Hey, glad to hear you got an apt with the vet. Hopefully it wont be to bad, all though he may have it if its not to advanced they are still able to live a somewhat normal life. And as Jason said about the heat matt they don't have a dial to change temps, you have to buy the thermostat and program that and it will keep the matt at certain temp. I wish they were controlled with something on the matt itself, it would save me a lot money buying thermostats for my tanks. I guess I could buy cheaper ones then I got but I love the zoomed hygrotherm, especaily if you have a fogger to go with it. let us know how the vet trip turns out.