On the Upswing!
What an amazing day! Work was wonderful. I had a heart-to-heart with my supervisor who was SO understanding about my leaving Tree House. I was so grateful that she wasn't furious with me. She is a wonderful person and I will miss her the most. I'll still do volunteer work there, however, but I'll miss working so closely with Jenny.
I adopted Helen today!!! Helen is a beautiful girl with dark brown fur and a black dot on her chest. She has a "googly" eye (a term coined by a Tree House adoption counselor which refers to a pupil that is quite larger than normal) from a bad eye infection when she first came to Tree House. She also has a heart murmur, which is keeping her at Tree House until next week when they can do an ultrasound to determine the severity of it. She doesn't take medication for it now, but if it gets any worse she may need a daily pill. Helen has been in a cage for a year due to various medical problems - ringworm and the eye infection mainly. She kept getting ringworm because she was on antibiotics for her infection. Since ringworm is a fungus which is controlled by healthy bacteria in our bodies, antibiotics make one more susceptible. I LOVE her! She is an amazing cat with a playful and loving personality. She is so thrilled to be out of the cage she is a constant purring machine. She is currently hanging out in the adoptions office at work. I'm just anxious to get her home. She will do so much better in a home. I'll post pictures when I get a chance.
Also today I received a very lengthy e-mail from my second cousin, Karen, who has been posting on my blog. She gave me the gift of stories about the Fakes family, which I'm so incredibly grateful for. She grew up two houses down from my Dad in Jetmore Kansas so she obviously knows my family well. My Grandpa used to take her fishing when she was a little girl to give his sister, her mother, a break from motherly duties! Anyway, she sent me pictures too. I feel like I finally have a connection to people that I've always wanted to know more about. Of all of my family I probably know the least about the Fakes's. And what an interesting bunch we are!
I picked Dave up from work today, took him to Tree House to meet Helen, then we went home and napped! Now I'm drinking green tea and reflecting on such a great day.
I should probably mention that I think I finally got ringworm! At least I think it might be. I have little mosquito bite-like bumps cropping up in between my fingers. After I itch them a tiny blister develops. It isn't nearly as bad as I thought it might be and I'm treating it with Miconozole - an anti-fungal medication. I've learned more about ringworm. It is much like athlete's foot, in fact it is the exact same fungus. I guess it is hard for humans to pass it to cats, but easy for cats to pass it to humans. When I mentioned the fact that I thought I had ringworm to my co-workers today, everyone in the room said they had it too. So we compared ringworm rashes. Fun, huh?
So you see even though I contracted ringworm I had the perfect day. I can't wait to bring my new baby home!
I adopted Helen today!!! Helen is a beautiful girl with dark brown fur and a black dot on her chest. She has a "googly" eye (a term coined by a Tree House adoption counselor which refers to a pupil that is quite larger than normal) from a bad eye infection when she first came to Tree House. She also has a heart murmur, which is keeping her at Tree House until next week when they can do an ultrasound to determine the severity of it. She doesn't take medication for it now, but if it gets any worse she may need a daily pill. Helen has been in a cage for a year due to various medical problems - ringworm and the eye infection mainly. She kept getting ringworm because she was on antibiotics for her infection. Since ringworm is a fungus which is controlled by healthy bacteria in our bodies, antibiotics make one more susceptible. I LOVE her! She is an amazing cat with a playful and loving personality. She is so thrilled to be out of the cage she is a constant purring machine. She is currently hanging out in the adoptions office at work. I'm just anxious to get her home. She will do so much better in a home. I'll post pictures when I get a chance.
Also today I received a very lengthy e-mail from my second cousin, Karen, who has been posting on my blog. She gave me the gift of stories about the Fakes family, which I'm so incredibly grateful for. She grew up two houses down from my Dad in Jetmore Kansas so she obviously knows my family well. My Grandpa used to take her fishing when she was a little girl to give his sister, her mother, a break from motherly duties! Anyway, she sent me pictures too. I feel like I finally have a connection to people that I've always wanted to know more about. Of all of my family I probably know the least about the Fakes's. And what an interesting bunch we are!
I picked Dave up from work today, took him to Tree House to meet Helen, then we went home and napped! Now I'm drinking green tea and reflecting on such a great day.
I should probably mention that I think I finally got ringworm! At least I think it might be. I have little mosquito bite-like bumps cropping up in between my fingers. After I itch them a tiny blister develops. It isn't nearly as bad as I thought it might be and I'm treating it with Miconozole - an anti-fungal medication. I've learned more about ringworm. It is much like athlete's foot, in fact it is the exact same fungus. I guess it is hard for humans to pass it to cats, but easy for cats to pass it to humans. When I mentioned the fact that I thought I had ringworm to my co-workers today, everyone in the room said they had it too. So we compared ringworm rashes. Fun, huh?
So you see even though I contracted ringworm I had the perfect day. I can't wait to bring my new baby home!
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