Internshipvet2012

This chameleon came in
because he had a large
cyst on his eye. Dr. Lou
removed the pus and
junk that was inside of it
and applied some
medication to it before
sending him home.

This is Oreo, one of the Chihuahuas
who had eaten castor beans. He
and some of his siblings were kept a
few days, and then after lots of
fluids and antibiotics they were able
to go home.

Monstarr had parvo,
and she was the first
dog I encountered and
dealt with that had
that. She stayed a few
days and then went
home.

This is Mr. Knightly.
He had anemia and
liver problems, so he
was receiving blood
transfusions and
antibiotics. He was
able to go home after a
few days.

This pug was having
eye issues, so he was
given some eye drops
to help keep his eyes
moist.

This is Reagan, the first
dog I encountered to have
stomach bloat/twist
issues. Even though I
wasn’t able to watch the
surgery (it was at night
when I wasn’t there), I still
learned a lot about bloat
and twist. He went home
later that day.

This is Jetta. She has
diabetes, and she needed
insulin and help being fed.
She stayed with us for a
few days and was then able
to go home.

Buddy had been hit
by a car during the
very beginning of my
internship, and at
this appointment he
was getting his
stitches and drains
removed.

This cute little puppy (Lou)
had a broken pelvis because
his owner had stepped on
him. He was given morphine
and pain killers to take home.

This was a stray snake that
came in. There was nothing
wrong with it, but we hadn’t
had a snake before so it was
kind of cool.

This is JoJo. Her family left her
outside in the heat and she
had a heat stroke. She was in
terrible condition when she
first came in, and for a while
we didn’t think we were going
to be able to save her’ then by
some miracle her temperature
and breathing became normal
again. She went home after a
couple of days.

This is Jenny. She had an
unusual growth in her
armpit, which was drained
of the thick blood that was
filling it up.

This is Lilly, who had sores
on her bottom. She was
given some medication and
ointment to make it feel
better.

These are some stray
kittens we received.
Nancy and Stephanie each
took two home to give
them some extra care.

A stray who had some
serious eye infections! She
wouldn’t let anyone get near
her eyes to give her eye
drops though, so I’m not
sure what happened to her
or her eyes because she
wasn’t there the next day.

This is Gracie! She was
just in to get some mats
of hair removed from
around her eyes.

This is a stray ferret we
received that was
eventually taken by an
adoption agency. We had
a lot of interesting stray
animals this past summer!

This is Captain Jack
Sparrow, He
mysteriously grew ill one
night, and his owner
rushed him to the
hospital once she found
out. Unfortunately, he
passed away as soon as
they arrived.

Bella came in because she
was having bathroom
issues, so Dr. Todd thought
it may be a small urinary
tract infection.

This is Booshka, who was
having an allergic reaction to
certain foods. The owners
need to test her and find out
what food/ingredient that is.

This stray is the mom
of Bruce and Bruno.
She was taken by an
adoption agency
after a few months.

Remmy had an allergic
reaction to
something, and he
kept shaking his head
(which wasn’t doing hi
any good at all—his
ear was starting to fill
up with blood and
such from all of it). So
Dr. Todd cleaned his
ear and bandaged his
ear to his head, so
that even if he
continued shaking it
wouldn’t affect his ear
anymore.

Yogi is paralyzed, but he’s one of
the happiest dogs I have ever
met. His owners were debating
whether or not to euthanize him,
but he wasn’t there the next day
so I’m not sure as to whether
they took him home or
euthanized him.

Charlie was in for a large cyst
on his head. Dr. Lou got a lot
of pus out but couldn’t get
everything out of the cyst, so
she flushed it out and sent
him home with antibiotics to
kill off any bacteria that would
start to grow.

This is Faith, the cat who
was severely constipated.
After Dr. Todd helped her
get most of the stool out,
she was given lots of
fluids and then was able
to go home after a day.

This is Boomer, who was
originally admitted as a lepto
suspect. Howver, he became
worse and worse as the day went
on, and his family eventually
decided to euthanize him.

This is Meme, who was in for a
corneal ulcer. Dr. Todd scraped her
cornea with a needle so that the
blood vessels would rush to it and
help it heal. She was also given
some antibiotics and was able to go
home.

This is Precious, who was
brought in for Chronic Heart
Failure. She was receiving
oxygen and antibiotics, and
after two days she was able to
go home.

