Thursday, February 21, 2013

Emma update......

So, here is the latest.....

Emma has been getting 2 baths per week for almost 3 weeks now. Her spots are growing back fur and she doesn't have any new spots. The rescue lady said you can almost watch it spread in kittens - it is a grooming thing. As she grooms, the spores spread. Which explains why it showed up first on her one ear (why one and not the other, who knows), then the top of one paw and then small spots on the backs of each front leg.

However, with furs growing back she was "out" of the main part and on the mend. So, when mom called Monday to get spay/neuter spots for Mist and the boys, she asked about Emma. The lady on the phone went to ask what "symptom free" meant and when she reported that the furs should be growing back, mom made the appointment to get Emma spayed.

yes - THAT tongue got us in trouble

Then came Tuesday morning. The tech took Emma back and then brought her back out to mom. Apparently "symptom free" really meant "the furs growing back on the one spot we saw but no new spots and you should have been treating through us and using the things we would have recommended and now all her fur has to be completely grown back everywhere". ugh.....

So, they said another 2-3 weeks of treatment and then they will look at her again. Come on!!!

Mom knew she had to contact K and let her know. Mom was worried cause she hadn't heard from her since she had come over to see Emma that one evening. Mom emailed her yesterday and told her the newest update. She also assured K that it is ok to change her mind and that we completely understand. Mom blames herself for putting up the picture of Emma before she was "completely" ready to be adopted. K emailed back and isn't sure what to do. Mom doesn't blame them....it is hard to get that excited and then be told over and over and over that you have to wait - with no real end date in sight. Mom said to let her know but if they decide not to take Emma she will keep them posted about female kittens and hang on to their application.

We have been lucky - no one else here has caught it (except mom - hahahahaha). Mom has been doing lots of laundry and wiping things down. Next step is to clean the carpets - and we are sure that is going to be worse than the Dyson monster. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!

22 comments:

  1. Gosh that is too bad about Emma. I hope K decides to wait for her.
    Have you heard from Bourbon lately?? Hope the boys and mom did all right with the spaying and neutering. Take care.

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  2. Oh, I am SO sorry! We are one in ringworm solidarity with you. I hope we are as lucky in keeping it to just one kitten.

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  3. Poor little Emma. Any chance that she might go elsewhere to be spayed rather than at what sounds like a money-makinh operation?

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  4. Purring for Emma.

    cats of wildcat woods

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  5. Poor Emma. If she were the one I'd chosen, I'd wait for her. But if not this lady, then someone will want her. She's a little darling. A little troublesome darling...

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  6. How frustrating. If K is the right family for Emma, we hope she'll wait, even if it'll take another 2 - 3 weeks or even another month.

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  7. I say if the human changes her mind about Emma, then she was not meant to have her after all. If my human fell in love with a kitty, she would wait forever if she had to, to bring her home. And isn't that the kind of home you would want her to have?

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  8. Aww! Poor Emma! And poor Mom! We sure hope things work out!
    Play bows,
    Zim

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  9. emma, pleez tell yur mom knot ta bee sew hard on her self...her couldna fore seed this happenin...we hope de stoooooooooooooopid werm gets de ba jezuz outta ya N off ya; N ewe will gets yur forever home.....trooly ....

    XOXO

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  10. Aww, I hope the adoption doesnt fall through! Though I could understand.. Poor little Emma! Poor mom!

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  11. oh my CAT! We has to tell you something, though... (looks around for mommy) Your stories of Emma and the ringworm? Mommy has started dreaming she's fostering a kitteh and that now SHE has it too (MOL!).

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  12. Sounds like a lot f work. Glad nobody else caught it. She sure a cute.

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  13. So frustrating! We're purring for sweet Emma and we hope K will wait for her.

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  14. I'm thinking Emma is hoping you might forget she is there and she'll get to stay..

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  15. Awww... sweet lovely Emma. Sending her lots of purrs

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  16. That's terribly unfair! And Emma is also terribly cute.

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  17. It's always something! If K doesn't take Emma, we know she will still find a good home. She is so precious. Keep up the good work. Purrs and hugs from the kitties at www.thecatonmyhead.com, Lily Olivia, Misty May, Mauricio, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette

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  18. Emma is such a pretty lady. Last year, our rescue had the worst ringworm ever - even stumped some of our vets as to how bad it was. The baths, the meds, the bleaching (environment) was a lot of work. but it pays off in the end.

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