I regret the delay, however, it was necessary.
I started a job about a week into May and have been focused on that mostly since. The work is pretty fast paced and they have been scheduling me a lot. Not complaining, I’m just grateful!
On June 6th, 2020, I was on my way home from my mom’s house (having just completed some outdoor chores for her) & I stopped to get fuel at one of her local gas stations. I had just started pumping gas into my car when I began hearing an extremely loud kitten meowing.
I looked all around, assuming someone had it in their car. However, while I was finishing up filling the tank, I realized all the other vehicles had left... while the meowing remained.
Having finished fueling, I put away the hose, closed up my tank and started actively searching. Relatively soon, I tracked down this poor fuzzy crusty feline.
I called a local veterinarian the next morning and they weren't able to get an appointment for us until a week & a half later.
While we waited, I gave him a bath (to rid him of fleas and general muck). His face cleaned up quite a bit.
With his face clear now, became very obvious that he had a serious issue with his right eye...either an infection, or even missing the eye.
Once the vet appointment day arrived, I took him there and waited in the car for them to finish his exam...
After you factored in the exam, an anti-inflammatory shot, an antibiotic shot, an oral antibiotic prescription, and an eye drop steroid prescription, the grand total for that poor stray kitty came out to $150!!
*"OUCH!"says my bank account!*
He has since finished his medications, and although he has retained some scarring in the eye that was worse off, it LUCKILY didn't have time to spread to his good eye prior to us finding him. He has even regained partial vision in the bad eye.
He is a spunky, loving little bugger and we think he's "the bee's knees"!
