She's doing fine again today. She's eating well, and using the litterbox and sleeping. Her left eye continues to improve, and she seems more alert, and almost playful, when she's awake now. She wants to get out and explore. But she is also content wrestling with her little prayer lamb and/or CareBear when she's awake inside the carrier.

We think it might be OK to let Shadow get up close to the carrier now, as she doesn't seem to be "contagious" any more. (The Vet. told us he's healthy enough that he wouldn't get too sick even if he did catch it from her.) She's too little yet for all of his roughness, but at least maybe he can start getting more used to her scent, etc. We really haven't let him get very close to her at all in the week and two days ( ALREADY?! ) that we've had her with us. Angel hasn't even really tried to get very close to her, although she HAS looked in at her in the carrier a few times, and hissed.

Today marks exactly ONE WEEK since the Humane Society Staff advised me to just bring her back to them, saying she was way too young to be medicated! She has made TREMENDOUS progress in that one week, and I have no regrets what-so-ever about seeking treatment for her through our own Vet.

I have to admit, though, that on Monday evening, Tuesday, and Tuesday evening last week, I really wasn't sure she was going to make it. I found myself questioning my own actions of trying to keep her alive, wondering if I really was just prolonging her suffering. After all, the Humane Society staff deal with this kind of thing a lot more than I do, and they are the ones who told me that the antibiotics would probably kill her if they did try to treat her with them. They said they never have any luck with antibiotics on kittens that young, so they don't even try them.

YOUR responses, prayers, support, encouragement, love, angels, etc., are what helped me to KNOW that I had made the right decision. I can't express my appreciation enough for all of the support you've given us over this past week! I'm sure that Little Orphan Annie is alive and getting well because of all of you, and I am forever grateful!

I went to Sam's Club to pick up my pictures, and they aren't back yet today. So I guess WE'LL ALL just have to wait until tomorrow for them. I'll get them on here as soon as possible, though.......