It's still stray cat season!
On top of kitten season! Yikes! I picked up an emaciated bright orange nuetered male last night and brought him to QSAL's (thank god she had an available cage or he would have had to go in my bathroom the size of an airplane bathroom with no windows!) Anyway- he was so dehydrated that his eyes were/are sunken- I thought they looked wierd but couldn't figure out in what way. He cater-walled all the way to her house but also purred and enjoyed being patted and held! Once in her house he got nervous because of other animals. He wouldn't touch any food and don't know if that's cuz he's anorexic from too long with no food, or something else going on. He got some fluids but she is now out and he could've used some more. As of late last night, she was force feeding him baby food (wiping it on his lips and roof of his mouth). He had peed on himself and she said it smelled extremely concentrated. He had stopped talking but by 11pm was talking again. Fear is luekemia and kidney failure (from no food). Haven't gotten an update today on whether or not he survived the night. The Peabody shelter can't take him till Friday- I hope he makes it! He's a friendly boy who deserves (well don't they all!?) a good home!!
Thanks moosmom for your wonderfully kind words! I hope jan sees your post!!
(and how are ya anyway?)
YAY LESLIE!! First Thread!
Yet another chaotic day *sigh*. The orange boy ate all his food last night, and then some today. All in all he's eaten two cans. Todays adventures have been crazy as usual. I brought the bl&white mama and her four to another foster home (a newbie, but willing to learn). It's temporary as the kittens are near social enough to be adopted. I get home to a message about a newborn kitten in one of "Smucks" barrels behind Tonino's. One of the PeeWees was on the way out...she wasn't developing right, and Cindy who paid to have her delivered via cesarean section on Easter Sun. took her home and saw the poor tiny girl over the Bridge. I drove to check out the one barrel kitten, and it was moved by the mother. So I checked around the area, and way away from the barrels, in the marsh under the dried up marsh reeds which were toppled, I hear a kitten crying. What an ordeal it was trying to locate this tiny creature. Rather like finding a toothpick in a lumber yard, but I found a three day old baby all by himself. I opted to not try trapping the mom cat as she may have others in another nest, and forgot about this tiny tyke. :rolleyes: So it's back to bottles, and dirty kitten butts...but Greta does 'diaper duty' so that helps. No rest for the weary. :( :rolleyes: :eek:
Here's The Sweet Bag of Bones....
Leslie rescued this guy thurday evening. Skin & bones, but with such purrsonality! His appetite has perked up, which is a relief. http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/..._Boney_Boy.jpg
