soul2share
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Joined: 12/18/2007 From: somewhere out there..... Status: offline
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I had one of the little kittens for a bit today. Mama moves them for whatever reason she has, and the little guy was left in the bushes all alone. I couldn't find Mama, but didn't want to leave the baby there, so I took him upstairs and put him in a rubbermaid bin in my room with a tiny bit of food and had to go to a job appointment. Apparently, my talking to them and Mama may pay off, he heard me talking and he wobbled out of the bushes right to me. So, when I got home, Mama was back behind the a/c unit w/her other 2 babies. I came up and the little one was curled up asleep, and it looked like he'd nibbled at the soft food I left. I took him back outside, fed Mama a bit, and stood by to make sure she'd accept the little guy back. About an hour later, I checked, and they were all back in their original spot, and Mama was nursing them all. I had even stopped and gotten kitten formula and a bottle, just in case she wouldn't take him back. She knows me, and is comfortable with me being around her babies. They are starting to play a bit, even tho they aren't at all sure footed. So, I'm thinking I'll start putting a bit of mushy food down for the kittens, since the one was eating it. Once I know they are eating it, I'm going to take them in. {sigh}....I know I'll probably have at least one more kitteh by the time I'm through.....I'm trying to talk my neighbor into taking two of them. I'm going to talk to the folks at a local facility about maybe getting a discount on spaying my 3 ferals here. I can barely afford my own bills and rent, but I'm still going to try to get help in getting them fixed. They aren't a shelter, but they provide services for cat colonies and pets, so I think they can help. Anyone who has ever raised kittens from about 6 weeks old is more than welcome to share their advice for taking care of the little ones. They are just so adorable! Ultimately, I'm hoping for homes for all 3, my 4 are plenty, but no one's going to end up at the pound, either.
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I have to stop saying "How stupid can you be?"...people are starting to take it as a challenge! *Not a fuck was given.*
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