Yesterday was not a very good day...

We both came home from work (I was an hour late because a client kept me for an entire hour and a half. ;-;) to find Emily NOT herself. She had a wound on her neck- and she was very swollen- and sick.

I was absolutely beside myself. We made an emergency visit to the vet's- and she had to stay overnight!!! ;-;

What she ended up having is incredibly common in this area... and she probably got it from her breeder. I forget the technical name- but a fly lays eggs on a kitten- and the larvae hatch and burrow beneath the skin. And grow. x.X My BABY!!!!!

The vet said that it's very common, again- which put me somewhat at ease- but she had to stay overnight, be put under, and be "operated" on- and she's not even eight weeks!!

The vet called late last night to tell me she was fine- she'd come out of it with flying colors and was "running around." Which took the largest weight of all the worlds off my chest. x.X

It sounded like a science fiction movie when he explained it to me... Absolutely ridiculous. The breeder had it happen to Emily's brother- which makes me worried that it could happen again. But she's apparently free of them.

Jenn is so beyond wonderful. Just as worried as I was, she held me when I cried- and when nothing could console me. Thank you so, so much, baby. ;-;

We're getting Emmie back tonight...

*happy- and SO grateful*