Yepper...when it comes to fostering kittens ya gotta know that fungus is a potential. RINGWORM is the dreaded R word in the fostering world and GEEEsh we have not had a litter of kittens in ages and sure enough on spay day our DR R saw a spot on mama mazey and said she thought it could be the Big R but it had fuzzed over quickly. Well then Jaggar came down with it and now lennon. So.....as we speak.....my german shepherd Duke and my son have a spot of it. What a pain. So, What do you do? SCREAM, CRY HAVE TANTRUMS AND CLEAN YOUR BUNS OFF!
I also find myself creating "moldies but gooodies" little ditties we sing around the house. Here are some of our favorites you may find yourself singing them too:
Fungus....it's amoungus....that's why we love sulfur dip. (to the tune of Neastly cruntch)
Ahhhh and then a love song.......
2 spores....2 spores that meet as one....our fungus has just begun.....My fungal love......( to the tune of My Endless love)
Oh and who can resist
I think I wanna know ya oooooooo fungal love.....ohdi ohdi oh...(Jungle love)
So for anyone else out there experiencing this wonderful fungal experience of Fungal love.....please know that you are not alone and we share the pain and itch together! The joys of the dip....love the smell, the smells of bleach and the constent cleaning. Ahhh what a joy. But...this too shall pass! RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Updates! Long overdue!
Ok, so we have updates for ya!Here is the first. I have to apologize as life gets in the way sometimes and blogging falls short at times. Windsor's former owners had his day in court and we are pleased with the outcome. YEAH BOY! Thank you again to everyone who helped save the life of this amazing boy. He is forever grateful and we adore him. There are many more Windsor's out there and we need others to be brave and step up and do the right thing so don't 
be afraid to make the call if something feels wrong. Thank you!
be afraid to make the call if something feels wrong. Thank you!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Foster dog in a cat's home
This foster teleconference we covered foster dogs in a cat's home. How to introduce, include, cat scan and play it safe in general. Listen in and send your topic ideas for upcoming calls!
MP3 File
MP3 File
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
SURPRISE!
Ok so .....identifying the sex of kittens is NOT easy. I leave that up to others and well, we were surprised on Spay day to learn that our 5 (thought to be boys ...elton, lennon,McCartney,Ringo and Jag) are girls and Paige is a the only boy! Wow...what a shock1 We are going through a bit of idenity crisis and figuring out how to resolve the names. LOL! The good news is that Elton.....my favorite caught the eye and captured the heart of the vet and is ADOPTED! Not surprising as she is stunning! Now to just rename or rethink the nicknames of the others. They are so much fun.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Breed or deed? (Sorry but, it's my blog and I must rant!)
I bet most of you did not hear about the 1 month old baby who had his genitals removed by his dog over the weekend? An awful preventable accident and a life changing one for this family that noone should ever go through. Oddly enough.....only 6 articles (as of this am) total on google about this story. Why??????? Because the dog was not a PIT BULL. The
http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=8497320act act was horrific the damage was tragic and the end result was life changing. Maybe some male reporters were too sqeemish at the thought of a dogs teeth and their male parts to cover this one???? Or maybe (more likely) the fact that it was (reported to be) a six-month-old Poodle/Cairn Terrier and not a pit bull just made it non news worthy. I am so sad for this little boy who has been changed for life. I am sure the actions of the dog not the breed of the dog will be what impacts his life. This story could have impacted many by providing educational opportunities about supervision and reinforcing safety. This is an example of the intentions of the media......to fuel a frenzy and hysteria instead of providing the public with helpful information. The ONLY way to stop this type of situation from happening is education NOT creating hysteria over one type of dog over another. Education about safety around dogs is the only way to decrease dog bites.
http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=8497320act act was horrific the damage was tragic and the end result was life changing. Maybe some male reporters were too sqeemish at the thought of a dogs teeth and their male parts to cover this one???? Or maybe (more likely) the fact that it was (reported to be) a six-month-old Poodle/Cairn Terrier and not a pit bull just made it non news worthy. I am so sad for this little boy who has been changed for life. I am sure the actions of the dog not the breed of the dog will be what impacts his life. This story could have impacted many by providing educational opportunities about supervision and reinforcing safety. This is an example of the intentions of the media......to fuel a frenzy and hysteria instead of providing the public with helpful information. The ONLY way to stop this type of situation from happening is education NOT creating hysteria over one type of dog over another. Education about safety around dogs is the only way to decrease dog bites.
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