foster kitten care

i walked with greg to work this morning as the kittens were scheduled for neutering at a veterinary practice near his building (he goes into the office every once in awhile, but mainly works from home).

after we said good-bye and i dropped them off, i picked up a mocha from the le pain quotidian cafe a block away (i guess they didn't all close during covid). the sky was so beautiful today and the geese were meandering about the meadow . .

and were busy chatting and floating in the river . . 

the boardwalk always feels quieter than the stone walkway by the river . . .

i was heading to 14th street, to the apple store for new earbuds as the kittens destroyed the pair i had (they tore it to pieces - literally).

i love the steel blues and greys of the winter sky and the river . .

down by little island was a lone goose which i found strange as they usually travel in pairs and i felt sad thinking it had lost it's mate.

 

 

goose and people out for a stroll along the river . . one looking for food? everyone else talking together.

 

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hours later at 4:30 pm i was heading back downtown. you can see hints of the pink sunset through the clouds . .

it had completely set by the time i reached the animal hospital where the kittens were lively in their carrier with their little cones around their necks to keep them from scratching. the technician who i had seen in the morning explained their care which was that they receive only a tablespoon of food and pain medication at 8 pm. we both remembered each other from when i had brought finn, fir and fallon in october of 2019. she was very nice and asked me about best friends for a client who had recently lost their pet of twelve years and wanted to adopt.

by that time greg had arrived and we walked home together. the pain medication which says it may cause drowsiness seemed to do the opposite and the kittens have been binging around the room like jackrabbits, trying to get their cones off. i think they've finally settled down now for the night, but i need to check on them and turn off the light.