She's so sweet. Is she flea and worm freeI'm at it again, just as I knew God would call me to be. Meet Sparrow.
After the loss of my Gravity, I found another kitten a few days ago, but one quite older. She was very malnourished, skinny, and alone. It took us 3 days with a humane trap to finally get her...she is about 9 weeks old, give or take (everyone I know is saying 8ish) what do you think? She is weighing in at 16.4oz and was all alone under a vacant trailer close to my home. I am hoping that all is well with her health. We will see soon, but honestly I will not be able to get to the vet until Mid-August unless it is an absolute emergency, and then I plan on getting her fully checked out and vetted.
Her respiratory rate seems right on point, along with her heart beat. Eating great. Using the litter box great now as well. Grooms herself after every meal. Purrs a lot. Loves belly rubs.
I am just so scared after my sweet Gravity, but I wanted to come here and share Sparrow with all of those who were there for me from beginning to the end with Gravity. Say a little prayer for sweet Sparrow!
Here are some pictures for you all. I plan on giving her Gravity's bed, I believe, but I do not want to take it off the shelf. I'll have to make up my mind soon.
If you have any advice on making sure she remains healthy before her first vet visit, throw it on me. :heart4:
(The first day we had her, 7/18/15 and pre-bath
(tonight after some fun! 7/21/15)
I agree. Thank you for being there for her. She's adorable!!
It's so awesome you found Sparrow! I'm sure Gravi must have sent her to you in his place to keep you company.
What sweet looking little kitty you have there!
Praying very hard for Sparrow!
She got worse. I feel like I shouldn't touch kittens anymore.
But, I made an appointment with a higher quality/staffed vet for this afternoon and took her. She is currently hospitalized for three days, but likely to not make it through the night, but it was stressed that this is her best chance of survival and that sometimes they do pull right on through. I couldn't leave there with her, knowing that was an option. The other option was me bringing sub-q fluids home and doing it myself over the weekend, but that IV and the other care they can offer would be the best thing for her. I feel bad that a great deal of the option was on the fact of how drained I was before and after Gravity passed...I did not think I could handle going through it another day or so, 24/7 and felt a veternarian would do better than I could and that if she did pass, I did not have to witness it. Gravity broke my heart so bad. It felt literally broken, and I didn't think I could handle this all on my own again so soon. I already love her so much and I can't believe this is happening again. They said they could feel some dried up feces in her abdomen, but that she is severely dehydrated and has a 94.1 temp...at this point, I know I made the best decision for her chance of survival, although slim, even if she passes through the night, she is a little fighter in my eyes because she thrived for so many weeks outside before this happened. I am just praying she's a part of that small percentage that makes it.
My heart doesn't handle this well.
Please pray for my Sparrow!
More massive positive vibes for Sparrow
Good vibes for Sparrow.
I am so sorry to hear that she is in such distress. Don't feel like you shouldn't touch kittens because of it though. You gave both Gravity and Sparrow a chance to be loved and looked after which is something that never would have happened for them otherwise. You are a godsend to both little cats and have made their lives better no matter what. Don't forget that.