Monday, 6 June 2016

Spays and Separations

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Please bear with me during this difficult time, the upcoming posts I have written are becoming increasingly difficult to actually post and is a major part of why I'm now a year behind in posting my foster adventures.

I will try my hardest to get them out with some form of frequency.

Events of 21st May 2015

CeliaMae, Boo and Roz went in for surgery on the 21st May. Sadly there was some mix up and therefore a bunch of scurrying around to fit them in because someone didn't write it down or something. They did get done.
Celia Mae with her deformed eye
Cute little Boo
Little fluffball Roz
CeliaMae was supposed to get her eye removed as well. Leanne felt she'd find a home quicker if there was just fur growing back and not some weird white half eye thing. Also the concerns that potential adopters would have about expensive surgery once she was in their name if the eye suddenly became a problem...if it were removed the fur would grow back and that would be the end of the matter.

The vets felt it presented no problems but I was under the impression she'd be booked in later to get it done since it was a rush job squeezing them in for spays today.

I split one of my new cages into three. The cage is actually a bird cage meant to stand up on its end with three dividers so you can have three different kinds of birds in it. I took the trays out and filled in the holes so its one big cage. The plates that go over the holes for the trays however are removable and therefore I can split the cages into pens roughly the size of a shelter pen but with a bit more height.
Boo in her new little pen
Celia Mae being difficult to get a decent photo of again
Curious little Roz showing no issue after her spay
Each kitten got her own quarters until their stitches are removed and to try and stop them from being too active. Hah, kittens not being active, don't be silly...
Boo showing off her bare belly and neat little spay wound
On Wednesday the kittens (Monsters Inc) went out for vaccinations. Roz and CeliaMae had removed their stitches early but the vet felt they were fine to remain without stitches. The slight lumps they had were just a reaction to the internal stitches or something and also not of concern.

I took down the barriers and they little brats fought like mad. *Sigh*

Michelle came down to spend the weekend with me. We had the kittens out roaming the lounge before we bedded them down and retreated to my room to watch some movies. Leo was a bit confused at the whole TV in the bedroom and an extra person.
Mum? What's going on? ~ Leo
Winni's babies were doing reasonably well but the little tabby boy is being a bit flatter than I'd like and not gaining as well as he should be.

I'd better introduce them

Wally
Days old. Tiny wee baby Wally

Wanda
Little Wanda, eyes open and ears unfolding...

Willow
Apparently was too wiggly for any very little baby pictures...

Just when I thought things were going well...

1 comment:

  1. fostering can be very hard, and even worse when you open yourself up to talk about it to people.

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