During the time that the Haven team was here, we had a big scare with one of our cats contracting rabies (we are 99% sure it was rabies but have sent the body to be tested to confirm). That same cat scratched and bit my girls 3 weeks before and possibly exposed them to rabies. We have taken them to see a doctor and have begun their treatments for the rabies vaccine. They have had 3 out of 5 rabies vaccines and are taking a lot of antibiotics. I am mentioning this as a prayer request. The shots are very painful for Faith and she is not sleeping the night before the shots and today she was sobbing her little heart out after the shot because her arm was hurting so bad. I keep telling them that the treatment is far better that the alternative, but please pray for them, it is sad to see them worry and be anxious.
Our other 2 cats are acting normal and are showing no signs of rabies, but the vet is still working to get us a vaccine for the cats. If she can get us the vaccine this week and the cats allow us to catch them, we will be able to keep them but if she cannot get the vaccine this week, we will probably have to have them put to sleep for precautions. My kids are pretty attached to the cats and the one we had to kill last Tuesday was Faith's cat and she is very sad to think we may have to get rid of the other two as well. However, she is still being strong because she said, "you can always get a new pet, but you can't get a new person." Well said my little sweetie, well said.
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