Quote Originally Posted by Lizzie
Tracy - my heart breaks for you, what a distressing thing to find when you got home after buying more supplies to battle on in helping him live. I've been wondering if the mother cat sensed that some of her kittens were sickly and so stopped nursing them all, and now that she has two healthy kittens she is back to being a decent mom.

We have all felt that we are failures, it happens to me almost constantly. Recently, I found out that Dude's gums were very inflamed and his mouth, of course, extremely sore. I knew that he has a history of this, being FIV+, and I had the steroid shots to give him, but I thought he was doing so much better in my home than a shelter that I didn't check him frequently enough. By the time I noticed, he needed to be on antibiotics as well. I wanted to beat my head against the wall for my carelessness and arrogance. In fact, I was negligent and you most certainly were not. That little kitten was actually lucky to be with someone who cared for him and loved him, it was Mother Nature who decided he had to go and she's one mean mother.
I thought the same thing about Dottie not caring for the kits...but the vet check two of them...the two that died...he dewormed them and started them on baby food, stage 2 gerber. Wouldn't he of noticed? I am so mad that I didn't see a problem sooner...maybe I could of saved them. I just hope the other two and Itty Bitty make it. This is the part I hate about rescuing. And if when I take the four Olney kittens (the one's who have the appointment) to be tested and they come back positive....then I need to worry about all the rescues. I just want them all to be okay and find loving homes..but I know that does not always happen.

I am sorry to hear about Dude. Hopefully He will recover quickly for you. Don't be so hard on yourself...you are a great moomma to those kitties. Because of you, they can live happy lives even though they are FIV +.
Thanks for listening. I hope I can repay you one day for all your kindness.

And, yes....mother nature is very mean at times....but she still is a goddess!!