Kittens!

Beth's kittens - I'm bottle feeding the 3 dark colored ones, and Beth is raising the 3 light colored ones. I have  a blue cream I call "Truly" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang  (Truly Scrumptious), Tab ( a gray tabby) and Tracker, my favorite, a dark striped tabby. Tracker has the best temperament and is also the prettiest.
He looks like a baby wild cat  - maybe a lynx. He may have to stay!

Tracker

Tracker, Tab and Truly...and me!

Wednesday

It's been super super busy for 2 weeks. I was appointment today - not too much going on there. Had to do kennels,but there was a lot of surgery dogs and drop offs to take care of - along with many many cats. I also brought 3 of my dogs this morning to practice training after work, as well as my 3 bottle kittens which are 3 weeks old. Two trips loaded down to get to the car, and then from car to inside clinic. Plus I was a little late this morning. The sunrise was literally out of this world. I kept stopping the car and taking pictures!

Isn't that gorgeous! This was the best one because of the clouds but the color was spectacular. I admit, I wouldn't be up for the sunrise if I didn't have to be at work so I guess I'm glad I had to get up this morning!

The weather was cooler today - windy! I'm glad yesterday was nice. Mother and I went to Faribault and ate at The Depot. Then we drove the back road to Nerstrand, visited the meat market there (and bought some wonderful jerky, bologna, and weiners!), stopped at the Nerstrand Bid Woods State Park (didn't walk any trails), and finally visited the Valley Grove Norwegian Lutheran churches that are on the Historical Registry. The day started out rainy but ended up really nice - not cold nor warm with a breeze.

Good thing we didn't try to go today, the weather was perfect yesterday! What was really nice about the churches was, of course, the history, but also that the Preservation Society bought up the land around the churches and restored it to original prairie. The song birds yesterday were everywhere, and singing!!! It was just so peaceful. I tell you, I'd like to live like that now, without the 'farm' but out in the woods or prairie (rolling not flat!).

Let's see, not too much from work. Training went well. I'm helping John and "Ida Mae" get ready for the Canine Good Citizen Test on Nov 6. I will be taking Teddi to try again since he failed the first time so he was with me tonight.

Bryn and Gertie were with me also, helping to demonstrate. Bryn is working on her Rally so she got to practice too. Gertie just likes to go. When I got home and finally sat down on the sofa, I had a few of the animals join me. They miss me when I'm at work!

If you want an actual count, there's 2 cats (Leia and Juju), Candy, Uli, Teddi, Bryn (herding Leia), Gertie (cleaning Bryn's ears), Casey...Traeh in foreground. 

One last sunrise picture before we go...

Are clients really necessary?

What a week. Still have Friday and Saturday to go . Hope I make it. People don't tell you that one of the most exhausting jobs at a vet clinic is dealing with the clients. Yesterday was dealing with a woman who bought a golden retriever puppy about 9 weeks ago. Paid $1200. Anyway, the puppy has had diarrhea ever since she bought it. She's never brought the dog in but brings in fecal samples. We've diagnosed giardia and campylobator ( I know, but I'm not explaining them right now). Every medicine we've went home has not gotten rid of the problem. She's frustrated, and has a daughter with Crohn's disease so she's very careful about the meds and such - people can get campy, especially with compromised immune systems. The puppy acts fine but is not 'right'. Yesterday I had two 30 minute conversations about her latest fecal she brought in, the meds, a change in food suggestion....and finally do I think this all should be covered under the health guarantee? This is all fine and good but there's other things I need to be doing! As far as being appointment tech yesterday, I think I helped with only 2 out of maybe 8 or 9 because of phone calls, helping with a surgery to remove a lump and then giving a dental to the same dog (started as an appointment), giving fluids to a dehydrated cat, running blood work on a sick dog....Whew! I was sooo tired when I got home.

Today was a remake of yesterday. Instead of the diarrhea puppy calls, I had a dental on a dachshund whose owner lives in Rochester. She called twice to check on the dog, then came early and questioned EVERYTHING! I mean questioned the charges, questioned the antibiotics prescribed, questioned the pain meds prescribed...Questions on dog behavior and dog antidepressants....the list goes on and on and on.
She started with Holly and then on to me. She was very nice about it but since her divorce 2 years ago, the dog hasn't been the same. Well, all the behaviors she was describing sounded EXACTLY like typical dachshund behavior. And I should know what that is! Nothing I said made any difference. I'll probably be getting at least one phone call from her tomorrow...Oh Joy.

One spay - a Yorkie mix spoiled rotten - and 6 baby teeth that had to be pulled at the same time. One dental on the dachshund who had 5 teeth pulled - including 2 molars. Tomorrow looks like a German Shepherd spay. She's quite lovely - all white - and her name is "Aoiffe". I asked and it's pronounced "eefa" and is Irish. Cool name! Also a lump removal.

Cool weather has come today. I picked the last tomatoes yesterday. Not enough to can (thank goodness - I canned 7 pints Tuesday) but there's more potatoes to be dug. We're laying them on the floor of the garage. I have a picture but I'm too tired to go fetch my camera and transfer the pics. Another time, after there's more collected. The blue one are pretty cool!

Better go to bed. I'm surgery tomorrow too since Megan is on vacation. Pam has to be appointment again because Emily is on vacation also. Also doing kennels for the 3rd time in a row. Not enough dogs to have Tony or Gloria out. In fact tonight there's no boarders! MEA is coming up soon so I hope things will pick up. Night!