Yesterday, I had to rush Mike to the hospital, but under the weather constraints, I took him to Sacred Heart in Springfield (27 miles from our home). I had heard some good things about this hospital and thought maybe getting some “fresh eyes” on his leg, might help us out. We waited 10 hours to be seen by a doctor. They apologized and said normally they have 5 bays of rooms open in ER but because of the weather- 3 of those bays were filled with people waiting for beds in the main hospital! All other hospitals in the area were going through much the same thing- so they couldn’t even transport anyone.

They have kept Mike for a few days. They are worried about his kidneys, his heart and his leg. I need to run some supplies to him today but snow is predicted along with another ice storm so I am not sure I am going to be able to leave the house.

This morning when I went to feed the two feral girls, one of them was inside the other cage in the enclosure!  I quickly shut her in and to her credit she did not bolt. I have since gone in and rearranged it to the point where the only place she can hide now in there is inside a carrier. If I get lucky and God smiles on me, she should go inside the carrier and I can take her in to be spayed! I’m about ready to go and check on her status in a moment as the clinic is about to open. I will ask the vet to tag her ear so that I can tell her apart from her sister once I let her go back inside the enclosure. Would have been nice if both of them were inside, but I will take what I can get.