Sally, Does Spike have his rabies shots?
:) Wendy --- Sally Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Junior and Tiny are still doing OK. Tiny desperately > wants to go outside, > but he can't. Hopefully he will adjust as well as > Junior did, when Junior > became an inside cat. Funny thing is the fact that > Junior became an inside > cat probably increased his exposure to FeLV. Tiny > was also kept inside > during his bout of upper respiratory the summer. > Although I don't know the > source of the infection . All the cats come in to > eat from time to time. > > I miss Lionel and Pumpkin. I planted some pansies by > their graves. > > Now for the other cats.... > > I feel that I am neglectful, because I am paying > close attention to Junior > and Tiny and hardly seeing the other cats. The other > cats have been staying > outside. Maybe they don't really care. > > Close call for outside cats... > > Last night around 4AM I heard a strange noise. I > thought it was in the > house, but as I got closer to the Kitchen, I > realized it was on the back > deck. A strange distressful call. So I peek out the > door and I see what I > think is a big dog attacking what I assumed was > Spike. She hangs out in the > back deck because the other cats pick on her. I do > not have my glasses on > and I fumble to get the key in the lock to open the > door. By the time I > started to open the door I see the raccoon. I still > assume it was attacking > Spike. I have to feed the other cats outside and > occasionally I see a > opossum or raccoon. The raccoon left the porch, and > I see Spike on the > steps. She would not come in so I could not tell if > she was hurt, but it > did not look like it. Then I saw the second raccoon > on the rail. It too > meandered off as if nothing had happened. I go out > on the deck and see not > fur or blood. It was starting to rain. I worried all > night that to raccoon > maybe got one of the cats. I did not get much sleep. > This put my schedule > off and I was not able to go by the vets office to > see bout getting the > immuno-regulin injections for Junior and Tiny. I > have to work tomorrow and > Sunday I have to drive to DC to pick up Eric at the > airport. This will be a > 6 hour round trip drive. I hope Juniors antibiotics > continue to help his URI . > > I don't know how y'all deal with this. I cannot > depend on Eric to call the > vet and set things up. It all falls on me. Even > though Junior is really his > cat! > > Anyway, how do those of you who have other cats make > sure the other kitties > are not feeling neglected. It will be cold soon. > They will be (crossing > Fingers) vaccinated next Friday, I know i will need > to wait two weeks, but > I hope to be able to mix them after that. There are > 9 cats altogether. I > will still do my best to keep Tiny and Junior apart > from them. > > Thanks for the support of this great group. > > Sally > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.5/482 - > Release Date: 10/18/2006 > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
