and for only $20/year...

YOU can be an animal rehabber TOO!!!

lols, the wildlife place FINALLY called me back just now and talked to me about "nutten honey" and while i was explaining what i had been doing with him she interrupted me and asked if i'd be interested in becoming an animal rehabber myself. WOAH!!! seriously??? i told her that yes, i'd be interested but that i was concerned about the cost involved. she said that it wasn't much and so i said that yeah, sure i'd be interested because my daughter actually wanted to continue caring for this animal. she explained that of course, when he's well and old enough we'll have to release him back into the wild but that someone would be calling me shortly to get my info and to help me to get started :~)

it's $20 per year for the membership dues and they make sure that i get all the formula, etc that i would need and they would take care of the licenses, etc and that generally speaking, vets won't treat injured wild animals because it's illegal to do so but that if they know you're a licensed rehabber they'll usually do it on the sly for free because they know how much we care about animals!

i explained to her how kensie wanted to either be an animal rescue person when she grew up or a veterinarian and that she was VERY interested in taking care of this animal and she was very pleased with that. so NOW kensie can get some valuable "hands on" experience that she otherwise wouldn't have had access too. and all because a mean old owl tried to snag this little bugger for a snack yesterday!

so anyway, i've got to go "stimulate" him (HAHA!!!) so he pees and poops because he hasn't gone yet at all but she was very happy about everything that i told her and said that i had been doing EVERYTHING correctly :~D