This is Buddy. His owner
brought him in to the
hospital with the decision
to euthanize him because
he was paralyzed, and he
was having explosive
diarrhea. He seemed like a
very nice dog, so it was a
sad thing to do (the owner
was pretty upset as well);
but as we all knew, it was
probably the best decision
for Buddy.

Jolie has diabetes and Thyroid
cancer, and she was in
receiving a glucose curve
during this appointment.

This was a stray parakeet we
received. He’s very pretty! I
believe a friend of one of the
technicians adopted him.

This rabbit’s name is
Oreo! She was solely
in for a nail trim.

This guinea pig’s name is
Pillow! She was in just for
a nail trim.

Zaba was in the
hospital for heavy
breathing and
vomiting. She was
gone the next day I
worked, so I’m not
exactly sure what it
was that she had.

Bruce and Bruno! The two stray
puppies who were born at the hospital
(their mom was a stray the hospital
took in while she was nearing the end
of her pregnancy). They were very
hyper and playful, and were both
adopted by two technicians who work
at the hospital.

This Chihuahua’s name is
Chocolate. He got neutered, and
it was cute because he was very
cold after he woke up from the
anesthesia so we wrapped him
up very snug with blankets. He
was a little ball with a head
sticking out! Once he warmed
up he twisted out of the blankets
and wanted to be played with.
He went home a few hours after
his surgery.

This is Spike, a stray with
a mohawk-like hairstyle.
He was a cool and nice
dog, but he was sick for a
while with cold-like
symptoms so he was
treated for that, and then
an adoption agency took
him to get adopted.

This is Fortune Cookie and Mrs. Butterworth!
They are Karen’s Puggies, and she would
bring them in when she would come to work.
Fortune Cookie was always very hyper and
craved attention, while Mrs. Butterworth was
very shy and not a fan of being around
people.

This is Charlie, a deaf St. Bernard
who was receiving a dental. He
was quite large, and tried to bite
anyone who tried to touch him
(who wasn’t his owner). We had
to get his owner to help us out a
couple of times so we could give
him his dental, and then release
him later on.

This is a stray (whom I named
Cream Soda) who came in with
a nasty upper respiratory
infection. She was given
medication and recovered, and
was placed in the Kitten Room
once it opened. After a few
weeks, she was adopted.

This is Toby, who was
brought in because he was
shaking his head a lot. It
was discovered he has a
yeast infection, so he was
given some antibiotics.

This is Tequila Rose, who was
brought in because of
dehydration and refusal to
eat. When she was
inspected it was discovered
that she had terrible teeth,
and that was the reasoning
behind her dehydration and
lack of appetite. Hopefully
her owner scheduled a
dental for her after this.

This is Schwarzenegger. He had
Herpes Keratitis in his eye, so he
was given some medicated eye
drops and medicated treats to fight
the virus. His third eyelid is
covering his eye right now, but
when moved aside and looked at
with an ophthalmoscope the
infection and ulcer could be seen.

This is the adorable black
Pomeranian LuLu. She was
just in for a nail trim and to
get her anal glands
squeezed, but I’ve never
seen a black Pomeranian
before, and she a sweet
little thing so I wanted to
include her as well.

This is Daisy. She had
been bitten by a coyote a
few weeks prior to this
appointment, and was
getting new X-rays to re-
check her progress. The
X-rays looked okay, so she
was able to go home
without any re-
bandaging/casting.

This is Tex, a kitten who was
in for having Hypothermia,
Hypoglycemia, and excessive
diarrhea. We needed to help
him eat, and sometimes
needed to help him get stool
out because he was so weak
and his digestive system was
so messed up. He stayed
with us in an incubator for a
few days, and he got better
an better each day. He went
home with some fluids and
antibiotics.

This is Bailey, and she had
HGE. She left the morning
after the night that she came
in, but as she was leaving the
poor thing had a huge case
of HGE all over the floor.
She still went home
regardless with some
antibiotics, and with a
suggestion to keep her
somewhere in the house
that would be able to be
wiped up easily (a hard
floor) in case she had any
more issues.

This is Kobee, who has
Diabetes Mellitus,
Cushing’s Disease, and
high levels of the
Adrenocorticotropic
(stress) hormone. He
was receiving antibiotics
and fluids, and was able
to go home after a couple
of days.

