Animals

We had a sad loss just a few days ago, though. Our ferret, Kiki, passed away. She was getting older and we noticed that she was eating less and less. Then Loran came home and found her leg stuck in part of her cage and she was hanging in a bad position. She didn't last long after that. She was alot of fun but...animals come and go.

Anyone who knows us, knows that Loran and I love animals. Recently, we had some major additions to the household. Julia's mother was moving into an apartment and couldn't take Loran's old German Shepherd, Leo, with her. So, of course, we took him in. Here he is with Riley and Indiana. Indy is in the background and Riley is sniffing Leo.




We also added a kitten at the end of May. His name is Orion and, other than a few days of adjustment with the dogs, he quickly became a fun member of the family.




Unfortunately, Leo was over 13 years old and just was not getting any healthier. He was having an almost impossible time getting up and down the outside stairs and was becoming incontinent, even though I was home all day with him. So we all said our goodbyes and Loran and I took him to the vet to have him put to sleep. It was harder than I thought it would be.


We got a really neat sympathy card from our vet clinic, Animal Health Center. It was just written so well and really spoke to the heart of lifetime animal lovers. They come and go, and yet we still choose to care for them and love them.