I am so tired…

not happy

This kitten really needs to get healthy and have some normal life, I hope that happens soon.  I’m exhausted, mainly because I don’t sleep well worrying about her and then I am up at 7am.  I don’t do well getting up that early, my good sleep is after that and I was missing it.

Raui wasn’t eating, or drinking.  I gave her baby Ensure by syringe, several every few hours in her mouth.  Then she started throwing it up.  I tried just one syringe of water and chicken broth and she threw that up immediately and then had the runs.  She wasn’t looking good either, her fur is dull and sticking out and her head is very drawn and thin.  So, I called Dr Tony at about 10pm and he was at the AFAD dinner.  I didn’t go this year, I was too tired and too worried about the kitten.   He said he’d call me when he left and I could meet him at the vet hospital.

So, after 11 last night I took her over there.  I helped and he got an IV going and gave her medication for her stomach and fluids.  He said he was staying there anyway and would give her fluids every few hours all night.  So that she wouldn’t pull out the IV, he put one of those hoods on her.  Oh, she did not like that.

He said she was about 6% dehydrated, at 8% a kitten has serious problems. I was afraid I was overreacting but he said it was good I called. It’s difficult to know what to do, she is so small.

I came home and went to bed.  I feel much better today, I slept until almost 10am!  I called and she is still getting fluids and he will try and feed her this afternoon.  Poor little thing, life has not been easy for her.  Through all of this last night she would start purring as soon as I picked her up.

Oh, the funny thing in all this animal drama!  Well, it’s funny now because it turned out well but if it hadn’t I’d really be a mess.  I was letting the dogs pee out in front of the house around 9pm. Like I said, I’m tired and not on top of my game.  The door was open a crack and it was just enough for Barney to slip through and run under the truck on the street.  I ran out in the street to keep him from crossing. I’m laying on  Calle 67 calling him and trying to reach him under the truck, taxis are whizzing by, luckily the bus didn’t come.

He ran down and got under the Dodwells tiny – and low – yellow car.  It is parked in front of my neighbor’s house.  I’m still in the street calling him and trying to reach him.  The door to my house is open and my dogs are now walking around in the street.  I yell at them to go inside and that lasts until I turn away.  My neighbor was having some kind of religious service – she has these all the time – and she comes to her door with her dog.  Her dog runs out and goes for Barney and Barney runs… INSIDE HER HOUSE!

Holy Schmolly!  I run in after him.  I wish I could have paid more attention to the surroundings but it was a bit odd.  It was a narrow room like my hallway, with folding chairs lined up and about 4 people sitting in them holding papers.  The incense was so thick that I could barely see the other end of the room and it was choking.  Barney ran for the back with the dog in hot pursuit, the neighbor lady after the dog, me after them all.  The people sitting in the chairs just kind of smiled politely.  At the back was the kitchen and the neighbor caught her dog, I caught Barney and tried to make polite noises as I left.  Laugh a minute, eh?

When I got back outside, my dogs were down at the end of the block and the door was wide open and I started worrying that Tita had run out as well.  The kitten was locked in the office so she was safe.  I got the dogs and Barney inside, closed the door and ran for the living room where I found Tita sound asleep on a chair.  OMG!  I had a glass of wine.

Actually, I had two glasses and when I decided that I needed to get the kitten all the way across the city to the vet on the north side, I was a tad concerned that I not run into any police stops on the way.   It all went well, I took the truck which has Quintana Roo plates and got there and back without a checkpoint.

I need less excitement in my life.  Everybody needs to slow down, stay inside, stay healthy and sleep more!