This is Rudy, a Terrier who had
Pancreatitis. She came in
sometime during the night, and
she left soon after I arrived in
the morning.

Buddha, the bulldog who
originally came in to receive
vaccines but was then discovered
to have lymph node cancer. His
owner was very upset when he
heard this, and Dr. Karen
discussed the options of
treatments with him. I don’t
know what the owner decided to
do. I assume treatment, but I
don’t know for a fact.

This was a stray baby bird
someone had found and brought
in. We were trying to keep it
warm by placing it in a tiny box
with tissues and rubber gloves
filled with warm water. It survived
throughout the day, but died after
Tracey took it home to try and
keep it alive. We knew it didn’t
have much of a chance to live, but
it was still unfortunate.

This is Lycan, who had
rashes all over his face and
underarms from what was
an allergy, most likely a food
allergy. He was sent home
with antibiotics and
instructions for careful
feeding and observation.

This is Diego. He was attacked by another
dog which caused severe damage to his
neck and neurological system. He stayed
with us for a couple of weeks, and
miraculously he gradually began to regain
movement and such over the course of
those couple of weeks, and after a few
weeks he was able to stand a slightly walk,
so he was able to go home under the
watchful eye and care of his owners. Yay!

Lacey was being treated for
Pancreatitis. She was
receiving fluids and
medication, and she able to
return home after a few
days.

This is a stray Chihuahua who
had Parvovirus. We kept him in
the stray cat ward and gave him
medication, and he stayed there
for a couple of weeks until he
was well enough to be back
around the other stray dogs.

This is Roxy. She was being
treated for an upper
respiratory infection (having
the signs of vomiting, fever,
diarrhea, and stuffiness).
She went home after a
couple of days.

This is Hugo. He was getting treated for
Pancreatitis, and he was the first animal I
gave an injection to (it was Cerenia, to
help him stop vomiting). He was able to
go home after a few days.

Penelope had a bite wound on
her tail, and she kept coming in
once every couple of weeks for
routine checkups, for more
medication to be applied, and to
get new bandages. She was
extremely cranky when anyone
would touch her tail, and she
would jerk a lot and meow-
shriek really loudly. Her tail kept
getting better and better though,
an was nearly healed by the time
I finished my internship.

This is Tessa, a Maltese who had a
C-section and gave birth to four
healthy puppies in the really early
morning (before I arrived). They
had to be bottle fed since Tessa
wasn’t producing any milk, and
they all went home soon after I
arrived that day.

This is Tyson, a Pitbull-mix
who had Parvovirus. He was
placed in the stray cat ward
(like we always do with parvo
dogs since the cats can’t get
it), and he stayed with us for
about a week or so before he
was able to go home.

This is one of the stray kittens (whom I
named Tommy) that we had in the stray
cat ward. He loved playing with my
phone charm (a little stuffed bear). He
was moved to the kitten room a few
weeks after it opened up, and was
eventually taken by an adoption agency
right after I left my internship.

This is a mommy Maltese Molly who
was finishing giving birth to three
puppies when I arrived one morning!
There were four puppies in total, but
one of them had been caught in the
birth canal for a while and
unfortunately died. All the puppies
and mommy were perfectly healthy,
and she went home a couple hours
after giving birth.

This is Figaro, who was in the hospital
for anemia, hypokalemia, and lethargy.
He received blood transfusions, fluids,
and antibiotics, and he became better
quite quickly.

This is Biscuit. He has
Diabetic Ketoacidosis,
and was vomiting. He
was receiving antibiotics
and insulin over the
course of the few days
that he was at the
hospital.

Grace ate a large amount of
ibuprofen, so she was given
charcoal to regurgitate it and a
lot of antibiotics to protect her
system. She was throwing up
and having black diarrhea all
hay, which wasn’t fun for us at
all. But she went home the
day after she came in which
was a good sign.

This is Norma! She was an
adorable sweetie, always wanting
belly rubs and giving kisses all the
time. She originally stayed with
us for about a week because she
was having seizures, but then
went home and came back a few
weeks later for medical boarding
while her owners went away.

This is a hamster that had
rushed in for various issues it
was having, and it was
basically dead when it came
in. It had a case of severe wet
tail (and as I said, was basically
dead), so it was euthanized
with the family’s permission
so it wouldn’t suffer anymore.

