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I had really hoped the best for these two, I wasn't sure what that looked like or how it would end. That was really why I brought them home in the first place, I didn't want them wandering around the park when I could help them.  We named the tan one Mort and the brindle Piper (all the kid's ideas of course, I probably wouldn't have named them until I knew what we were doing with them).  Unfortunately, Mort got sick and we took him to the emergency vet and they tested him for ailments like Parvo and parasites.  Parvo was negative, but there were no definitive parasites.  So we got him some fluids and meds, brought him home and we hoped for the best.  But Tuesday night he passed away.  We took Piper in to the vet on Wednesday and it turns out she has a mild case of Parvo, so it looks like Mort's negative was one of the few false negatives. 

It has been a tough week, we put our 15 year old cat down on Monday.  Monday night we were in the emergency vet, Tuesday Mort died and Wednesday Piper went and stayed at the vet.  And we have yet to plant the blackberries the kids bought for our cat.  I don't think what I did was wrong, but in the future if I find a stray I will try harder to get them into a shelter (our city shelter is "open" 24/7 with office hours of M-F 8am-5pm, and there is no support when there are no office hours.  So I'm kind of confused as to how they are "open".)  I am pretty sure whoever owned these two, knew they were sick or had been exposed and dumped them to let someone else take on the problem.  Not to mention exposing an entire park with lots of dogs to Parvo.  We were not expecting to foot such large vet bills this week, nor were we prepared to do so, but I figured if I made the choice to pick them up I was responsible.  I wish their previous owners had been as responsible.

The vet thinks they are about 3 months old. I sure hope Piper makes it to live as long as our cat, if not longer.
Here is my sweet kitty Jocasta, I sure will miss her waking me up at 2 in the morning for some pets or waking me up as she cuddles in closer to my face and tickling me with her fur.

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