The two kitties I adopted were fixed last Tuesday. I was told when I picked the up Friday that they needed to have their stitches out on Thursday or Friday (20th or 21st). I was also given the name and address of the vet that did the procedures. Well, this vet is over an hours drive. These being my only pets, I don't have my own vet yet. Would you take them that far to get their stitches removed or would you use that as an opportunity to meet a local vet? I got their rabies tags and they've been fixed obviously but I don't have any other records... is it safe to assume they've had all their other shots or is the vet going to try to talk me into those if I don't go back to their vet? How important are yearly shots for completely indoor kitties? (Growing up I was only allowed indoor/outdoor kitties because my parents didn't want a litterbox, so the vax question was obvious then...).