Bottle bubs incoming!! *Pics added post 9*

[snakemama]

Last night I was chatting with my sisten in law, and I told her how sad I was about ALL of my bottle babies passing away this season and how badly I wanted some more since in the last five years that I've been raising kittens I've only ever lost one other.

This morning, three 2 day old kittens were left on the doorstep of the clinic where she works. Coincidence? I THINK NOT! She's bringing them hoime for me tonight. There are two girls, a siamese-type and a calico, and a boy brown tabby.

I AM SO EXCITED!!

Pictures to come, of course. :D

Now my sister in law needs a litter of bottle puppies...

[Karen]

Oooh, how exciting! We'll say a prayer that all these little ones make it!

[moosmom]

Ah yes, sleep deprivation. I remember it well!!! But the rewards are SO great!

Hope you'll post pictures once they're settled. Would love to follow their progress!! THANK YOU!!

[Catty1]

Best of luck with the little ones!

How could someone just LEAVE them on the doorstep of the clinic?!!? :mad: They should get a secret camera installed...

[phesina]

Prayers for all these babies. And many thanks to you for caring and doing so much!

God bless,
:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[mrspunkysmom]

Bless you, and purrayers that the little ones survive and do well. :love:

[krazyaboutkatz]

These days people will dump kittens almost any where.:( They sound adorable. I hope that all 3 of them will continue to thrive in your care.:) Good luck and I can't wait to see pictures.

[momcat]

These little newborns couldn't possibly be in better hands! Because of you the babies will be cared for, safe, enjoy full tummies but above all else they'll know nothing but love. Thank you and bless you for caring enough to help these tiny kittens in need!


PS: Groucho is sending you lots of headbumpies, purrs, and kitty kisses to thank you for helping the babies. He'd love to see them go to PT homes where kitties get only the very best of everything. :love:

[snakemama]

OK I was mistaken, it's two boys and a girl!

Here's the siamese-ish boy: (Juniper)
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Here's Mister Tabby: (no name yet)
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And Miss Calico seems to be more photogenic than her brothers: (Belladonna)
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[Bengalz]

They are all so precious:love::love::love:. Thank you for taking these babies in:).

[snakemama]

So SIL and I are time-sharing these kittens, three days with her then three days with me. I like this idea.

[phesina]

ADORABLE!!!

God bless you all.

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[happylabs]

Ohhhhh myyyyyy goodness!!! Lil' baby kitties are so sweet! :love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

I can't put enough hearts on this post!

[chocolatepuppy]

Oh my gosh, the cuteness!:love: Bless you and your SIL for saving them!:)

[Barbara]

Big aaawww!! Hope they get big and healthy in no time:)

[Catty1]

THUNK! Falling over from too much cuteness! :love::love::love:

Praying they all thrive - they look pretty healthy; I guess Cute always does. ;) Looking forward to seeing them grow up!

[snakemama]

Tabby boy's name is now Sedge.

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If their personalities stay as they are, then miss Belladonna will be a BRAT! LoL. Last night she was standing upright with her paws wrapped around the bars of her carrier, shaking the door of the carrier and screaming....it was two hours since her last meal and that milk wasn't heating fast enough darn it! Juniper is mellow mellow mellow....he has a great appetite, but he waits calmly and is calm while he's pottied and cleaned off afterward. Sedge purrs a tiny kitty "tap tap tap" purr as soon as you start petting him. <3 I'm so in love with these guys.

[Catty1]

Gosh...I am just amazed at how different and marked their personalities are at such an age! But then...little miss Belladonna is a tortie, isn't she? Tortitude in one so young...*sigh*. :D

[Bengalz]

... and they now all have names!! I love it - they are just adorable!!!

[katladyd]

They could not be any more cute or precious!:love::love::love::love::love::love::love : How could anyone just abandon these babies? I will never understand things like this.:mad:

[snakemama]

Gosh...I am just amazed at how different and marked their personalities are at such an age! But then...little miss Belladonna is a tortie, isn't she? Tortitude in one so young...*sigh*. :D

My sister was joking that she should name the calico something like "sweetums" to create the trifecta of evil....tortie + bottle brat + Law of opposite names. :)



For those that don't know, the law of opposite namse states that kitties with names like Cuddles or Snookums are always a challenge for vet staff to deal with, whereas kitties with names like Chaos or Lucifer are the easiest ones to deal with. :D

[snakemama]

Juniper says "I LIKE FOOD!"
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Sedge is a messy eater. He always gets formula dribbling down him
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Aaaaand Miss Sassy Pants has a soft side.
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[snakemama]

Oops, I forgot one...

