April 21, 2014 Stories This small litter of kittens was found in terrible shape. They were nearly killed by their flea infestation, their eyes were badly infected and their mother was malnourished and semi-feral. The cats were in dire need of some human assistance. A Good Samaritan brought the kittens in to the Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue to get help. It looked like all of them would make a recovery… except for one.
He was the runt, and he was in bad shape.
All of the kittens were sick, but beneath the pile of litter mates was a still, unmoving form.
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
It was the runt. The rescuers thought he was dead.
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
He was alive, though. They named him Stuart Little. The kitten was terribly dehydrated, losing hair, and had badly infected eyes.
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
He weighed just under 3oz, while his litter mates were about 9oz. He was 2-3 weeks old and weighed less than a newborn.
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
They cleaned his eyes with warm saline and began to tube feed Stuart (Chapstick tube for size).
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
Within a week of his rescue, his weight doubled. Not only that, but he began looking like a cat… and not a tiny mouse.
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
Stuart next to one of his litter mates, who were massive in comparison.
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
Stuart’s feral mom was very stressed and wouldn’t feed the babies, so this surrogate mother named Bessie gladly stepped in.
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
Bessie made sure that Stuart was getting enough to eat.
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
Stuart had loving litter mates, but also some great foster brothers and sisters as well. (His brother is sitting directly behind him.)
Fabulous Felines NWA cat rescue
Read more at http://www.viralnova.com/stuart-litt...Y8YXmSmhROe.99
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