2 hand reared kittens

smudgley · 08-03-2009, 10:41 PM

I got a call from a local vets on friday to ask if we had any spaces to take 2 kittens that had been found on a park, I paused before asking how old they were..... the answer was a few days...

DAYS!

of course we'll take them I said & promtly found a fosterer willing to hand rear them.
When she collected them they still had their umbilical cords attached so were obviously very young.
There was a girl and a boy. Unfortunately the girl has passed away, but the boy is doing well.
I really believe that colostrum is vital for any animal {I have seen pups that have had NONE and they are sickly little things throughout their first weeks} We now strip colostrum from certain bitches and freeze it incase we need it. (Wonder if you can do that with cats.... must consult the experts and find out).........anyway, these little mites were cold when found so it's a slippery slope from the begining.

I have not seen the kitten/s so have no photos to post.

Moli · 08-03-2009, 10:45 PM

Good to hear the little boy is thriving....
Rip...little girl...x

angieh · 08-03-2009, 11:25 PM

Oh poor wee mites - I wonder what happened to their mother? All good wishes for the little boy - hope he manages to survive.

smudgley · 09-03-2009, 10:58 AM

I don't know what happened to Mother cat.
The people who found them told the vets that they couldn't see a cat anywhere.... I wonder if they found them because they'd been dumped, or more likely stumbled acrosss them in a safe nest somewhere under a bush, I can't help thinking Mother cat may have gone off for food.

and returned to find her babies missing.

Leesy · 09-03-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by smudgley

I don't know what happened to Mother cat.
The people who found them told the vets that they couldn't see a cat anywhere.... I wonder if they found them because they'd been dumped, or more likely stumbled acrosss them in a safe nest somewhere under a bush, I can't help thinking Mother cat may have gone off for food.

and returned to find her babies missing.

Oh the poor wee things, hope the little boy manages to hang on in there,
RIP little girly Xxx.
Hope that is not the case and the poor mother is out there looking for them

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Moli · 09-03-2009, 07:53 PM

Hows the wee boy doing Smudgley???

smudgley · 09-03-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Moli

Hows the wee boy doing Smudgley???

Seems to be doing well. Fosterer reports he is feeding well & toileting as expected, so all looking good. Still very early days.

Kim · 10-03-2009, 05:19 PM

What a sad tale, hope the little one continues to thrive. x

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