CPR

Marty and I took a CPR/AED class today. AED as in "Automatic Electronic Defibrillator". Yep, I got to shock the practice dummy with electricity and am re-certified in cpr.

It has been a sad month for my kitten rescue organization. We have lost four kittens due to disease or medical problems.

This is Scribbles and Doodles. Our Vet. suspects they had FIP. We also lost their brother Oodles.

This is our little Ava who we lost Saturday. She had a large tumor in her abdomen and a periocardial (sp?) hernia which caused her heart to nestle much further below where a heart should be, but we didn't know that until Saturday. We received her at four weeks of age and she had always been slightly off but the past days she went downhill fast. X-rays Saturday told us her problem. We considered surgery but she made the decision for us by suddenly being unable to stand and having a very difficult time breathing. We opted to humanely euthanize her to prevent any suffering or further distress.

It has been a very sad month for us. It is always emotionally draining for us at the rescue when we lose a kitten.