EMMIE MAKES A NEW FRIEND 21 SEPTEMBER 2017
Waiting for a new friend to come visit . . .
This has become a favored "look out spot" for Emmie. In one direction, she can monitor who comes in the front door; in the other, she can see if there's an alligator in the pool or a deer in the yard (both unlikely, but she continues to hope; this IS Florida, after all!).
Jackie with two of her recent rescues . . . . . . Service Dog SWEETEA on Jackie's left, and PANHANDLE BONNY, both waiting for skritches. (And in the background is a "Rescued" flamingo planter that CRUSA volunteer CHARLOTTE ANDERSON [@RB] gave me when I first came to Florida in 2015. Little did we know I would still be here two years later, permanently.) My nominee for "Funny Face of the Day" . . . . . . Patricia Yarnot, with CRUSA Rescue DAISY2LEGS (in yellow) and CRUSA Rescue HEATHER (in orange) Heather is telling Patricia all about Hurricane Irma, which Patricia & Henry missed entirely; their three Cairns, CRUSA Rescue Booker, ZOOEY & Bailey (f/k/a BUSTER BROWN) slept thru the storm right on that couch and that chair, along with the Skrenninger Six-Pack. Back in her favored spot . . . Emmie waits to get some o' that attention from her new friend. Soon, the game of Musical Dogs begins, and everyone gets a chance to love on every dog . . . . . . (except for ZOE, who has no interest in skritches at all; but her head has to be in the middle of everything anyway), 'cause there might be . . . FOOD! Emmie on Maureen Scott's Parrot Throw . . .
	Patricia and her "Handsome Man", RICOBADBOY, whom I'd never pick up, but who lets her do whatever she wants. She still won't take him home with her, tho!
Daisy is Jackie's favorite, but don't tell the others!
I don't know who was more content, Patricia or Emmie . . . . . . but knowing she was in good hands among friends . . . . . . Emmie fell asleep. The next day, Dr. Hathaway writes: Emmie's blood work results show that overall things look great! She does have some mild "inflammatory changes" which I suspect is consistent with her current skin status. These changes include her increased neutrophils (WBC), decreased hematocrit (RBCs), inc globulins and thus increased total protein and her decreased thyroid. Her kidneys and liver look great and her heartworm test fecal/tick-borne diseases were all negative. I recommend continuing to treat her skin and best would be to recheck these changes one-two months after fixing her skin to ensure they are all truly normal. BOB ANDERSON: Great news about Emmie! What a fun day you had. Rico was a little gentleman - probably just to show you . . . NEAL SKRENES In Bali: Glad to hear the good report from Dr. H. JEAN LAWSON: Looks like she fits right in with the rest of the gang.

EMMIE WITH TWO OTHER STARFISH HERE