Kitten saga at Debi's house

[Debi]

If any of you read my post yesterday you know that I was in search of a dead cat's litter. We had one kitten already in with a stray that we had taken in and her five kittens, but didn't know where the rest of them were.

The person who lives across the road from us said the cat had been living on his property and had a litter of five kittens that were there in the morning. So we knew we were looking for four kitten on our side of the road (based on where the cat was when she was hit by the cars).

We searched our property (as much of it as we could since we have 12 acres) looking in our garage and shed and under trees and in bushes. No luck. We kept going back to the ditch were the mother cat was hit by the cars. Seemed most logical that she would have moved the kittens to the ditch first and then moved them another distance to shelter.


It got too dark and we went in worried if the four kittens would make it through the night. At 5:30 this morning I went back out into the ditch on both sides of the road. Still no luck. After our son went to school I decided to try one last time.

THERE!! right where I had been looking all along (probably walked by the little critters four or five times) Four little kittens huddled together - actually pretty warm and dry if you can believe it.

We took them in and placed them w/the stray mom-cat and she started cleaning them and they nursed and fell asleep.

We made a call to the vet and got some milk replacement (since one cat cannot feed ten kittens) and will be helping feed the kittens for the next eight weeks.

Maybe Karma isn't so bad after all. :shrug:

[ceile]

1. Wow!

Lucky you found them!

[Debi]

6. Yeah, I was in tears looking for them

and then in (happy) tears when I found them :bounce:

[Hugin]

2. This is a great story...

Thanks Debi!

I'm happy to hear good news.

:D

[Debi]

7. So, ah, want a cat? n/t

[Hugin]

10. Can't we just be friends?

LOL!

Thanks for the offer, but, my plate is kind of full ATM...

I'll ask around tho.

:thumbsup: on the save.

[Debi]

14. Sure, leave me at home w/ten kittens while you

go out and about on DU and post all over who knows where :cry:

:P

[realisticphish]

29. actually, yes

but not till fall, and you would have to be willing to drive to Ohio :D

[Debi]

33. Sorry, by fall I'll be dead broke from feeding all of them

and will not have enough for gas money to drive them to you *sigh* maybe next stray cat I take in an help her have her kittens and rescue another cat's kittens from the ditch......:scared:....I would never happen twice, right???

[realisticphish]

34. hey

if lightening can't strike twice, then how did Bush get reelected? :D

[Debi]

35. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

:wow:

[WilliamPitt]

3. I demand pictures.

[Debi]

9. I don't have a digital but do get cd's make when film is developed

so if I can figure out the whole photobucket thing I'll get pics.

(My son also has a friend who has a web site - maybe I can talk him into taking some pics this weekend)

TEN KITTENS!! They are amazing (and none of them have their eyes open)

[bluethruandthru]

4. I'm so glad you found them!

Thank you for not giving up. O8) You're their guardian angel!

[Debi]

11. Yeah, I bet they weren't thinking that this morning after I'd walked past

them 1/2 a dozen times. But all's well that ends well. They are safe and warm and fed now. :applause:

[MissB]

5. You are so wonderful.

:toast:

[Debi]

12. Thanks, the next two months are going to be crazy

Especially with my allergies!

[LisaLynne]

8. Oh, that's great news!!!!

I'm so glad you found the little ones!

[Debi]

13. Me too! They meowed pretty loud when I picked them up

I thought "Why didn't you yell at me earlier?"

[texas1928]

15. AWESOME!!!!!!!

:thumbsup:

:yourock:

[Debi]

17. Today's colors and bright pink and sunny yellow

Much better than yesterday! Thanks for your advice on feeding the little buggers, they're catching on!

[ThomCat]

16. You are my hero.

:hug:

[Debi]

18. I wish

I was taken to task by some on not getting the dying cat to the vet, but I'll get over the verbal blows. I'm just happy that all the kittens are safe and happy. :7

[Hardrada]

19. It would be nice to have a kitten but our cat is a crotchety autocrat

who has territorial issues. But we are lucky he's been with us so long.

[Debi]

36. Our dogs aren't very happy with us at the moment

But they'll get over it. They'll be staying, the kittens will be going!

[kedrys]

20. Awwwwww!!

Well done, and thanks for taking care of the fuzzy babies! :woohoo:

Now you know how we ended up with 7 cats. :)

[Debi]

26. Because of allergies NO CATS may live at our house

We have to find homes for all 11 of them! :wow:

[Alleycat]

21. You are a wonderful person

I would have been just as frantic as you were. Thank goodness you found them in time! How old do you think they are?

[Debi]

27. I just found out

Our mom-cats's 5 were born May 5th
The other 5 were born May 4th

:shrug: what-da-ya-know?

[MaggieSwanson]

22. Debi, you did a good thing...

And I DO hope you can get some photos posted here soon; the Lounge loves kitty pics.

I'm so glad you found the little ones.
And you with allergies! What a softie.

[Debi]

28. Bleeding heart!

You have been brightening my day all over this board :hug: THANKS!

[legally blonde]

23. yippee!

I'm so glad that you were able to find the kitties and that you're able to take them in! :bounce:

Be sure to post lots of pics when you can! :loveya:

[Debi]

30. Mom-cat is nursing them 5 at a time

and only a couple seemed interested in taking formula from the bottle. She's doing a great job. I have to figure out how to do the whole photobucket thing and then I'll get pics up here. d.

[Brigid]

24. A thousand blessings upon you . . .

for caring. Not many people would have taken so much trouble to look for the little guys. This story makes my day. :yourock:

[Debi]

31. I was a mess the night I couldn't find them

My husband said my face looked better than Christmas as I walked back to the house holding all four of them in my arms. I still feel like it was a dream that I even saw them after walking past them so many times! :thumbsup:

[Arugula Latte]

25. Oh my gosh. I'm SO glad you found those precious little babies.

:applause:

[Debi]

32. Me too and they are soooooo cute! n/t