The Coyote project, day 2

So, we took the stray kitten to the vet yesterday. She is not, in fact, two months old, she’s seven months old, according to Dr. Ahmed, based on her teeth. And that means she hasn’t been hungry for a week; it’s been a good long time since she’s had good access to food. The two young work kittens at Ellis Truss, Lucy and Ethel, are about her age, but probably weigh half again as much as Coyote.

She got an antibiotic shot for her battle wound and we get the fun of giving her kitty penicillin for a week — we’re old hands at this, after having an elderly cat for years — which she fortunately doesn’t object to strenuously.

I’m placing a Found Pet ad in the Daily Press/Hesperia Star. We’ll see if anyone’s looking for her. Given how long she’s been hungry, I’m skeptical.

In the wake of last week’s fires, the adoption channels are currently filled with animals that either escaped or were outright abandoned by Lake Arrowhead residents. It’ll take months at least before things return to normal.

In the interim, I think we’ll just hold onto Coyote and find her a home, if we need to, later on.

She’s still staying in the nursery — and is doing fine — until we get her vaccinated next week. I also want to get a chance to see if she’s got any health issues.

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