Animal Blogging With Dill The Cat: Veterinary Emergency Group and Our New Cat

Veterinary Emergency Group and Our New Cat

OUR NEW CAT...

Driving, we made an emergency stop in the middle of busy traffic for a wounded cat wailing in pain, laying on the street. When we opened the car door the injured cat crawled underneath the car, then climbed into the undercarriage. Unable to reach it six people came to help and after much effort they retrieved the cat then Mason and I drove off with the injured animal to find a vet. Every place we went even before seeing the animal we were denied help and as we drove to the next destination, and the next and the next we talked about after getting medical help making arrangements to bring the cat into our home but hearing its wailing cries, we stopped short of giving it a name. One vet kindly recommended VEG, Veterinary Emergency Group and we were on the road again and even before we reached the front door of VEG it was an experience like nothing we had ever encountered before. Reading the large sign by the front door, they were open 24/7, Mason and I exhaled because under such circumstances those words translated into a different word. Hope. And before we opened the front door, a staff member was there opening it for us and instead of checking in, explaining what happened, any mention of money and taking a seat in the waiting room we were directed straight into medical. In seconds not even one-minute medical staff surrounded the cat on the table and began administering an urgent assessment. More hope. We were told if he made it per the policy, he would go to Denver Dumb Friends League (DDFL) and from there we could adopt him. Kujo, Panther, Butters!, Scarlet With The Candlestick in the Library to whom we called Scar, Little Miss Dill McCutty to whom we called Dill, Yoshi, and our present cats Grizz, Luna, and Chowder, all came from DDFL and now this wounded cat would be the 10th cat from the DDFL we would give a forever home. We were told to call in a couple of hours for an update. VEG in service with compassion was more than we could ever pay but before leaving Mason and I donated one hundred dollars to VEG, Veterinary Emergency Group and as we were leaving an employee was at the door opening it for a couple coming in with a small dog. We had enough hope to hope for the best outcome for them too. Making the call, Mason and I learned the cat had to be euthanized and we had to come to terms we saved the animal from a likely brutal lingering death in the streets. Deeply grateful we want to thank VEG, Veterinary Emergency Group for all of who they are, what they did, including administrating our suffering animal a finality of peace. A donation is not enough. Gratitude is not enough. A five-star review is not enough. It’s not enough given Veterinary Emergency Group medical staff function as an army of angels. So, this is what Mason and I are going to do; our experience with VEG, Veterinary Emergency Group was so profoundly moving, on Mason’s blog we will share our review experience with his viewers and hopefully inspire, encourage others to do the same on their social media. He was our new cat, if only for a few hours. Compassion softens the dark corners of death and life.💔

Response from the owner 3 months ago

Indigo, Wow, what an amazing review you've posted here. I shared this with our team yesterday, and it brought some of them to tears. We are so thankful to you for bringing this little guy in to us so he didn't have to suffer any further, as you are the true hero here. At VEG we never turn people away, and are always ready to see any emergency that walks in, which includes bringing people and their pets right into our treatment area and starting treatment immediately when needed. From all of us at the hospital, thank you again for this amazing review and the kindest of words. Sincerely, David Israel, DVM Medical Director

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How to save money buying parrot fish

This is a picture of one of my three blood parrot fish. I have seen online blood parrot fish costing around thirty dollars and more per fish based on the same size as mine but my three fish in total did not cost over twenty dollars. If you are interested in owning blood parrots here is my tip. Purchase them as babies. They have a grey, white, and black splattered pattern and cost far less than the more mature fish they quickly grow into. They live long. My parrots are over ten years old. They are not aggressive but mine prefer to live without other fish. They have a large cave and when someone enters our home, they all rush inside of it as they do not like other people too.

ANIMAL SHELTERS ARE A DIFFERENT KIND OF DIAMOND STORE

We deeply respect and recognized the agony not only to relinquish your animal family members but to never know what becomes of them. It is a hellish grief because when a person or animal we love leave our lives and we do not know what becomes of them that is very different kind of grief, an unhealed one. One of our goals at Animal Blogging With Dill The Cat is to communicate many animals in shelters reach shore. They find new homes, sometimes not easy but they adjust, and are doing fine, as they become members of new families. Like many homes our animal family members come from animal shelters, a different kind of diamond store.

