Long story

home again

So, the kittens went off to be neutered on Tuesday.  I have to say it was not an easy thing for me.  They went to a different clinic then I've used before (actually my first rabbit was actually neutered there 15+ years ago).  I dropped them off at 8am, and went about my day.  When I have kittens neutered at the clinic closer to my work they are ready to go home at 1pm.  This one wanted me to call at 4pm.

So I called, and the boys were ready, but they hadn't even finished the girls.  They needed to spend the night (arrgh) and the clinic wasn't opening till 10 the next morning so I couldn't pick them up.  DH was going to pick them up after his thing, which was going to be closer to 4pm.  Well someone working at the clinic thought they were doing the shelter a favor and brought them to the shelter.  So now they were in a cage at the closed shelter and I couldn't get them until the next morning.  My goodness it was such a long process (not to mention they came home with actual stitches that need to be removed)

It was Thursday before they got home, and it was a fun reunion.  The girls were quite anxious to investigate to make sure nothing had changed, while the boys were anxious to sniff them to see where they had been.  Finally they settled down to have breakfast.

Once again another reason why I feel the need to try to keep the June kitties together.

They are just so darn cute.  I didn't put them on top of either post, they jut hang out together.

Buffy Snuggling

Willow and Angel

Buffy and Zander

You need a new do!

Oz

Zander: Bedroom eyes or "stop taking picts and play with me!"?

Don't you just love this expression?

Ollie & Skippy and Bri

Here again is King Ollie, sitting on his new throne.  Just this morning he went to put a stop to a fight with Skippy and Fleurp, it was rather cute. My dad came over yesterday, and once again he didn't run.  In fact he not only didn't run, he wandered around the house and interacted with the other cats.  Everyone showed up but Muffin.  Dad came to look at my car and my microwave.  It was nice to see him.

As for Skippy and Bri, I woke up the other morning to see them actually snuggled up together.  It was so unbelievably cute, but by the time I got my camera, I had obviously distracted him and they weren't as close.  I sat around for a while, and while they were interactive, they wouldn't snuggle.  I did get this shot though.  They are so darn cute

Time for the Vet

Well the kittens finally have an appointment to be neutered, it will be Tuesday the 3rd.  Wouldn't you know it that Cordi broke with a huge eye infection as soon as I got the appointment!!  Green goop oozing out of her eye conjunctiva all inflamed.  I went to the shelter over the weekend and got some terramycin.  The manager was reluctant to hand it over - which surprised me as I used to use it all the time, but apparently it turns teeth yellow among other side effects.  But since this is green goop, I really wanted it and she had nothing else since the trioptic ointment is on back order so I got it.  When I got home from the shelter her eye looked absolutely HORRIBLE, so inflamed that it was hard to see the eyeball.  I put in some then and there, and a few hours later when I went to feed dinner she looked much better.  I gave her some more that night and this morning she looks almost normal. 

I also asked the shelter manager what the chances of all three of the June kittens going together.  She said what I suspected, slim to none, but then she suggested that we do a write up on the website and see what happens.  She's out of the office until Thursday, so I'll probably write it up on Wednesday after they've been neutered and are back home.

I think I am going to take a short break from fostering.  My husband is being sent out of town for work, and taking care of the household with out him is taxing.  Throw on some fosters on top of that and it gets overwhelming.  He's gone that third week of August.  I'll have these guys at least through this week, so it will only be two weeks - but then there is the thought that the June kitties will stay with me until someone sees them on the website and wants to adopt them, so maybe I'll have them a little longer then that.

Ollie

Well there is good news, bad news, and just plain ol news.

The good news is he seems fine.  He's doing all his normal activities.  His weight is down to 10lbs but that is with in the "normal" for him.  He's taking his treatments just fine - almost seeming to ask for them.

The bad news, well it is to me.  We had company over the weekend, and he did not run and hide when they came in.  This is HUGE.... no wait.. HUGE!!  No one has seen him outside of family and the cat sitter we had the last time we went away since he was a kitten. Em's behavior changed as she faced her end of life stages, and I fear this is just one more thing.  Hopefully it is more of an older kitty thing, and not so much a dying thing.  He even sat there while the company came right up and patted him.  I was absolutely floored.  I'm trying not to let it break my heart, as it might not be a direct correlation to the cancer, but I can't help but thinking it is.  I also realized this morning I haven't seen him on top of the fridge in quite some time.

as for the news, he's been on herbs for a while, and he's taking them very well.  I realized though that chicken baby food is not enough of an enticement to get him to eat it, so I went out and bought ham, beef and turkey.

Really cute kitty video

You'd think a story about a kitten born with out front legs would be sad, but this just brought a huge smile to my face.