Today, seven of the kittens went in to get spayed. I went to pick them up at around 3:00. When I got there, they were still doing other spays and had put my kittens into a hallway in their carriers. One of their new volunteers had put a small heater near the carriers- however, she forgot to engage the cooling fan or to put it on rotate. I noticed Glacie swaying back and forth in the front of her cage, fully agitated. At first I thought she was reacting to the anesthesia, but then I noticed her ears were bright bright red!

I reached down to scoop her out- the carrier was white hot- all the heat had been going into her cage. 🙁 Her temp was 106.8!) We put her in cooling towels, I was pouring water on her head while the vet techs were giving her cooling fluids and little by little she started to regain her normal temperature. I had her snuggled next to my chest on the ride home and she was shivering like crazy. When I got home her temp was sub-normal.

I called my feline specialist friend and she assured me that everything should be okay in time. The shivering she said is because the body was exposed to such heat that it shocked her system. I am going to keep a sharp eye on her tonight and regulate her temperature. She did eat a little bit which made me feel better. But it was such a scare. She was open-mouth panting and had I reacted quicker, her anguish wouldn’t have gone on that long. I was standing in the hallway watching the surgeries for quite awhile before I noticed her distress. I did notice her swaying back and forth when I arrived but all the kitties were swaying in response to the anesthesia and the procedure.

I called Kim and her husband and told them what happened and explained that I wanted to keep Glacie here a bit longer that just tomorrow morning. I want to be sure she doesn’t develop lung issues or brain damage.

Thank you to those of you who helped me make these spays possible. We were $50.00 short of making the entire bill- but they will work with me.

Also wanted to say to those of  you waiting for your donation letters for tax purposes. Please bear with me. I am going to get those done this weekend and they will either be emailed to you or direct-mailed if I have your physical address. Normally, I have them done by now, but these aren’t normal times for me. So please forgive me. They are top of my list to do this weekend.

Autumn and Pumpkin are back home with me as well. Turns out after their bellies were shaved- they were discovered to have small smatterings of ringworm still! Once I get it cleared up- they will be returned to the shelter for adoption. Two of my other kittens came back and are now sharing a cage. They were to shy for the family who wanted a romping, stomping kitten to play with. Hopefully, they will be adopted soon enough.