The Eye Kittens
Well, Zapp Brannigan
turned out to be a girl so has been renamed to Hattie McDougal - a female
character on Futurma. Hattie's eyes are fine - yay! Leela had her
surgery and is doing well - but oh boy, is she a fiesty one (see the little
firecracker below!). One of Zoidberg's eyes has cleared up completely but
there are still major issues with the other one. He is being treated by
Animal Eye Care in Cary and is being treated with several medications but right
now we are at the wait and see if it gets better in a few months mode.
:-(
Leela, the firecracker!
The Prison Kittens
The prison kittens are
all doing well. We named them after gunslingers. We were originally
going for an Outlaw theme, but couldn't come up with names for the ladies - not
true female outlaws whose names people would recognize. So they became:
Butch Cassidy, Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley, Wyatt Earp, and Doc Holliday.
We have two health scares with them - one with Butch and one with Wyatt
(about two weeks apart). They became lethargic, not eating, with
temperatures that were incredibly high (they were both in different foster
homes). In fact, Doc's temp was 105.6 when he was rushed to the vet.
Lots of cool compresses, fluids, antibiotics, steriods, etc. and
hospitalization. But they are all doing fine. Testing and blood
work did not show any cause for their illness. Below are the Prison kittens several weeks after rescue.
Calamity Jane (left), Annie Oakley (back), and Butch Cassidy (right)
Doc Holliday (left) and Wyatt Earp (right)
The Vet Kitten
Devlin, the three legged
kitten is doing pretty well. He tends to scratch where his leg was
removed, so we've been battling infection and lots of vet visits - the latest
vet visit was Friday. So he's now sporting clothing to keep him from scratching.
We looked at doggie tshirts or sweaters today at the pet store but he's a
small guy, so our medical coordinator (who is currently fostering him due to
his issue and her proximity to our vet) took a sock and cut it and he's
swearing it as a "sweater".
Devlin one week after surgery
Devlin - today
