Long Sleep

I had a good long sleep last night which I needed. The orange tabby kitten I took in yesterday, of four, was the wrong orange tabby female kitten, the already spayed one. I asked the vet to check first for a spay scar, and they found one.

As for the orange and white female kitten, who was not able to walk more than a couple steps, the vet found a lump on her abdomin. He went ahead and spayed her and when she was opened up, searched inside for the lump. He found a large hard mass at the secum, the valve between the small and large intestine. He milked it through the valve into the large intestine.

The caretakers have a friend they said was giving the cats chicken bones. They asked him not to do that, but he claimed it wouldn't hurt them. The vet thinks this is some crunched up bone material, hard, too much for the cats small intestine, never made it through the valve, causing a blockage. He thinks she'll be able to pass it now. She had some swollen lymph nodes in her belly area, so she's also on antibiotics. When food gets caught up like that, it can start to rot.

Hopefully this is the cause. I also instructed them to keep her lubed, feeding her warmed wet food mixed with water and even some olive oil by mouth. He had initially told me he thought she'd swallowed a chicken bone. The vet examined the intestines and found no perforation from a bone sticking through from the inside, which is a good thing.

I called them, to get those kittens in, because someone else cancelled. This likely saved that kitten's life. Just at the right time!

The folks taking Suzy, the black female, and The Hulk, the gray male, should have gotten back from their vacation yesterday. I may try to call today. Hate to, in way, call the day after they get back, but if they're worn out, they can say, "Let's wait til the first of the week."

The people who called ten days ago, wanting two kittens, called again last night. Seems slightly strange. I'd called them back immediately, the next day, after initially talking to them. I've been hesitant and was actually happy they had not called again, figuring they got kittens elsewhere. They wanted them as barn kittens. Initially then, they claimed they would keep them in the house a month. Now they claim they'll keep them in the house a few months. I just don't know, two kittens on their own in a barn....boy, kind of tough to think of that. I'll try talking to them again, and ask them to fill out the adoption papers then make up my mind.

Someone e-mailed interested in Candy. I was happy and immediately e-mailed back the adoption paper for them to fill out. Haven't heard back, but that was just last night. They have two cats, love them, they said, want a third, a loving cat, which Candy is. She loves to be on your lap and be held.