So just when you think you are “done” with kittens a lady shows up at our house with a 3 week old baby wrapped in a wet towel. She says “I took this out a dogs mouth, I think it’s hurt and have heard you could help it….here” then she left. Drove off in a very nice new Corvette. Thus “Pete” came to us. We cleaned him up got some milk and other fluids into him. I have warming cubes so we made him a bed in an over sized carrier and began the process. You all know how that goes! I made a splint from a popsicle stick and some sticky tape and got the right front leg stabilized and then he ate and slept! Barely made a sound. We got him into our regular vet in about a week (emergency vet wanted $1,000 just to look at him!). The leg is broken but the vet thought it would be ok if stabilized. Otherwise it was surgery to pin it. Four weeks have passed and he is full of kitten energy! He loves his new larger cage and has all bandages removed. He runs and plays with his toys and annoys the older cats who just don’t like kittens! Kittens heal very fast! Vet is happy and Pete is happy. He is as cute as he can be and I am hoping someone wants a plain old orange kitten. I am sure we will find him a home or perhaps ship him to Washington state to a rescue there that often takes rescues.
I really did not need this. I am over 80 and feeding kittens every 4 hours was not my thing, but it’s much better now. He made it! Have a great summer everyone. Oh, he is eating everything he can get hold of!
So just when you think you are “done” with kittens a lady shows up at our house with a 3 week old baby wrapped in a wet towel. She says “I took this out a dogs mouth, I think it’s hurt and have heard you could help it….here” then she left. Drove off in a very nice new Corvette. Thus “Pete” came to us. We cleaned him up got some milk and other fluids into him. I have warming cubes so we made him a bed in an over sized carrier and began the process. You all know how that goes! I made a splint from a popsicle stick and some sticky tape and got the right front leg stabilized and then he ate and slept! Barely made a sound. We got him into our regular vet in about a week (emergency vet wanted $1,000 just to look at him!). The leg is broken but the vet thought it would be ok if stabilized. Otherwise it was surgery to pin it. Four weeks have passed and he is full of kitten energy! He loves his new larger cage and has all bandages removed. He runs and plays with his toys and annoys the older cats who just don’t like kittens! Kittens heal very fast! Vet is happy and Pete is happy. He is as cute as he can be and I am hoping someone wants a plain old orange kitten. I am sure we will find him a home or perhaps ship him to Washington state to a rescue there that often takes rescues.
I really did not need this. I am over 80 and feeding kittens every 4 hours was not my thing, but it’s much better now. He made it! Have a great summer everyone. Oh, he is eating everything he can get hold of!