Mau'i Mother

        I took Mau'i to the Cat Doc yesterday.  There are 2 veterinarians across the street who only do cats ~ The Cat Hospital.  When I called Sandy to ask her .... to ask Hillbilly Bobby to unlock the back gate she asked, " Are you really going to keep that kitten?"  I guess she said this because I am now investing money in Mau'i.  When I replied yes, she said, "Well, I guess you just have to have something to MOTHER something, don't you?"  The remark caught me a little off guard.             Last night I thought about it  & thought that maybe it wasn't so bad.  Maybe I do like to mother.  My daughter gave me a book a couple years ago.  I believe the title was "What is your Life's Purpose?".  I read parts of the book and never came up with an answer.  Yes, I'm a nurse...occupation.  Yes, I'm a Mom ...  but, does that define me?   Last night when I was thinking about what Sandy said I thought "So What?  I enjoy being a good OB/Pediatric/Neonatal nurse, an educator, mother and someone who cares about social injustice.  Then it hit me ... my purpose IS to "Mother".  Not just my children, but to help give young Moms a good birth experience by providing advice and information.  And to help new Mom's understand child development normal & abnormal to alleveate anxiety and nurture their children.  In my private life, my kids are my priory.  Grown now,  I don't give advice unless asked because I raised them to be indepentdent and responsible individuals.  Now I'm not out to save every dog, kitten or squirrel baby, but I can give a good loving life to the two have.  One born in a Puppy Mill, the other Feral.  So yes, I Mother and it's good.         Maui's exam showed that she has Round worms.  No surprise there... (Jazzy actually had Round & Hook worms  when I got her. And she had been "dewormed".  Mau'i does have swollen glands & a slight case of conjunctivitis.  Both symptoms, the Vet explained,  from Herpes passed on from the mother cat.  For the Herpes I was given medicine to put into her food to boost her immune system (for a month) and Gentamycin eye drops.  AND Ohhh, she weighs 3 lbs. 1 oz., 1.4 Kgs!   The tech's and the Vet couldn't believe she hadn't had any human contact before last week because she was so good letting the Vet examine her, she explored the office and purred so loudly the Vet couldn't hear her heart sounds.  When he picked her up she went limp in his hands as she does with me.  He said that is a sign that she will be a really good pet & should have no trouble adapting to the family.  But we already knew this didn't we?   I was given freebies of a 5 lb bag of "Kitten Kibble", a tube of Revolution, a weight chart, immunization record, and a bunch of kitten info.  We are going to do the immunizations next month.  Deworming, taking care of the eyes & swollen glands are what needed to addressed this visit.  The Vet was empathetic to my finacial issue and didn't push having the immunizations this visit.  I know that if I took her to Jazzy's Vet (and he has a bit of an attitude) he would have made me feel like shit not giving her shots RIGHT  NOW.   So all is good.  I'm going to pick up a ball for her to play with tomorrow & who probably some other goodies.  Poor Jazz gets jumped on, her tail and paws are tickle when she sleeps by the kitten.  So kitten Lickin' needs some more distractions.   Monday night Mau'i was looking for teats as Jasmine slept.  She actually put her head between Jazzy's front legs looking for milk.  Jasmine was spayed when she was 4 months old & has no clue what this is all about, no mothering instinct, and definitely no teats.   But, it was so cuuuute!             Thank you Chris!

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