Been busy with a sudden epidemic of ringworm in the kittens. Ten of the twelve are now covered with ringworm and they have been dipped and treated and I will continue to treat them with Lotrimin and triple antibiotic creams until this is gone. We’ve not had ringworm in over 20 years and poor Glacie is so covered with it that we’ve had to shave most of her hair off her body!
This morning, I took Jordan and Darby over to their hopefully forever home. Barbara instantly fell in love with both of these cats and of course Jordan went and hid in a kitchen cupboard. Instead of getting upset, Barbara crawled into the cupboard and removed all the pots and pans and put in food, water and a litter pan! Darby ran into the bathroom and hid behind the counter and Barbara assured me that she has the patience of Job and it didn’t matter how long they were going to hide from her, she wasn’t going to give up on them! She has 7 rescued sheep on her farm and a Pomeranian who hid from her for 3 months under the bed only coming out to go potty outside twice a day.
I was home about an hour when I got a call from Barbara and she said she had an update for me. I told her, I hoped it was a good update because Jordan’s track record is pretty dismal when it comes to taking her to a new place.
Barbara said that after I left, she went back in the kitchen to see how Jordan was doing and Jordan was gone! The house is fairly small and empty as she is moving into it- and so there weren’t a lot of places that Jordan could hide. Barbara finally found her inside the wall inside the cupboard. Apparently, there was a slit in the boards that Jordan pushed on and she was caught in the walls.
This 61 year old disabled woman, grabbed her hammer and claw and crawled into that cupboard and released Jordan from her trap. Then she sealed up the hole! She was exhausted and so she went over to her couch and fell asleep and when she woke up, Jordan was sleeping on her lap! Barbara said that Jordan hasn’t left her side since!
Darby is in the bedroom- he is hiding inside of a box- but he is a shy boy, and he too needs time. I guess Jordan figured if this woman could get her out of such a tight spot she must be a-ok!
Pumpkin has relapsed and it looks like a return trip to the vet will be happening tomorrow. But all in all, a pretty good day with a double adoption!
YAY!!! Jordan just needed the right person to rescue!!!! Seems like Barbara needed to be rescued and needed to have a kitty be sure she stayed in a resting position. Darby will be a surprise lover, me thinks! WTG another awesome ending for MA!
Maybe, maybe, this is the home for Jordan at last. Her new person sounds like she is the right person for her.
Perhaps some of Jordan and Darby’s luck will rub off on poor Pumpkin. She deserves it.
I heard that there is not much wet food for kittens where you pick up your food donations. Just sent you 4 cases of wet kitten food. Should be there Wednesday. Many mouths to feed…hope it helps a little.
Janice,
Thank you! Yes, it is true, very little canned kitten food is donated. I have forgotten how much food kittens can eat in one day! LOL Thank you for your donation, it is highly appreciated. I have been pureeing some 9-Lives that another blog follower was kind enough to donate recently. They seem to want to grow up quicker and eat the adult food over the kitten food now.
Pumpkin goes in at 3:40 today. Now along with all the other misery she is enduring, you can add ringworm to her list of woes. 🙁 Please pray for her during this time so something can be figured out to bring her out of this unhealthiness she has exhibited recently