This is Sabrina, who was in for a
Splenectomy (her spleen was
removed). She was very
lethargic, it was hard for her to
walk, and she was also on a lot of
medication for the after effects of
the surgery. She went home after
about two days.

This is Larry. He was in for a
growth removal (the black
growth on the side of his
muzzle area). His surgery
went fine and he went home a
few hours after it was
completed.

This is Mia. She was in the
hospital for Pancreatitis and
Inflammatory Bowel Disease,
but even though she was in
pain she never hesitated to
jump up for pets or to cuddle
with someone. She was with
us for a few days, an then was
transferred back to her regular
hospital. She was very loving,
and I hope she’s still doing
okay.

This is Sophie. She was in for a
simple spay, but she was an
interesting case because she was
a sweetie when anyone was
petting her, but she also knew
she was in the hospital; so the
second someone tried to pick
her up or touch her in a way that
wasn’t petting her she would
back up and begin to shriek
extremely loudly. Eventually we
were able to get her out of the
cage and give her the anesthesia
for the surgery. She of course
was fine afterwards and was able
to go home.

This is a dog who is owned, but his
owners were being investigated for
animal abuse (there was a court
case and everything) because the
dog was extremely skinny (all his
bones could be seen) and he has
some abrasions and a large growth
on his face. He was with us for
about a month or so. We fed him a
lot and cleaned his growths and
gashes while he was with us. He
was really sweet too and seemed to
really appreciate all the medical,
feeding, and loving attention we
were giving him. I’m not sure what
the exact ruling and everything is
from the case, but he went back
home after about a month or so.

Noel was in for a simple spay,
but she was a very pretty cat.
I’ve never seen a cat like her
before.

This is Skittles. She is
an old dog who can’t
see or hear well, and
she came in because
she was having
seizures. She must
have been doing okay
at the hospital, though,
because she went
home after two days.

This is Abbey. She is a long-
time patient of the hospital,
and she was getting shaved
and groomed. I was able to
give her vaccines and booster
shots.

This is Smokey, a kitten who
was adopted by one of the
guys who worked at the
kennel next door. The guy
wanted him to have a
declaw, but the ladies at the
hospital talked him out of
that to he received a
tendonectomy. He
recovered fine, and was
able to go home with his
owner later that day.

This is one of the stray
kittens, who I found to
have a nasty upper
respiratory infection when
I was cleaning her cage
and giving her clean litter,
food, water, blankets, etc.
The poor thing was just
miserable, she just wanted
to be held (or wrapped in
a blanket) and just wanted
to sleep. I had her get
checked out by one of the
Vets and they gave her
some medication. Within
a week she was almost
100% better, and she got
adopted (a man wanted to
see all the kittens, even
the ones that weren’t in
the Kitten room)!

JoJo was an emergency; she had
bite wounds, so Dr. Lou cleaned
the wounds, inserted a drainage
tube, and stitched up the small
openings. She was very scared,
but very calm and sweet to us.
She was able to go home a
couple of hours later.

This is Cutie the
Pomeranian. She’s very
shy while at the same
time very friendly, and she
was very interested in my
camera when I took a
picture of her. She was in
to be spayed; the surgery
went fine, and she went
home during the
afternoon.

Bear here got into some
ibuprofen, so she has been given
some charcoal (to make her
regurgitate the ibuprofen), and
she was also on plenty of fluids
and antibiotics. She was able to
go home sometime that night.

This is Buddy, the mini-lop
rabbit who was neutered on
my first day working. He was
brought in by his owner today
because his front right leg has
been sort of twisted and stuck
outward, and he drags it as he
hops around; his owner
brought him in to make sure
that everything with his leg is
okay. Dr. Lou said that she
definitely felt that the
muscles in the leg were
different from the other leg,
but no issues; it was just
probably something he was
either born with, or grew
accustomed to as he started
walking/hopping. There
wasn’t anything the Vets
could do, but it didn’t really
matter since it wasn’t harmful
to Buddy in any way.

This is Mack, who came in
for stomach bloat and twist.
His stomach was so twisted
we couldn’t get a tube
down his esophagus to
drain the trapped fluid from
his stomach, but after about
20 minutes of trying Dr.
Todd was finally able to.
The actual surgery went
fine, and after his stomach
was untwisted Dr. Todd
sutured his stomach to his
side so it wouldn’t be able
to twist again. He
recovered from his surgery
fine as well.