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[snakemama]

Miss calico appears to be on her way out. :( She's very limp/unresponsive, and she has vomited. She was fine at her last feeding. I hate how fast they go downhill.

[Catty1]

Oh NO. Is there nothing a vet can do? Sugar water? I am so so sorry...PT Prayers for a miracle. Please, creator, your little one....:(

[krazyaboutkatz]

They're all adorable.:) I'm sorry to hear that Belladonna isn't doing well.:( Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way. I sure do hope that all three will continue to thrive and grow up to be happy and healthy cats. In my opinion the males are always much sweeter than the females and that's why I have so many males right now.;) Good luck.:)

[phesina]

Prayers for Belladonna. Please hang on, sweetie.

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[catmandu]

We have heard that Our Eternal Momma Angels are on their way to help with those Tiny Little Cats of the Future and we pray that they all grow to be Big Cats!!!:love::love::love:

[snakemama]

Little Belladonna didn't make it, but her brothers are still strong and hungry.

[phesina]

Oh, I'm so sorry. Rest in peace, tiny Belladonna, you have been greatly loved in your so-short life.

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[Catty1]

{{{hugs}}} You must be heartbroken. Little Belladonna seemed so feisty. :love: I am glad her brothers are ok.

I feel angry at the person who dumped them at the clinic. I bet they aren't having the mom cat spayed either.

Sending love to you and to Juniper and Sedge. I bet they'll be big boys soon.

[smokey the elder]

I'm so sorry about precious little Belladonna. The boys seem to be doing well!

[Karen]

Heaven must have needed a baby kitten, rest in peace baby girl!

[momcat]

I'm so very sorry and a bit choked up to hear that little Belladona went to the Bridge. In her life that was way too short, this precious little angel knew she was loved because you. :love:

[Bengalz]

So sad about little BellaDonna - she was such a cutie and with such personality. She was lucky to have you even though it was brief.

[cassiesmom]

HI God ~

Prayer Pups here ... wiffa request fur HELP with two tiny Baby Boy Kittens ...

They were splitted up from their mama-kat and now are Bottle Bubs...

Could You please put Your skrubbies on and fly down to help wiffa Feedin and Growin.

And Could You please give their Hooman a big {{{God's Hug}}} so she knows You are Helpin Out.

THANKS, God!

/s/ the Prayer Pups
:love:


:love:edited just slightly from PHred's original:love:

[Laura's Babies]

OH MY!! I have melted into a big ole puddle on the floor!! :love: There are not words enough to describe the sweetness, cuteness and adorablness.. I WANT another bottle baby!!!!!

I've never enjoyed anything as much as bottle raising Caramella and she'll soon be 2 years old and she is STILL MY baby and it has been, still is..... PURE JOY having her!

[Edwina's Secretary]

I was so taken with Belladonna I was thinking of asking where in the US you live! (In case she wanted to come and live with Edwina and Eddie!) I am sorry for your loss. Here's hoping those boys just keep on getting bigger...

[mrspunkysmom]

So sorry to hear about BellaDonna. :(

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear about Belladonna.:( RIP baby girl.:( Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are going out to both boys.:love:

[snakemama]

A big thanks to everyone for their kind words aout miss Belladonna.

Juniper and Sedge are thriving, eating around 15mls of formaula between them every 3-4 hours. I'm exhausted, but of course these boys are well worth the sleep deprivation! I'll try to get some pictures this afternoon.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks for the update.:) I'm so glad to hear that Juniper & Sedge are both thriving. I hope they continue to do well and I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures of them.:)

[katladyd]

So sorry about Belladonna, that news just broke my heart. I am glad the boys are doing well and I hope they grow up to be adorable, loving, kitties!:love:

[snakemama]

They boys continue to thrive - and my sister in law has a third foster too, so we'll be juggling babies for a few weeks here. We were getting worried about not seeing much poop from either of the boys, but they more than made up for that today, eeeeew! LoL. Nothing like pre-wean kittens to make a person cheer when they see a big old pile of poop! Am I crazy? I probably am...oh well!

The new one is 8 weeks old so she doesn't need any bottle feeding, but she's a skinny little waif so we're going to give her some time to unwind, gain some weight, and just be a kitten before she's spayed and adopted out. She's FeLV and FIV negative, and her fecal results should be back tomorrow, so assuming all is well she'll get her food and loving and be on her merry way! Pictures to come soon, of course. She needs her beauty sleep tonight!

