It’s been a busy and frustrating week, with some successes and failures. Biggest frustration was being bounced off the DAFDay website and having no idea as to why. It’s all fixed now, but man. Sometimes it feels as if we’re just floundering around in this fund raising effort. I sat in on a marketing webinar Wednesday, and I think I’m going to focus our efforts for a while in just brand recognition. You know, just getting people to know who we are and then maybe, what we do. Times are tough and money around the Retreat is tight. But even without much money, cats have to go the the vet.
Our vet is absolutely fabulous with their four doctors doing wonderful work with our cats. They give us all the breaks and discounts they can, but the meds keep getting more and more expensive. While our cats have all sorts of cute and interesting traits, such as each “generation” teaching the next about trimming their hind claws, the most recent trend seems to be gum and thyroid problems. We’ve been jokingly asked to move into our vets office, just to save on gasoline.
We did get a bit of good news when we took Stella to the vet for a checkup on Friday. She’s doing well and was generally a very good girl. I understand she was a bit vocal when she had her blood taken, but often, I’m a bit vocal too when I get stabbed in the arm. Stella’s gained a pound of weight and we found that a minor skin infection has been gooping up her ears. We cleaned and medicated her ears yesterday – she was really not amused with that, but accepted a Churu as a peace offering. It’s interesting to note that Stella is turning into “my” cat, stepping in to replace my Winston. That girl definitely likes laying in my lap and has begun making biscuits before she settles down for pets.
Stella loves to sulk when she comes back from the vet, just to keep us on our toes and let us know about all of her displeasure. The solution? Take a guess.
It’s also of note that from turning up her nose at Churus when she first came to the Retreat, she has now become a real fan. I think it’s the result of her thyroid medicine kicking in and the protein in the treat doing her some good. Sulky cat or not, she hopped into my lap in the evening and we watched tv while see got her pets. Not a bad way to end a Saturday.