I have been a slacker when it comes to new blog posts. I apologize. However, I know have good news. Cheryl is finally home! She came back Thursday and it was amazing to see her up and about. She gets tired pretty easily, but she's pretty steady on her feet. She was supposed to come to work today to show her parents around, but never made it in. I'm expecting it will take her longer to recover than she thinks.
Dee and I have had some pretty tough days. On Tuesday we had a major death day. Not only did we end up euthanizing a bunch of animals, a lot of them were animals we had been treating for months. We had to finally admit they were never going to fully recover. It was pretty hard.
However, yesterday I had an awesome day with Kaitlin. After doing a major bone pin surgery on the coyote (where I had to do more traction, woot) we hung out doing a puzzle, eating homemade pizza a cookies, and watching Gilmore Girls. Today, I had an awesome day with Dee. I ended up upgrading over 25 doves, and releasing another 16. It was amazing. And now that room is only half-full. By tomorrow I'm sure it will be overflowing again :) We then did another surgery and amputated the leg off a juvi porcupine. It was sad that she had to lose her leg, but ultimately a very successful surgery. We had lunch at the Kendalia General Store and looked at all the rest of the patients. We got to wing wrap a white peacock (yes! completely white, I will post pics as soon as I have some) and a hawk I saw come in when Dee was off, has improved so much he's being upgraded outside. All because of my treatment!
So, super excited and the only downer is the weather. It's hot enough to use my seat buckle as a branding iron. I have the burn marks to prove it. We have restrictions on when and how long we can be outside. It's going to be over 110 degrees outside. With the heat index it's supposed to feel over 120. Sigh. Can't wait for my vacation. Miss you all lots. Love always.
