December 3, 2005

My flight arrived on time at Jackson and I had only a brief wait before Nicole appeared with a cart full of luggage. We exchanged greetings and sat in the baggage claim area while we waited to hear from Danny and Wendy. If it was an hour, it went by quickly. Wendy called Nicole's cell phone to say they were on their way and soon we carted our bags out to the curb to meet them. It was great to see everyone again!

We chatted and got caught up on the drive to Tylertown. Danny and Wendy were tired from the drive from Dallas, but the excitement of returning to Tylertown kept us all going. We were all hungry, and were concerned that we wouldn't make it to camp before dinner, but we didn't see any place along the way where we wanted to risk eating.

As is the tradition, we missed the turn from the highway and had to backtrack to locate the sign for Best Friends Hurricane Relief. Once on the road, though, it was familiar territory. W ...

I can't believe how fast the past two weeks have gone by.

Danny and Wendy left last weekend. Nicole and I really miss them!

There were so few volunteers here last weekend that I extended my stay for another week. I just couldn't leave.

Now, it's time to go home and I still don't want to leave. I cost me $289.00 extra to change my flight, so I don't dare change it again, and I know that Jim and the kids are missing me.

I've been nursing 21 cats with Upper Respiratory Infection. We made a small room in the Cat Barn into a Cat Isolation area, and I've been pretty isolated up there myself. If it weren't for the two-way radio I wouldn't know when to walk back to camp for dinner.

This morning I will train Amy, another Vet Tech, on morning treatments and feeding, then I will hand over my radio and say good-bye to my patients. I so wish I could stay until they were all well... and all in hom ...

First "Blog Call" on Katrina rescue effort!

 

Last night Best Friends participated in the first in a series of "Blog Calls" to discuss the rescue of pets displaced by hurricane Katrina. The idea behind a "Blog Call" is to invite bloggers to talk about issues and help spread the message around on the "net". Featured on the call were Michael Mountain, Paul Berry and Francis Battista from Best Friends, Jane Garrison from Animal Rescue New Orleans and Eric Rice from EricsDogBlog.com. The call was arranged by Joe Trippi, manager of the Howard Dean campaign and internet community building guru. If you have your own blog and would like to ...