Time

Was in all day.  Noted the date many times as well.  Attempting to capitalize on having time to work uninterrupted.  Hours going by with tasks left unfinished.  Including this one.  Overwhelmed with what seems like a never ending to do animals were tended to.  A long haired Peruvian guinea pig named Elvis needed grooming: hair over his eyes trimmed so he can see better, and mats cut out of his lower half from using less expensive bedding that gets caught and twisted.  Gave him his vitamin C; trimming his nails in addition was too much for one sitting.  He was sensitive about having his coat pulled to cut out the mats and avoid getting close to his skin.  The gentle pulling with no getting near his flesh was still uncomfortable for him.  He enjoyed being petted in between; a manicure will have to wait for another time, which he doesn't particularly enjoy either, until it's done, and that feels better, too.

All the GP's like being petted except for one, who tolerates it if you take her out of her cage; if she's not in your lap to get petted, she won't stay still anywhere else for smoothing her short haired coat. 

Foster cat #1 literally sits on top of a rounded top wire birdcage to get close to one of them, birds that is.   I think they may have given up trying to catch any of them, though it's hard to get them out of the room sometimes.  When things get better there will be more time with them, so they can be on the floor more to explore.  They deserve it; it's been a difficult couple of seasons for us all.