Well, OK, Koko may not think one of these is good news but I do. I re-re-Koko-proofed the stroller and when we went for a walk she was diligent in her efforts to thwart me - to no avail! In plain English - she couldn't find a hole to get out. We will see if that lasts but in the meantime she actually settled down and enjoyed the walk, met 3 new dogs (what does she care that they are dogs, their sight can't intimidate her, they are just noisy and have an interesting odor) Things went very well - except for Sweet Pea the neighbors dog who got all excited and noisy and wanted to play a bit rough. That turned her off.
The REALLY good news is that her eye socket doesn't seem to be seeping anymore, doesn't feel swollen or mushy and doesn't seem to irritate her in any way!!!!! Hooooraaaayyyyy!
I have enuff Amoxi for a couple more days so will keep her on it just to be sure and then take her to my vet for a quick check to be sure she can't detect any infection. We may be out of the woods.
I also went to the Wilmington Big Lots store Sunday because they were having a 20% store-wide sale. I, naturally, bought stuff for the animals. Rawhide chips and two big bones for the dogs along with a blue poop bag carrier to clip on my belt (bought a bright pink one for Sweet Pea's human too!) Then bought Koko a collapsible crinkle tunnel which she seems to love. Spent a whopping $18 and change so I figured I could afford it even if it wasn't in the budget. Couple less gallons of milk and a few less bagels....
From there I went to the Waynesville Sauerkraut Festival which WAS in the budget, entertainment: a whole $20!. Got behind huge tractors with combines and other humongous equipment and it took over 1/2 hour longer than usual to get there. Back country roads don't offer much in the way of quick detours. So I got to the festival just as they were closing - duh - and they were all out of sauerkraut-Sheeze! But there was a booth there that had one kitty kickaroo left (Pittsburgh Steelers motif and nobody in Ohio seemed to want to buy it.... gee!) So I got that for Koko. Has catnip in one end and she loves it - when she can get it away from Polar Bear!
Meanwhile, I allowed both of the FeLV+ cats to come inside yesterday and things stayed remarkably calm. Only one who was in a snit about it was the one who is always in a snit- Shaggy Kitty. Nothing pleases Shaggy unless she is the only one in the room and getting petted.
Then, of course, there is Taz (Tasmanian Devil) who gets aggressive with everyone and starts chasing them around. He may find himself introduced to the outside world here if he doesn't shape up. Somebody seems to have spoiled him.......Soon as I find out who that was I will have to have a word with her.................... And you ever notice cats seem to be most active during the hours of 3 - 5 am????
So, today I concentrate on Polar Bear and Slim who are in a funk because this little kitten seems to take up all my time. We will go for a long walk and let them explore all the smells and sounds and sights. I know they are bored being in the house so much when there is a great big world out there. And their human can sure use the exercise!
We will see what the vet says about Koko's eye socket in a couple of days. Stay tuned!
Kat
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