Bean, the nearly dead kitten who lived only to contract ringworm, has been neutered and place up for adoption today. Finally! I'm going to have a very hard time letting him go. If there was any way for me to keep this kitten I would, but it is simply not in anybody's best interests as I have an FIV+ cat in my household.
Speaking of ringworm, we're getting the sick room population cleared up and out. Two remaining kittens in there, and I will likely clear them next week. Then the room can be EMPTY! For a little while anyway...
Then speaking of empty rooms, the momma room has been empty for a few weeks. Got it all cleaned out and bleached, ready for the spring's kitten season. Actually, there are two cats in there right now, but they're just temporary guests. That was the most convenient place to stash two feral-ish cats until they get fixed and sent off to their barn home.
Siouxsie Sioux is still at the shelter. We treated her eyes until they did not seem to be getting any better, then stopped treatment. Unfortunately, they began to get worse again. So we're back to treating. I have no idea how we're supposed to adopt out a cat who's eyes need constant medication! Oh well, one day at a time.
In the dog department, I have acquired a permanent foster dog. He's a fluffy little American Eskimo dog who came in before Christmas. He was a bit stiff and arthritic, but we thought him adoptable for a while. One day he couldn't get up, and was just in so much pain we declared him un-adoptable. I elected to dose him up on painkillers and take him home for just one night... yeah right. Three days later he was running up and down the porch steps and bouncing onto his bed. And the couch. I was even able to back his Tramadol dose down to about 3/4 max. So he'll be with me for as long as his pain is manageable and he can have a high quality of life.
