Today Muskrat was spayed, and given her shots . . . turns out she is FeLV+ so all hopes of introducing her to Lily and Debra are dashed. I guess she will have to room with Meeshe who is also FeLV+, that is if they get along. For the next 5-7 days she will be recuperating in the dog's crate out in the barn . . . I had hoped to set her up in the garage but she would boil there because tomorrow the forecast is 90 degrees.

The vet tech told me she seems more frightened than aggressive because she never tried to claw or bite anyone while at the vet. That is good news and gives me some hope that in time she could come around to trust people . . . sadly, they informed me that she had broken her leg at one time and it healed poorly so her hind leg is crooked but it doesn't seem to hinder her . . . poor little girl; so much pain she has endured for being under one year old . . . She is the size of a ferret, which could be due to the leukemia. I will try to give her all she needs and hope for the best. Meeshe is now about 3 or 4 years old, and depite his leukemia he seems just fine and shows no signs of illness. I wish the same for little Muskrat.