Five Little Kittens

[Not_Giving_Up]

I haven't been around much lately, so let me give you a quik update. I still can't go back to work...the doctor is concerned with my lung capacity and I have to have another test done next week. I'm out of breath just walking one end of the trailer to the other. Life bites.

So, today I decided to take Bear (the huge cat) outside on his harness. He's afraid of his own shadow, but has to get out every once in a while because he just can't hack a hairball, and the grass seems to help. I looked to the back end of the trailer, and there were two little kittens poking their heads out from under the house. Of course, I had to investigate...five adorable little ones were romping and playing. Momma cat showed up and wasn't about to let me anywhere near them, but they all had goopy eyes, and I have ointment from the last batch of kittens that would clear that up. We managed to get Momma into a kennel, got the babies out, medicated the eyes, and sent them back outside. Momma now trusts us, and thinks my porch is her home.

I don't know what it is...the last place we lived, two litters were bestowed upon us from feral cats, and I guess the word got out, because another feral brought us two babies that needed help (one had a dislocated knee, the other had eye issues)...she wouldn't let us touch her, but she brought us her babies. I swear, I'm the home for wayward cats.

This does explain why Dora was getting her ass kicked every time she went outside. It was Momma that was doing it...we had no idea she had kittens under there.

[mike_c]

1. you are blessed....

And bless you for taking care of them!

on edit-- of course, kitten pictures would be generally appreciated!

[Not_Giving_Up]

3. I had to make sure they were OK

When they're weaned, we'll take them to rescue. My daughter immediately asked if we could bring them in. Not this time sweet pea! At one point, I had a fourteen year old Siamese, three kittens that we kept from one litter, two litters from outside cats that we kept inside and moms showed up to feed, plus the two with problems. After all of that, both of my girls got preggers by my male (we got him fixed, but too late), and between the two of them, there were eleven babies. We are now down to two females and a male, all fixed.

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. Sorry, no pics

My digital camera needs batteries, which I can never remember to get. Since I haven't been able to work, money is so damn tight right now, that they aren't in the budget.

One is grey and cream, the other four are an orangey-cream and white.

[tammywammy]

2. That's awesome

You're the guardian of the kittens. That's great that Momma will let you take care of them. :)