YIPPEE!!! If the kittens are that tiny, a cat carrier is all they'll need for now provided it's long enough. As far as the rods go for the cage, I've been given cages where rods are missing, and any large hardware store sells long threaded pieces of rod the same thickness most likely. You have to bend them over to make the hooked end (if that's the type of cage) and they work just as well as the original parts! Can't wait to see pictures!