Is This a Hospital or a Zoo?

Ken was admitted to the hospital last week with another infection in the liver.  We were hoping that a round of IV antibiotics would stabilize things enough to return home.  Within a day of stopping the IV antibiotics and switching to pill form, he had the return of a high fever that will result in another week in the hospital.  Last week, Ken and I were walking the halls of the hospital.  We encountered many interesting things on our walk.

This is one of the cows from the CowParade.  In 2006, the year Ken had his first transplant, we toured the city of Madison to see the CowParade.  It was one of the things we did with the kids to make our many trips to Madison a little more fun. 

  

The cows in the CowParade were auctioned to raise money to help build the American Family Children's Hospital.  This fundraiser brought in more than half a million dollars!  It seems that some of the cows were purchased and placed on display in the hospital.  Others can be seen around town at the businesses that purchased them.

 

However, when Ken and I strolled the halls of UW Hospital and Clinics, we discovered many other animals making us wonder . . .

. . . is this a hospital or a zoo??