She's breathing and eating a little better tonight, and wanting to walk around a little more! She has now had four doses of Amoxi, so that might be taking some effect now. Her eye is open a little more, too, although I just put more ointment in it and she's cuddling up on the heating pad on my lap and going to sleep.

I was in a dilema about what to do with her this coming Friday, as I work for a pair of eye doctors and have to travel to another clinic about three hours away. I will leave the house around 4:10 a.m. and won't get home until around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m. My husband is getting into a busy time at his work so isn't sure how many times he can keep leaving work to come home and feed her, and my son is in school all day.

BUT, I remembered a friend of mine who was involved in helping take care of Angel before she came to live with us three and one half years ago. I called her and explained the situation to her, and she is going to "baby-sit" Li'l Orphan Annie for me on Friday! I'm sure she'd be willing to do this on other days, too, if I should happen to need her help.

She lives in the town I work in (25 miles from the town I live in) and said she'd be willing to get up at 3:30 in the morning to meet me when I get in to town, and she'll take Annie and take care of her for the day. She also expressed an interest in adopting Annie when I told her she is a little Calico kitten. She said her husband had just been talking the other day about getting a kitten, preferrably Calico, in the near future! She said "You may just have a fight on your hands!" when I told her about Annie.

My son and husband both said they don't want to let my friend adopt her---just babysit her. NONE of us can bring ourselves to give Annie up now. And she's only been with us for 3 1/2 days!

I guess I'm just going to have to face the bare facts---I will NOT make a good foster parent. I can't give them back!