The gal who adopted Sinclair and I connected yesterday and I asked how it was going. She said there must be something wrong with the medicine because Sinclair didn’t like it much and it got all over the room. The medicine is clinidrop.
Turns out that when I left him with her, I told her he had the tail end of ear mites but that the medicine had spilled all over the counter and she would have to get more from her vet. On the clinidrops, I told her that this medicine needs to be given every 12 hours—well- she ended up putting the clinidrops in Sinclair’s ears! LOL
She wanted to flush his ears out after I told her she put it in the wrong opening- but I called my vet and he said just to leave it alone and it might cause an infection or it might not.
At least she didn’t put ear drops in his mouth! That would have ended badly.
Sometimes you get just too much information at once. Glad nothing to untoward happened from the confusion.
Not on topic, but wasn’t sure where else to ask. I’ve been hoping to see updates to blog entries from some time ago (weeks,maybe a couple of months?) about 4 barn cats who disappeared during a storm (I think all 4 were named in the original post). There was a later post mentioning some barn cats. Did they all return safely?
And there was lots of focus on Cyclone, but I haven’t seen anything at all on him since he was having some new setback.
I *thought* I saw a search option here when I first found this blog, but can’t seem to find it now – is it still here? Otherwise, I would look there before asking in a comment.
I know you always have your hands and home full of new arrivals, sick or complicated cats, and your own personal and medical challenges. You’re doing the hands-on work, but from a reader’s perspective it’s impossible to care about cats and not get emotionally invested in the stories here. You ask for, and it seems that many people respond with, both financial and spiritual support. I’m not in a position to provide either. I’m disabled on a very limited income, with a bunch of sick cats of my own, and as a nonbeliever, I don’t do prayer. You, Mike, and all the cats are in my thoughts, of course, and I can empathize with your triumphs and tragedies. I’ve commented a couple of times wishing you a good outcome. So maybe that’s my version of “spiritual support.” Even atheists/humanists can care about people – and cats.
Anyway, what I’m asking is for more status updates, even brief ones, that let your readers know how the cats in peril are doing. Can’t speak for everyone else, but when time passes and I hear nothing, I assume the worst. And it would be a courtesy to everyone, particularly those who do provide support in any form, to let them know the next chapter in the story – even if sometimes it’s a sad or final one.
PLEASE don’t hear this as criticism – just an observation and request.
My apologies. I get busy with my husband and his health issues and more cats arrive and time just seems to get away from me. All but one barn cat has returned since the storm. Cyclone is holding his own, still on our porch in his special enclosure. He has been going outside when the weather permits. Not letting him have that life he has grown used to- makes him aggressive. He has calmed down a lot. I struggled with letting him outside because my neighbor’s cat is a bit of a bully (even if he is neutered) They don’t take the best care of him and he comes over from time to start fights- but so far Cyclone has been safe. If I leave him confined even in the large enclosure he paces and will attack me when I go into his space. Mike and I discussed it and decided to just let him out during the day- he generally returns to the heated blanket on the couch before nightfall. There is always the real possibility that he will vanish again- but it is a chance we will take.
I did not mean it to seem that athiests don’t care about cats. I am just a believer and ask prayer when life gets difficult. My father is an athiest as is my mother and my dad is the one who I learned to love and care for cats by watching him do the same. I get busy, I get scatterbrained and I don’t always stay on track-so again, my apologies.
I too love to follow the progress of each & every cat. Those chatty ‘who’s what & where’ kind of posts are always fun, though I completely understand that life often gets in the way. I imagine that blogging can be quite time-consuming. Please know that we all love to read & root for you, your family & your cats. Good thoughts to Cyclone. I’ve a bratty Marmie over here. Born to a feral, his life could have easily been as rough as Cyclone’s. Thanks for giving that guy a heated blanket! It’s the little things that can make life good.
Honestly, it just blows me away that anyone reads this blog at all!
I have kept a journal since I was 10 years old- those are packed into boxes in my attic.
I started this blog to make sense of my world which sometimes makes so sense at all. It was astonishing to me to realize that I have people who actually read what I write.
I just hope to make a difference somewhere- to help someone get the nerve up to take up the challenge of taking that backyard stray into the house and working with the cat and bonding over time.
And I always feel guilty asking for money- but never feel guilty for asking for prayer or good thoughts. So thanks to those of you who keep giving both and keep me going even when there are so many times I question why I am doing this or what I am doing and the times I just want to quit.
In the last three days, I have turned down a total of 27 cats! It is always hard to tell people no,but I know my limitations.
Monday, I take the rest of Miss Hiss’ Siamese kittens to the vet to be neutered- there are four left. They are extremely unsocialized still so neutering them will help calm them a bit. But they are my next big project. When I picked up Kira and the vet techs were gushing about what a sweetheart she is- I told them to keep that thought! Because the next kitten group coming in are no where near being socialized!
27 cats in 3 days! And kitten season has not even begun! I have to learn to say no too, it is very difficult though. I have tremendous guilt feelings over thinking what will happen to the cats. I wish more people would be responsible and truly care for their pet.