Goody...!

Susie has given me another kitten!

We took Eilis in this afternoon 'cos she had one of her nails growing into the pad of her paw...Susie cut it off and gave her a shot of anti-biotics...it's horribly swollen and oozing pus. Was fine first thing this morning...amazing how quickly it turned nasty.

Anyway...she grumbled under her breath but managed not to bite anybody...panted and dribbled all over the examining table...then her eyes lit up when she heard a dog barking in the waiting room...

As we were leaving I said I was going to ask the receptionist for a piece of paper and the loan of a pen...somebody had 'kittens free to good homes' on the notice board...

Susie practically dragged me into the room where they keep the strays and misfits...handed me a little ginger and white kitten with a gammy leg and asked would I have him...

Himself backed away hastily...

He'll probably have to have his leg amputated...it's one of the front ones...but if he does, she obviously won't charge us anything.

So, I'm to 'phone on Friday and see if he's had his leg off and what the x-rays show...in case he has damaged ribs...it'll also give me time to work on Himself.

He was taken into the I.S.P.C.A. after someone witnessed him being thrown out of a car window...they passed him on to the Vets for treatment...

I'd like Murphy to have a companion...and the damaged kitten is around the same size and age. And I like ginger cats...

Himself may need heavy bribery in the form of apple pies and treacle pudding...