Re: 9/18 Rufus AMPS 232, +8 146
146 at +8! If you're wondering why I didn't have any spot checks in the early hours, and missed +7... Well, that's because I was at the vet! :sad: Otherwise, I'd tell you all about Rufus' day.
Our meeting was a pretty good success! There was a little "Rrr, I'm not very happy" kind of stuff happening, but Rufus only once "advanced" on John-Finn. My little guy fell onto his back in a defensive posture and Rufus backed off immediately. He then sat down across from him on a rug and both of them settled down. I think Rufus is beginning to understand that he's The Big Cat and is allowed to set the rules. :lol: (He still cries when John-Finn approaches him, though).
John-Finn is now back in his room, where he will still be housed until Rufus stops crying (and Winnie stops barking... in the wrong direction).
John-Finn began coughing pretty hard when my sister came over to meet (and cuddle) him. Called the vet's office and they said they could squeeze us in. Coughing may be minor enough, but the last thing we needed was a trip to the ER because we didn't jump on it before it turned into something nastier.
After being thoroughly examined (and X-rayed) it was determined that he had no foreign objects irritating his pallet (i.e. a needle that our vet had seen in another cat once-upon-a-time), and that it was, most likely, a minor bug. We were given some Clavamox for the cough, and Gentamicin(?) to help along that infection he had while he was being fostered. Going to begin giving those at dinnertime.
That's the story of our afternoon thus far.
