I really don't care much for traveling anymore. Seen it, done it, been there. My favorite mode of travel is on the back of horse. But as I started thinking about this month's Blog Train, I thought "oooo...traveling on the back of a dragon would be fun!!
Fan Freebie --
This is another whimsical way of traveling when you want to take the slow lane!!
The Boo Update --
And then there were three. Yes, I still have Boo, and you met Jake in February. But, I haven't told you about Jack yet. This story is going to melt your heart. Last summer I was walking back to the house after finishing up with the horses. There was my favorite barn cat, Jack, laying in the grass maybe 20 feet from the house. He apparently had been attacked by a cayote and was in pretty bad shape. I ran back to the barn to grab my Nitro Ferizone, and sprinkled it all over the open wounds around his neck to stop the bleeding. He must have fought like the devil to get away. For the next 6 weeks, it was like having a baby in the house. He slept all the time. I had to wake him up long enough to eat something. I fed him chicken broth with a bottle until he was doing better and then blended up soft cat food to add with the chicken broth and fed that through a bottle as well. The first 4 weeks were touch and go, but then he started to be awake a little more and trying to get up on his feet again. Took a bit, but he finally did it. And each day got better after that. He had lost an eye when he was just a kitten. Not sure how. But, I'm pretty sure not having peripheral vision was how he got attacked. When he was able to walk around the house pretty good, I took him to our Vet to have him checked out thoroughly. When I told them the story, they could hardly believe it. So, I made arrangements to have him neutered and his bad eye permanently taken care of. The Vet must have gone back to their hospital and told everyone the story because when I got there on the morning of Jack's surgery, the receptionist referred to me as "Diane and her miracle cat". Everyone was extra nice and really took extra good care of Jack. When he was coming out of his anesthesia, there was always someone around to hold him and talk to him. I thought that was so great, it almost made me cry. On his follow-up visit a few weeks later, the entire staff was there waiting to see how he was doing. Jack sort of has that effect on people. He is special. Boo and Jake have learned how to tolerate him. In fact, I think they actually like having the little guy around. But, I'm pretty sure Boo told Jake AND Jack to stay off HIS chair and there wouldn't be any problems. So far it's been working. I love all of my cats, but this little guy truly is special.
