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| Two nuggets. There were 7 but that story stays in November |
Meet Dolce, thanks Libby! We welcomed her in pretty soon after losing Pico. The house was so empty. The last time I lost a cat I still had a dog. She's got a lot of similarities to Pico which I don't mind at all. Doesn't change the ache of not having my shadow cat, but its been fun having a kitten in the house.
Goggles headed back to the folks at TRRAC a few days ago. A few things happened that made me decide to do this, but they don't really belong on the Internet. To be honest, I definitely have feelings of inadequacy and failure. But I went through those already when I bought Butterball and decided to sell Goggles, so I'm desperately trying not to feel them again.
Ben is getting more attention now. He went wrapless in November, and that was a mistake. But he's been back in wraps for a week now and seems to be feeling pretty good. His hind feet are looking amazing. I'm doing a coat of hoof armor shortly after each trim and he's actually got some decent depth to his soles and real heels for the first time in a long time. I'm doing some of the cowboy work with him, trying to give him an inner peace. He also is back to his weekly acupuncture, and he's getting all of Goggles supplements (liquid magnesium, Relyne, and Calming 707).
Back to our regularly scheduled programming soon. Thank you again for all the kind words about Pico, I know everyone reading knows the feeling of losing your heart cat/dog/horse.
i'm with ya on feeling very ready to move on from November. some months just... suck. i'm sorry things didn't go the way you wanted with Goggles too. tho honestly i give you a lot of credit for calling it and sending him back to an organization that is resourced to rehome him. in an ideal world we'd always be able to get out what we put in with these horses but... eh, that's just not how it goes. anyway, congrats on the kitten, she's super sweet <3 <3
ReplyDeleteIf we could never repeat a month like November it would be fantastic!
DeleteI'm very hopeful that TRRAC will find him the proper person. It's honestly a big relief to have that off my plate. And thank you, the kitten is so sweet, she's just a kind soul.
Congrats on the kitten and love seeing your animals and how they're faring this fall. Bowie had a rough November (will blog about it soon) so I feel you on that month
ReplyDeleteThank you. Poor Bowie, I hope December is better for him! It's been quite a fall for him already!
DeleteCould not possibly say it any better than Emma did. FWIW, I don't see any part of that decision/growth/journey as a failure on your part or Goggles' part, and I hope he makes someone else as happy as Butterball makes you <3
ReplyDeleteThank you, me too
DeleteWe just won't talk about November. Good luck to Goggles. Don't beat yourself up. You did the right thing for both of you. And congrats on the new kitty. Very cute <3
ReplyDeleteYep, we're done with that month FOREVER!
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