Well...here are our orphans...and the story behind them...
In our new neighborhood, a mama cat had a litter of six about three weeks ago. The kids were over there on the day after the kittens were born, and immediately started campaigning for a kitten.
Being the cat lover who I am, it only took a couple of days between "we'll see, probably not..." and "oh, alright, we can get one!" The kids were there the day they opened their eyes, and the day the "runt" was located upstairs (not sure if the mama or the other cat in residence moved her up there) and rescued/brought back to mama cat.
Three weeks in, mama went missing...on the third day the kids reported how the kittens were soooo hungry, and probably going to die...So I stepped in and offered to take them & see if I could keep them alive - sigh...
All of this about one week prior to moving day!
Am I crazy? Probably...
Are these kittens worth it? Uh...yeah!
We have homes for three of them secured (the black & white - who is the only boy, the white and gray runt, and the solid gray) and will probably keep the little black one...Two remain seeking homes - if you know anybody who would make a great kitten family, they'll be ready in three more weeks, and are really, really nice kitties! Litter training is going well, and three of them are eating mushy kitten food mixed with formula, the other three still pretty much on the bottle... Bottle feeding six babies while getting ready to move has been a real experience, but what a cool learning opportunity for the kids! We'll try to document every couple of days, but with moving day on Saturday - who knows?
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