aminimals

this morning i went to the fund for animals wildlife rehabilitation center in ramona. i go there most weekends to volunteer, and generally have severe allergies if i forget to take drugs first (lately advil allergy-sinus has been working well - i recommend it). today i remembered, and was able to pet many kitties (small and large) without my face becoming a runny watermelon, which was nice. one of the small kitties (ptolemy) had a blood clot scare last week, and he is still recovering. the poor guy is on three medications, and his back legs are pretty limp, so he has a tough time getting around. a couple of us sat with him and just gave him lots of love and petting for quite a while. it was sad because it feels like he won't be around much longer. the cattery up there is full of geriatrics - not a single cat in there is under 10 years old, and so we lose one every so often, and it is hard every time, because they are all such good kitties and they all deserve real homes instead of, basically, a big cage. not to knock the fund's cattery - it is by far the coolest cattery i have ever seen. there are indoor, outdoor, and patio sections, all with furniture, toys, etc. it's the best that could be done without actually being a home with people in it. but the day wasn't all sadness. sheba, the resident mountain lion, was in a friendly mood, and talked to me in chirps and purrs and followed me around for a while, which is always flattering. she just finished shedding her "winter" fur, so she is incredibly sleek and smooth and shiny. and so soft! so i got to spend some time with her, and then whiskey, my turkey buddy, did the flirting dance - he thinks he's a human, thus he thinks if he's flirty enough he might have a shot at me... it's adorable. he's been fighting with the peacocks lately, and getting the worst of it, so his poor feathers are kind of pecked up. and in further adventures, a baby skunk stamped out little threats at me while i was scooping up its poop. i gave it an egg, and hightailed it out of there. i do not want to smell like skunk spray. and betty, the bantam rooster now has a girlfriend named wilma. it is so cute - she follows him around and practically worships the ground he walks on. i think the fact that he is not scared of people impresses her. the poor girl is scared silly of us. all in all, i crammed a lot into those 2 1/2 hours. then i sped back home in time for aaron to take the car to work, and spent the rest of the day bored with a headache and lots of it on the phone. hence my house is much cleaner than it was, since the headache made me not want to go anywhere, and people kept calling me so i couldn't sleep. i did get some fun news though. my buddy tasha is having a baby in november, and she just found out she's having a boy! yay for tasha! and my relatives have just arrived in utah for their summerly conglomoration (which i am not altogether sorry to miss). and i may be able to join fourth of july festivities at the beach out here after all, since plans have been shifted to accomodate my having to work 8-5 that day. thanks to those involved in the planning... what a day. and lots of excedrin. usually it makes more of a difference than it has today. i can only imagine what is happening to my liver... sigh. well, i shall go attempt to nap. ciao for now!