This last week the M family that I work for went on vacation and I was asked to keep an eye on the pets. The kids and I have been having fun watching the baby kittens get bigger up at work, so Monday night I had to meet someone up at the house (work) and so the kids took off to see the kittens. They came running back up because something was wrong with the momma cat. Her front leg was dangling! After about half hour, Zoe and I had her caught and were trying to decide what to do. Her femur was showing through. I didn't exactly have permission to take her to the vet and spend a fortune. I thought forget that, this thing is in pain. I ran to the house to get a towel to wrap her in and Zoe held on tight to her. Blueberry(momma cat) went nuts when she saw the towel, and scratched Zoe good before she got loose. She ran up a ladder and into a haystack before I could catch her. I tried for about half hour to get her to come out, but no luck. The only thing we could think had happened, was maybe a raccoon had tried to get the babies and she protected them. We loaded up the 5 three week old kittens and went home for the night. The M's called that night and said to get her to the vet first thing in the morning if I could. So the next morning I had the ranch hand help me move the bales of hay and she was there, but really weak. I took her to the vet and was a little ticked off to find that when they told me the night before to bring her in first thing, they forgot to mention they were closed for a staff meeting. I pounded on doors, called emergency numbers and got no response. Drove across town to the other vet and took her right in. Got all the billing figured out and permission from Mrs. M to do surgery. The vet called me awhile later and said he had gotten the x-rays and there was something pretty interesting. She had been shot with a .22!!
Anyway... long story short. Mr. M decided he was not paying the bill, told the vet I took her in, I could pay for her. Sweet guy huh!? Mrs. M took care of the bill and I am the official new owner of a 3 legged momma cat and 5 kittens.
It has been a neat experience for the kids. They love getting the babies and feeding them with their little bottles. And of course, mom the sucker she is, we named them. ALL! We have a black one with white on its tummy named Puma. Tiger is an orange tabby and white. The cream one with grey ears and a grey striped tail is Coon. Macaw is cream, tan and grey. And our little calico is named Chameleon aka Cami. They are going to new homes, all of them when the babies are weaned in about 4 weeks. Me, Brad and Big G are all allergic to them. My garage has become the new kitten nursery. And yes, once again, its been proven that mom is a sucker!!