[cassiesmom]

They were born on June 21, right? So they are one week old today :D Would their mom-cat still be providing stimulation for them to pass urine and stool? I don't think it's crazy to keep tabs on what they put out. Since you're already measuring how much they take in and watching for growth. You'd be taking further action if they were not stooling, so I'll say it: Yay, kittens! You are eating and ... uhmmm ... pooping!

[Bengalz]

Well done boys!! No matter what the age;) pooping's good !! :D

[mrspunkysmom]

They were born on June 21, right? So they are one week old today :D Would their mom-cat still be providing stimulation for them to pass urine and stool? I don't think it's crazy to keep tabs on what they put out. Since you're already measuring how much they take in and watching for growth. You'd be taking further action if they were not stooling, so I'll say it: Yay, kittens! You are eating and ... uhmmm ... pooping!

I think the momcat continues to provide stimulation for a few weeks just to be safe. At least until they are up and moving well. You could always ask Briana since she has recent experience with this.

[snakemama]

I keep stimulating my kittens until they're 4-ish weeks old or until it's clear that they don't need it anymore. :) I know they don't make much poop when they're on formula, but it had been days since we saw any from either one so we were getting concerned. Believe me, both me and the kittens are happier without any kitten enemas going on!

[momcat]

How are those adorable babies doing?

[happylabs]

Any new photos?

[snakemama]

Oooops, haven't taken photos in the last few days because we've run into some problems. We had allowed the boys to stay together because there had been no problem with them sucking on one another. Big mistake. :(

Sedge sucked on Juniper's eye in between feedings, so badly that it may have ruptured. We're not sure currently because it's massively swollen and oozing huge amounts of pus. He's on both an oral and a topical antibiotic and he's getting frequent hot compresses to his face to try and get as much of the pus out of the eye as we can. As the swelling goes down and the pus comes out we'll be able ot see if the eye is ruptured, and if not how badly damaged it is. :( I hate having them be alone so young, but this cannot happen again. Poor baby.

[Catty1]

Major PT Prayers that Juniper's eye is ok! You'll be able to put them back together when they get a little older, I think.

HUGS! They are alive and thriving. Ya done good!

[phesina]

Prayers and healing energies that Juniper's eye will get better and the two will be able to get back together again before long. God bless you for taking care of these babies.

{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}} and ~~~~~~~PURRS~~~~~~~ and :love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear about Juniper's eye.:( I sure hope that it'll be okay and that he won't have to lose it. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way. I also hope that both boys will continue to do well and thrive in your care.

[mrspunkysmom]

Sorry to hear about Juniper and his eyes. Healing purrayers on the way!

[snakemama]

Good news! Juniper's eye was carefully opened (per the vet's advice, in order to get some answers) and it is NOT RUPTURED! The rest of teh pus has been drained, and he looks like he feels a million times better wihtout all that pressure on his eye. :)

[krazyaboutkatz]

Whew!!! I'm so glad to hear this wonderful news!!!:)

[mrspunkysmom]

Good news! Juniper's eye was carefully opened (per the vet's advice, in order to get some answers) and it is NOT RUPTURED! The rest of teh pus has been drained, and he looks like he feels a million times better wihtout all that pressure on his eye. :)

Fantastic! I love Good News! :love:

[Catty1]

WONDERFUL! So glad to hear this!:D:love::love::love:

[katladyd]

Doin' the Happy Dance over this news! I am so glad Juniper's eye will be okay!:love::)

[phesina]

Oh, what wonderful news to wake up to!!!!

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[momcat]

Thank you for this wonderful update! You got my day off to a great start!!! Please give that little sweetheart some lovies for me? :love:

[snakemama]

I attempted to get pictures tonight, but it's not happening without a helper! Juniper's eye is almost back to 100%, you can hardly tell which one was damaged! I'll try to get pictures up soon!

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is great news.:) Will you be working tomorrow and if so will you be bringing both kittens to work with you? If so I may stop by because I think I need to start buying Wellness canned food in the larger cans now since my cat family has grown so much.;)

[snakemama]

This is great news.:) Will you be working tomorrow and if so will you be bringing both kittens to work with you? If so I may stop by because I think I need to start buying Wellness canned food in the larger cans now since my cat family has grown so much.;)

I am working, but my sister in law is picking up the kittens this morning and taking htem for a few days so I can have a break. :)