This is Ippy, who was an
emergency for pyometra
surgery. Her infected uterus
was huge—even the largest
that the hospital had ever
seen up to that time. The
surgery went smoothly
though, and she was
recovering fine so she went
home sometime that night
after I had left.

This is Zoey, whom I called ‘Zoey the Little Lion
Pomeranian’ because of her haircut. She was the
cutest thing and always very happy! She was in
the hospital a few times for heart failure, and was
given both medication and oxygen while she
stayed. After her third visit to the hospital,
though, she must have been fine because she
didn’t come back after that last time (at least not
while I was still working my internship) .

This is Trixie, a kitty
who was
constipated (though
not nearly as
constipated as poor
Faith was). The
doctors helped get
most of the stool
out, and Trixie went
home a few hours
after arriving at the
hospital.

This is Scruffy. He came in
seizing, twitching when he
wasn’t seizing, having bloody
diarrhea, foaming at the mouth,
etc. I sat with him for almost
two hours while the doctors ran
around trying to figure out what
was wrong with him, while at
the same time trying to see
their appointments. Eventually
they figured out that he was
poisoned, most likely by eating
some of the palm plant in the
family’s house or by eating
chewing gum he found in the
trash. He was given antibiotics
and charcoal (to regurgitate),
and stayed at the hospital
overnight. He went home
about an hour after I arrived at
the hospital the next morning.

Introducing Frisco! He is a
Persian cat who was in
because he was having
seizures and heart problems.
He was a very cranky kitty, and
was able to go home after
staying in the hospital for
about a day.

This is Charlotte the Pug. She had
come in sometime during the
night as an emergency to receive
pyometra surgery. Since I wasn’t
there I didn’t get to see the
surgery, but she was recovering
very well and went home in the
afternoon.

This is Beefcake, a
Boarder Collie mix who
had a huge lipoma on her
thigh. It was removed in
a very simple surgery,
and she was able to go
home later that evening.

This is Adonis, a very chubby (and
cuddly) Domestic-Short Haired cat
who came in as an emergency for
a blocked urethra. He had his
surgery and recovered fine. Even
though he was in a lot of pain
before the surgery, he was still
very friendly and wanted pets and
to be played with all the time. He
was even more playful after his
surgery.

This is Mamota, a
long-haired
Dachshund who was
receiving a dental.
Nothing was wrong
with her, but she
was the first animal I
tubed so I wanted to
include her.

This is Rosie, who was
being treated for
Vestibular Syndrome.
She was only in the
hospital for a day, so
that was a good sign
and hopefully means
the cause of the
Vestibular Syndrome
is being treated
correctly.

This is Charlie, who was brought in for
having gross, necrotic tissue all over his
chest area. Dr. Todd took him into
surgery and removed the area, and
later on that day Charlie was able to go
home.

This is SuperYou, the
Abyssinian guinea pig who
was brought in for coughing,
labor breathing, and lack of
appetite. Dr. Lou looked him
over and came to the
conclusion that he seemed
to have pneumonia. She
sent him home with some
antibiotics, and also with
some gruel to get him to
start eating again.

This is Pete Pebbles, the cat
who had a broken leg for
five weeks yet wasn’t
brought into the hospital by
his owner. He came in
during the beginning of my
internship, and the leg had
reset itself; so Dr. Mark took
him into surgery and re-
broke the leg, placed a rod
in it through his bone, and
casted the leg up. Pete
Pebbles received routine
checkups every few weeks,
and this picture was taken
when he was receiving his
last checkup before I left
and was able to get the rod
taken out. His leg was re-
casted though, to make sure
it would continue to have
the proper setting over the
next couple of weeks
without the rod.

This is Lucy, a Maltese
who was hit by a car.
She luckily didn’t have
any serious injuries; just
a few abrasions on her
thigh. A few stitches
and staples later, she
was good to go!

This is (what we believe to
be) a baby squirrel that
someone brought into the
hospital. She found it while
she was on a walk (it
possibly fell out of a tree?
No one was sure), so she
brought it in to see if there
was anything the Vets could
do. Unfortunately there
wasn’t (since it was so
young, and also since no one
has much knowledge on
squirrels). I believed this
squirrel was euthanized so it
wouldn’t suffer while it
barely struggled to stay alive.

