Spay Day Open Day

Great fun was had by all at the ‘Esther Honey Party’
(otherwise known as our World Spay Day Open Day) on Saturday. Somewhere in the
realm of 50 children were entertained by Gregg’s games, Marg’s face paint, the
boys’ salad and BBQ bananas and my specialty; cookies and ice cream. To be
fair, all the sugar was thoroughly worn off before being sent home, with
skipping and soccer and tug of war. There were certain points in the water
fights and beach activities that I was pretty sure Gregg was one of the
children also, but we let him enjoy it seeing as it was one of the hottest days
of the year.
We found a home for one of our lovely stray dogs, Bonnie,
and raised some vital funds. More than anything, we educated locals and
tourists alike regarding animal welfare and Esther Honey’s role here in the
Cook Islands.
The heat the last few days has been a little insane and some
of the animals are struggling. Our electricity bill is going to be somewhat
scary this month, with the air conditioning in the theatre needing to be run
for all the poor kittens. Even our clinic cat Craig had a few episodes of
panting; enough that spraying him with water seemed the kindest thing to do…
Personally I suspect he enjoyed the attention. The rest of us have to sweat out
feed and clean the best we can. February is almost over, and the cooler weather
should arrive soon.
Mum with new bubs is doing very well, and has also been
sweet enough to foster a tiny orphan stray bought in yesterday. It never ceases
to amaze me just how good the mums here are!