oooooooohhhhhhh..... This sad kitten..... She fell asleep in the car (in a laundry bag and in a net), then fell asleep in my lap as I sat on the edge of the tub with her for a half hour while Jan adminstered fluids and Clavamox. Eventually, I could feel some body heat come through onto my legs but it took a while. i think when her eyes were open she saw very little. She was too far gone. the fluids kept coming out of the hole in her dehydrated back. She never stirred when jan had to reposition the needle. She absorbed the solution quickly but it was obvious that she was too far gone to benefit (but one HAS to try....). The heating pad in the carrier gave her warmth, Jan says by late night, she crawled out of the laundry bag, being warm enough- better that the cold body temp she had I suppose (and it was on low to prevent over heating...). There are other cats there that are not being attended to as well. this poor gal must've been put out this past winter. We had sub-degree temps- the yellow and pink fluid jan found under her mouth after she died, jan says is indicative of pneumonia... And there's a tortie under that gray metal box (with newborns?- likely!!!!!!). I'm so tired of people putting their pets out....
But we never caught the siamese with the broken leg who keeps running across the street - the reason we were out in the first place!! Or the mother and kitten or the "romping kittens" as neighbors claim to have seen...
Jan- it's nearly dark, you better go check the traps in about 30 minutes!! You're so good! Jan did get a siamese feral kitten that needs socializing, any volunteers?