Socks' operation went as well as could be expected this morning. His heart held up under the anasthetic, so the vet was able to remove both eyes with a minimal loss of blood. He spent most of today sleeping, but last I heard he was sitting up in his cage and making friends with the hospital staff. Tomorrow he gets his first meal and my mother is going in to sit with him for a while so he won't be lonely. Hopefully Socks will be home on Thursday and then on Friday I'll be able to see my super pirate kitty for myself!