It's official, Annie is no longer a "Little Orphan" I AM SO EXCITED!!!
I called the Humane Society today, and talked with the gal who had left a message on our answering machine. I told her about how our Little Orphan Annie is doing now. I told her Annie's story, and reminded her that I had been told by staff there at the Humane Society that she would have to be euthanized when I first tried to get some medicine there for her. I also reminded her about my last phone call to the Humane Society about her, when she was approximately six weeks old, when I had told staff then that we were having her treated by our Vet., etc. And I told her that we want to keep her, and are willing to adopt her.
I asked her if they had kept any records there about these contacts I'd had with staff there. She told me that NOBODY there had been keeping very close track of their foster babies, and that she is now working on getting things straightened out in that area. She said she'd talk to the director about waiving the adoption fee for us, but that I'd still need to go there and complete the adoption paperwork, etc.
SO, I got out of work early today, and decided to be brave and take Little Orphan Annie to the Humane Society with me while I filled out the paperwork. I took the carrier they had loaned me to bring her home in, and some left over formula powder, and an extra, smaller carrier that we had here at home, to donate to them. And I took Annie in her OWN new carrier. (I was hoping that the donation of the extra carrier would make things more positive there, etc.)
ANYWAY, the adoption was approved, the fee was waived entirely, and Little Orphan Annie is now legally and officially and furever-after a member of our family! :) :) :) I am so relieved, and happy, and ecstatic, and joyful, etc., etc., etc.! I'm going to work on getting some more pictures of her on here in the next day or so......
Thanks again for all of the support and guidance and information and prayers from so many of you out there, especially back in May when things were really "touch and go" for what seemed like such a long time. I look back on it, and I just know that if you people hadn't given me all the advice you did back then, she probably wouldn't have survived. She is the first little tiny sick kitten I've ever taken care of, and I had no idea what I was doing until I got on this site and so many of you helped out. I will be forever (er, I mean FURever) grateful to Pet Talk for that!
Thanks again, so much, for all the prayers, advice, guidance, emotional support, etc. This forum is the greatest!!!! :)
Deb
