Cat update

A few things...

Whenever kittens are very young, sometimes it can be hard to tell if they are boys are girls. I can't say that I have ever guessed incorrectly....until now.

Inigo is actually a little girl! She was, at first, the biggest of the 3 by far. After checking the first time, I didn't give it another thought. Then, the last time we were at the vet, we made the surprising discovery that he was a she in truth.

Sadly, the only other girl in The Princess Bride is Miracle Max's wife, Valerie. In keeping with the theme, I think we'll just keep her named Inigo. I'm sure whomever adopts her will change her name anyway.

Our vet checkups have been a little frustrating. They have had some eye infections and a little upper respiratory infection. The first time we went back for the second round of booster shots, Buttercup was fine but Westley and Inigo were sick, so no shots for them.

The next visit, this last Monday, Westley and Inigo were great and Buttercup now had the creeping crud. At least we are all in the same place with vaccinations now.

I'm taking them again this coming Monday and hopefully everyone will be well and ready for spaying/neutering. Then, once they have recovered, it's time to go up for adoption.

I'm hoping for the best, but there are so many kittens out there now. The shelters are absolutely bursting with kittens needing homes.

As for Alice, she has her own bit of issues going on. They told me when they spayed her that she had a small infection in her mouth. They gave her some antibiotics and we hoped for the best.

As of late, she hasn't been eating as much, and I can tell her mouth is bothering her in some way. Of course, there's no way I can look at it. She doesn't have any interest in letting me get ahold of her head and poke around, so it's hard to know how bad it's gotten. I'm hoping that I can get some liquid antibiotics for her on Monday and see if there's a chance I can get her to take some.

I would really hate to lose her after all we've been through.