The Denver Zoo -A Centennial History

Authored by Carolyn & Don Etter, commissioned by the Denver Zoological Foundation, Cover to Cover Designed, designed by Jody Chapel- Roberts Rinehart Publisher

A copy of The Denver Zoo -A Centennial History was
gifted to S. Mason from Rachel, Matt, and Connie from Denver Zoo. As we looked through the pages at the stunning photographs, reading random passages along the way, each passage a gem of accounts, we were also in awe of such a
complete history of the Denver Zoo in one book. The more we read, the past becoming new knowledge, it was like being introduced to the Denver Zoo for the first time. Such irony--from the beginning the Denver Zoo seedlings were from visionaries and we suspect those visionaries would be pleasantly and proudly surprised if they could see the Denver Zoo today. Reading The Denver Zoo-ACentennial History is a rich experience. A beautiful book, a beautiful gifting,
thank you Matt, Connie, and Rachel, three very special people.

THE LAST WINTER

WHY BROWN & BLACK BEARS CAN’T ALWAYS BE DEFINED BY THEIR COLORS

It may seem reasonable by their names, a brown bear, a black bear one could tell them apart but not when one considers black bears can be dark brown, cinnamon, and even white; just as brown bears (commonly called grizzlies because they can have lighter colored tips on their fur) can be different shades of brown, blond, and even black. And if that is not confusing enough at the same time some black and brown bears can have a mixture of both colors. So how does one tell them apart?

Black bears tend to be smaller than brown bears. Brown bears have a hump on their shoulders where black bears do not, and black bears have bigger ears that sit straight up. But perhaps the easiest way to tell these bears apart is their claws. Black bears claws are short enough not to be visible and a brown bear claws are long enough you most likely will never forget seeing them.

Free to come and go but they stay

Sometimes by design or a location that is natural to animals that already exist where there are zoos, within them, are free roaming animals. These animals can come and go but they stay and live at zoos but not within a habitat. Not only are there free roaming animals but there can be several kinds at one zoo. At the Denver Zoo, as of this writing, there are peacocks, chipmunks, and rabbits. The Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska has wild roaming turkeys, and the Phoenix Zoo have lizards. Years ago at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs they had free roaming deer. In the Indianapolis Zoo they have free roaming raccoons. Some people were surprised and thought the raccoons escaped their habitats. I took this photograph right before this raccoon ran back into the bushes.

Emeralds. Pearls. Rubies. Or any jewel. Any corvette, any color or a ghost Rolls Royce. A harp, grand piano, a cello or any music instrument. Velvet. Lace. Silk. Crystal. A bar of gold. Or a red rose. Anything looks better if placed next to a black cat. Universally beautiful and individually unique there could be thirty black cats in a room and a guardian of one could easily find theirs. Although NATIONAL BLACK CAT DAY is one day, Animal Blogging With Dill The Cat feels it is important enough to remind people 365 days a year. (the black cat image comes from online)

NATIONAL BLACK CAT DAY

Panther. He was the most intelligent cat we ever had. He would step on the keypad and look at the computer screen. When we would turn on the wall light switch he would look upward to the light fixture hanging from the ceiling. He got it. When doors were closed he would stand on his hind legs and with his front paws try to turn the doorknob. In the US and UK there is a NATIONAL BLACK CAT DAY. On Animal Blogging With Dill The Cat we will show our support by bringing awareness to this very important day-365 days of the year.

MEMBERSHIP

There are organizations whose mission include to ensure, enhance, the quality of life for animals. It can be a zoo, an aquarium, or even an organization specific to a particular animal. They all have one thing in common. These organizations offer membership to those who share their passion and beliefs. Consider a membership that is supportive of animals today. The next time you visit a facility where membership is offered, considered the money spent on a ticket for one visit can go towards a year long membership instead!
　

BEAUTIFUL WORDS

Some words are so beautiful they give us a reason to pause, reflect, and exhale. Such words speak to the stories of our lives. For us there are four special words that are beautiful together when driving miles of snow covered tree-lined blocks, and the title of my photography--On Our Way Home. From Jill, the beautiful word--Content. From the Denver Zoo we were inspired to include two words--support and dedication. Here are some more beautiful words that speak to the stories of our lives. Benign. Shelter. Guardian. Eventually. Retrospect. Passion. Forward. Different. Books. Serenity. Laughter. Animals. Believe. Dreams. Us. Balance. Found. A Raft. Change. Home. Recovery. Roar. Heroes. What words are beautiful to you?

IN MEMORY OF YOSHI

One of the best things about recommending books is the ability to share the experience with others. Reading and recommending Robert Smith's books from his series Petectives, based on his family two cats, Yoshi and Gatsby, have been a joy. We were sadden to read of Yoshi's passing. Little Free Libraries are boxes shaped like libraries, placed on posts, and filled with books in communities all over the globe. There, children can take a book to read then return it so it can be read by others. On Dill's Blue Page is more information about Little Free Library. We purchased a paper copy of Petectives to donate to a Little Free Library so others can know the joy of reading about Yoshi and Gatsby.