You know it is hot when you go to take a shower and you can’t because eight baby kittens are sleeping in the shower stall…..

You know it is hot when you run the icemaker and suddenly at your feet are eight baby kittens begging for an ice cube to push across the floor.

You know it is hot when you find two baby kittens inside the dog’s water dish just hanging out in the cool water…

The heat wave continues with not much relief in sight. I did manage to capture the new calico that has been lurking around the property and I took her to the vet to be checked out.

She had a suspicious moving mass in her chest and belly (she was not pregnant) and the vet withdrew a large amount of thick yellow liquid from her chest. Suspecting FIP- she was sadly put to sleep and is now free from pain.

She was beautiful too. I have such a soft spot for the calicos. But the vet was 92 percent certain that she had FIP so we gave her death with dignity.