BUZZ BUZZ Once There Was...

okay. took it to the vet.

1. it's not a boy. the little flap of skin is some funky female kitty thing and boy cats have balls from birth, their testicles don't 'descend' or anything. AND i should have looked for myself instead of asking the girl if she was sure. I feel a trifle silly.

2. since it's a girl. I've named her "Visas Murr" (Visas Marr) if you watch too much star wars stuff, you know who that is. But for those of you who DON"T keep track of all the sith lords and their apprentices... Visas Marr is a beautiful woman and the last of her race. Her peope look human, but have no eyes... they perceive the whole world around them with The Force. for more info, hit google.

3. Her eyes are so swollen shut, that the vet could only see the one. Apparently the lense is horribly deformed. The vet believed it's congenital--not the result of disease or cruelty. I was given some goop that should help the swelling go down. On Thursday, i'll take her back and the vet should be able to SEE the second eye. Who knows, she may have some or all of her vision in the second eye.

4. She was MASSIVELY dehydrated. They put some fluids under her skin and instructed me to feed her moist food mashed into a gruel using the kitten formula as a liquid. Since she was so dehydrated, they couldn't take a blood sample to test her for feline leukemia and the like. Since she'll be back and hydrated by Thursday, they'll test her then. Until then, we've gotta keep her separate from the other cats. it's transmitted via 'mucus membranes' so they can't share litter boxes or food/waterdishes and shouldn't lick/bite/nose/butt touch one another. Not until Thursday, anyways.

5. She doesn't have ear mites! ... but she's got loads of bacteria. So she's got ear goop in addition to eye goop.

6. she had her first de-worming, and i've gotta give her another oral dose of the stuff in 2 weeks. They didn't find any intestinal parasites in her stool, but better safe than having 3 cats with poo-bugs.

7. She met Kevin, Kurt, Sally, Mandy, and Blue yesterday. She was a very nicely behaved young lady/sith-kitten. No one got force-choked or peed on.

8. Berlioz is taking her arrival well. He's curious, but not hostile. Yzma let her displeasure be known with a bout of hissing, but that only happened once. She's been subdued and very carefully NOT paying attention since. Kane (the white, blind husky) thinks he's got a new toy. Frankie (the long-haired black mutt-dog) thinks she's become a mommy. Given the chance, she will lick the WHOLE kitten clean.... or just sloppy-wet... "clean" is an exaggeration.

9. Visas Murr loves her food, and today, she's been a bag of wiggle. She loves to play... but we have to do it by sound. Still, she's a vigorous string-subduer when you've got a stiff bit of cord you can 'tap' on the table top. My aunt and I both think her bout of playfullness is an excellent sign.



I'll be taking pictures later this afternoon. You'll see her tonight some time.

Thank you for all the well-wishes!