This was a cat that came
over from the kennel
next door the week
before my last week. He
was (of course) a stray,
and the nervous system
in his tail was dead.
Therefore, his tail was
removed and he now has
a cute little nub for a tail.

This is Chico. He was in during
the same time as Maxie and
Gabe, and he also had the same
issue as Gabe (FLUTD bladder
stones). However, he received
surgery during nighttime when I
wasn’t there, so I was only able
to see him recovering. He was
recovering at a great rate, and
was able to go home later in the
day.

This is Gabe; he was in during the end
of my internship for FLUTD (Feline
Lower Urinary Tract Disease). FLUTD
covers a variety of issues, but in his
specific case he had bladder stones.
He therefore received bladder stone
surgery, and recovered fine. He was
able to go home a couple of days
before I finished my internship.

This is Max/Maxie, who
was at the hospital for a
couple of weeks for
medical boarding because
his owners were going out
of town, and his diabetes
needed to be watched and
his insulin and medication
needed to be given. He
was chubby and had no
teeth, and whenever we
would call out his name he
would respond with a cute
little high-pitched meow.
He was very cuddly and
always wanted hugs and
pets. Such a sweetie!

This is Coco, the little Chihuahua
(she was little, even for a
Chihuahua!) with Anorexia and
Azotemia. I’ve never heard of a
dog having Anorexia, so I found
that to be very interesting. She
also has her little teddy bear
with her, which she treasured (it
was very cute to watch her
snuggle with it).

This is Buddy the Bulldog ,
who was in for Entropion
issues (his lower left eyelid
was turning in, causing his
eyelashes to touch and
irritate his eye). Part of his
lower eyelid was surgically
removed, which solved the
problem.

This is the Saluki, Loy. He
came in because of a bite
wound, which was easily
fixed with a cleaning, stiches,
and drainage tubes.

This tween kitten was in
for a simple dental, but I
had to include her
because she is a
sweetheart and a
gorgeous cat, and her
name is Pancake. That’s
just adorable.

This is the mommy Pomeranian Bolla, who
came into the hospital while giving birth with
a puppy stuck in the birth canal. That puppy
was unfortunately dead, but the other three
puppies (and mom) are perfectly fine and
healthy. It was also an exciting time for me
because I was able to assist this time with
cleaning the puppies and helping them
breathe!

This is a stray Chihuahua we received during the last
couple of weeks of my internship (I called him Oreo;
he was a very kind dog, and unusually so compared
to the other Chihuahuas we normally have). His legs
were very weak (we weren’t sure why), and because
of that he couldn’t walk easily. We had to pick him
up and carry him when moving him or taking him
out, and we had to place his food an water right in
front of him. However, a few days before I left,
Stephanie decided to give him a treat of Little
Caesar’s instead of his normal food because he was
such a sweet and well-behaved dog. She put it
down about a foot away from him (not thinking),
and he sniffed the air; he then somehow mustered
up all his strength to get up and walk over to the
food, and then licked the bowl clean within a
minute. It was the funniest thing! Nothing we tried
was able to get him up, and something silly like Little
Caesar’s was able to convince him to get up.
Anyway, he was a lot better after that and walked
around his cage more and more. Whatever was
wrong, Little Caesar’s seems to have fixed it! He was
still there when I left, and I don’t know if an
adoption agency has taken him yet or not.

This is Jagger, the Golden
Retriever puppy who was
receiving a routine puppy
check-up. His owner was
also curious about how he
and her adult dog, Jake,
were getting along and how
to make sure no problems
arise between the two.

This little kitten (whom I named
Little Red Collar) was one of the
kittens brought over from the
kennel next door to be placed in the
Kitten Room when it was first
started. She got adopted on the
first day she was there, but the man
who adopted her left her at the
hospital for a few weeks because
she was going to be a birthday gift
for his little girl, and he wanted to
wait until her birthday to bring Little
Red Collar home. She was very
loving and playful; more so than any
of the other kittens in the room at
the time, and that’s really saying
something (since all the kittens at
the time were very playful)! She
also loved to be cradled. I played
with her a lot when I went into the
Kitten Room, she was such a
sweetie. She went home after
those few weeks, and I hope she’s
enjoying her new life and family.

