Three of the kittens have names

As I mentioned in my prior post I was only able to corral three of Grayson's five kittens so I could take them to the vet for their vaccines but most importantly so I could know what sex they are and be able to prioritize the females in my efforts to have them fixed.

Since I have a poor track record at guessing their sex I had not named them. That changed as soon as I had the expertise of a veterinarian. I bought a bag of twelve reflective cat collars some time ago but just my luck and my CRS...I could not remember where I put them 😞

Thankfully, the vet had some armbands that they use to place on pet crates with their owners' names and used them as makeshift collars for the kittens. Two of the gingers turned out to be females and a gray one with white paws was a male.

This is Darla...the brighter colored of the gingers wearing an orange collar.

This is Sam, the only male with a blue collar...

This is Karen...why Karen? Because she is a terrible kitten always fighting and bullying her siblings...

My fear is that Karen will take her collar off and then I will be unable to distinguish her from her other pale orange sibling who is identical to her and whom I was not able to corral. I do not want to have to pay for more vaccines and apply them to the wrong ginger.

Next week when I go to pick up Grayson I will try to take the remaining two but that is easier said than done when it comes to feral cats.

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Grayson will be at the vet for five days

I was finally able to take Grayson to the vet this morning and as a bonus three of her kittens. Hard as I tried the other two eluded me. Why did I want to take her kittens? So the vet could tell me with certainty what their sex is in order to prioritize getting the females fixed first.

I was happy to find plenty of parking right by their front door which is highly unusual. I was glad I did not have to walk two blocks carrying two Pet Taxis. I went in first and asked the ladies at the front desk if it was OK to park by their entrance since the curb was painted bright yellow. She said the City of Acuña did that in most of the downtown streets...to go ahead and park...so I did!

There were only four other customers and their pets when we arrived.

The kittens cried all the way but once inside they got quiet...perhaps because there were four dogs there? In the picture, you can only see two of the ginger kittens but there was another one in the back.

The vet examined Grayson's paw, cleaned it up, and gave her two shots. He told me I had to put on this green ointment twice a day. I again had to explain to him that she is a feral cat and did not let me near her when I tried to clean her paw with peroxide after the accident happened or the following days.

He said the only solution would then be for her to stay at the clinic for five days so they could apply the medication. I agreed but was afraid to ask how much this was going to cost me but she is worth whatever amount it might be.

He examined the kittens and said they were in good health. Two of the gingers are girls and the gray with white paws is a male. He dewormed them at no charge and then applied vaccines or I would not have been able to legally cross them back to the USA. Though I must add that only once have the Custom Officials asked me for my cat's vaccine record. That was with Blanca.

My bill for the three kitten's vaccines was $1,140.00 pesos the equivalent of $57.00 USD.

I was hoping they would have let her stay in the blue Pet Taxi but he said she would be more comfortable in a larger cage and took her away.  I hope she is fine and is not too scared as most of the pets they bring to the clinic are dogs.

We came right back home. The wait was only ten minutes to cross into the United States.

This guy had it made he was able to avoid the line just like people on their bicycles are.

I do not know what they are called but they are fast...

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