Beckett Update

Sorry if that last  post was nonsensical and/or possibly totally uninteresting to my horsey audience. I was pretty worried though! But Beckett was full of energy this morning and eating again :)

I gave him his pick of kibble, kibble soaked in water, and three types of wet food.

 Just waiting to see if he'll keep it down, but I'm hopeful--he seemed to feel much more comfortable after getting fluids last night. It's been about ten minutes since he ate, and now he's just sunning himself quietly rather than yowling and howling like he has been over the past few days.

Tired boy.

All of this has reminded me of I was in high school and still thought I wanted to be a vet. As part of a career mentoring program through my school, I did possibly the most boring internship ever at a vet clinic. I was hardly allowed to touch the animals because of the liability and because I wasn't being paid--despite the fact that I'd already worked as an assistant at a vet clinic and knew how to restrain animals safely (that has come in handy when putting on Beckett's soft claws!). At the internship, I basically just took notes on all the exams and surgeries for four hours twice a week.

One of the few things I remember clearly from the internship, though, was one day when I saw one of the veterinarians crouching down next to the cage of a little rescue kitten the clinic was spaying for free. I peeked into the cage too and saw the kitten munching away at her kibble.

"This is my favorite part," she said.


I think I completely understand what she meant now.