I named this kitty Fred, the first of the ‘Weasley Twins’
(there were two orange cats in the stray room that both
came in during the beginning of my internship, and they
are both very alike; so I named this one Fred and the
other [coming up] George, like the two red-headed
Weasley Twins from the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise). Fred
was very needy; he was very sweet to people, but
always wanted attention and didn’t play well with other
cats when they were out at the same time and wanted
to be petted as well. I’m sure he would have had no
problem finding a home with people who had no other
pets, but I was told some sad news before I finished my
internship: he has a nasty version of the Feline Herpes
virus, and it wasn’t clearing up and was only getting
worse. Because of this, Chris (the volunteer) said he
might have to be euthanized (one, so he wouldn’t be
suffering from the sickness, and two, so he wouldn’t be
stuck in a cage for the rest of his life since the chances
of him getting adopted would be slim to none now that
he has a nasty Herpes virus, especially as an adult cat. I
don’t know if he was euthanized or not since it was
after I left, and even though I’m keeping in contact with
some of the girls from the hospital I’m not sure I want
to know. I want to leave with happy memories of him.

This is George, the other
‘Weasley twin’. He has been
there since the beginning of
my internship as well, and is
a sweetie; he would also
place his front paws on my
thighs and always want to be
played with and petted; and
if no pets were being given,
he would simply sit next to
you and/or place his head on
your lap (if you were sitting
down). He really enjoyed the
company of being with
someone. He also loved
receiving treats. He was also
still in the stray cat room
when I finished my
internship, and I hope he gets
adopted soon as well.

I named this kitten
Grandpa Kitty because
the way he stood
reminded me of that of a
grandpa, and his
muzzle/nose area where
his whiskers are located
remind me of a
mustache. He was very
shy and nervous, but very
nice; especially once he
began to realize that we
wanted to pet him and
play with him when we
opened his cage. He
arrived towards the end
of my internship, but
when he gets put up for
adoption I’m sure he
won’t have any problems
finding a home.

This is Sandy, a stray kitten we
received about halfway through
my internship. I absolutely love
her torti coloring and spots.
When she first came in, she was
very scared and slightly
aggressive because of that.
Eventually, after a few weeks, she
began to calm down and realized
that we weren’t going to hurt her
and were trying to help her, so
she became more and more
friendly and playful. When I left,
she still hadn’t been put up for
adoption or sponsored by an
adoption agency, so I hope she is
still doing okay and will be
adopted soon.

This is Annabelle (I named her). She was
the first animal at the hospital I really grew
attached to. I played with her whenever I
could, and she and I really formed a bond;
to the point that she wouldn’t let anyone
else hold her and she would get
scared/worried when anyone else would try
to even touch her. Once she was moved to
the Kitten Room, she would hide the
second anyone but me would come in. And
when I would leave, she would sit at the
door and stare at me to come back before
she would go and hide again. She was very
freaked out after her first few weeks in the
Kitten Room; that wasn’t a good idea to put
her in there in my opinion, even though I
really wanted her to get adopted.
Eventually she was taken out, and right
after I finished my internship, an adoption
agency took her so she could get adopted (I
was also really touched because I found out
they kept the name I had given her,
Annabelle, when she went with the
adoption agency).

Lilly was a stray
kitten we received
about half-way
through my
internship. She was
covered in fleas and
was a mess. But we
bathed her, combed
her, and medicated
her everyday, and
she once again
became the
adorable, fluffy,
playful kitten you
see here. She was
/is the sweetest
thing, always
wanted to play and
get pets and just
purred and purred
and purred when
being held. She and
Annabelle are the
two I miss the most.

These are some of the kittens
(including Little Red Collar) in
the kitten room, and this is how
they would react whenever I
would turn on the faucet; they
were so fascinated by it, it was
very cute and hilarious!

This is Annabelle before she was
moved to the Kitten Adoption
Room. Whenever there wasn’t
anything going on at the hospital
and no chores to carry out, I
would go into the stray cat room
and play with her.

This is the little lion-
Pomeranian, Zoey. I let her run
around the recovery room while
I cleaned her cage; she was very
happy to be let out to run
around for a little bit!

This is Lilly whenever I would play
with her; she loved to try to catch
my fingers between her paws, and
when she did she liked to give a
loving nibble on them before
trying to catch them again. And
she always gave me the cutest
look after she would nibble; it was
almost as if she was asking, “Is this
okay??”.

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