you have to go on. What do you wish you had asked? Anything from vaccination timing to dental checks to how to actually get a cat into a carrier without a wrestling match. Useful alongside: ideal weight and senior cat signals