I'm fostering 2 one day old babies...

[moosmom]

A friend of mine has a feral mama with kittens. What we're going to do is put her babies in a crate right next to her cage and put the little boy in with her to see if he'll suckle. He needs mother's milk right now, in order to give him a fighting chance.

Even if he nurses for a while, it's better than nothing. He's taking in 3 ml of KMR at each feeding which is great. I need a name for him though. I'll wait till he's a little older to see what kind of personality he has.

Tia will be buried on my friend's property, since I live in an apartment complex.

I'm angry that I spent a whole day on the phone calling all over to different rescue organizations for help. It seems that they are never there for the causes (such as the Jay Baldwin case) yet there always there with their hands out looking for donations. UGH!!! Half the places I called never even had the decency to call me back.

[lvpets2002]

Donna in my other post I suggested the name of Melite.. This is Greek & means Honey & or Honey Sweet..

[moosmom]

Melite it is!!!

[moosmom]

Introducing Rocky!!!








I'll post more later. It's kind of hard to take a picture of a squiggling 5 day old.

[Anikaca77]

I'm so sorry I haven't posted till now, I'm so sorry to hear about Tia but I'm so glad that ROCKY is doing well.

What a little cutie pie! Thank you for taking such great care of him.

Melissa

[moosmom]

He's doing great!! Me on the other hand, I'm tired. But it is SOOOOO worth it!!

His eyes should be opening sometime this weekend.

[lvpets2002]

Oh yes you will for sure looss sleep bottle feeding.. My last bottle baby = I was like a walking zombee at work.. Hey in a week or so you will be used to the night feedings..

Hey the baby can have two names = Rocky Melite.. That sounds ok together.. He is a cutie pie.. What always gets to me for cutness is the first time they try to wash their faces.. Its so cute..

[Catty1]

AWWWW! A tiny tuxie!

Thanks for the pics - he is adorable!

[moosmom]

Lvpets2002,

Great idea!!! Okay then, his official name is Rocky Melite.

[cassiesmom]

A friend of mine has a feral mama with kittens. What we're going to do is put her babies in a crate right next to her cage and put the little boy in with her to see if he'll suckle. He needs mother's milk right now, in order to give him a fighting chance.

Even if he nurses for a while, it's better than nothing. He's taking in 3 ml of KMR at each feeding which is great. I need a name for him though. I'll wait till he's a little older to see what kind of personality he has.

Tia will be buried on my friend's property, since I live in an apartment complex.

I hope the little guy can do it! Paws and fingers crossed!
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=9227989

[moosmom]

We've decided against putting him in with the feral mama. The reason being it takes a nano second for her to kill or hurt him. We're not sure how she'll react and I just don't want to take the chance. I'd rather bottle feed him myself and know he's safe. Sleep deprivation?? I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Oh, and because this little guy is such a fighter, I've decided to name him Ali after Mohammed Ali. Sorry Lvpets2002. Don't be mad.

Little Tia is going to be buried in my friend's back yard next week.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

I've bottle fed many kittens in the past. Sadly, there were a few that didn't make it over the years, but I knew none of them would have had a chance at all if I didn't try.

Continues prayers and well wishes for the little boy to thrive into a big boy

[moosmom]

Okay, I've changed his name for the last time. Ali sounds like a girls name so I think Rocky is more appropriate. He's a fighter, I tell ya. And guess what??? Last night while I was getting him to pee/poo, he PURRED!!!!!! I think I'm in love. I'm going to get batteries this morning and will post pictures.

[3Catcondo]

Donna,
I'm sorry to hear about Tia. She knows you tried hard to help her and that you did everything you could. I'm glad her brother is doing good and purring!! You go girl!!!