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I’m pleased to say that our little kitten passed his blood tests with flying colors and has now been officially introduced to the rest of the herd. We always hold our breaths during the process – it’s so hard not to get attached to little kittens. I don’t know what we’d do if one turned up positive for FIV or feline leukemia.

as is always the case, all the folks at Nassau vets were just smitten with our little guy. I always feel better when the staff actually loves animals — gotta be good vibes for the critters.

On the hernia front, we’re on the schedule for Thursday for repair of the hernia. The vet said that if they’re small, the plan is usually to wait and see if they correct themselves otherwise they’ll fix them during spaying/neutering. This one is too large and would be too large a risk for strangulation etc so fixing sooner rather than later is recommended. Should be just a one day visit, but we always worry about the anesthesia. Heck, we just worry.

Here’s a plea. PLEASE don’t think that dropping your unwanted or no longer wanted animals in the country is a good solution. We love kittens, but it’s a huge financial decision for us and one that we don’t take lightly. Good homes are hard to find. Please do your best to find a home yourself. And for the record, cats aren’t automatically able to fend for themselves in the wild, especially young kittens. In our neck of the woods, they often die by starvation, exposure to cold, foxes, coyotes, dogs or automobiles.

Do the right thing.