We did. Like I said, things are seeming on the up and up, the marks are starting to fade, which we are taking as a good sign.
I am sorry to hear that things weren't so well, though its good to know you're mending. Still, I suppose an owl even unreturned would have been in order to anyone.
Ver has no problems with it she wants one of her own, I know nothing about cats, is it alright to remove them from the mother so early?