It has been awhile since I've been here, I know. I hope everyone here and their furbabies have been well. Luna, Sophie & Cassie are all fine, as well as the barn stray, Zebo. Tonight, however, after a late baseball game, I came home to find a very tiny (and very LOUD, or I would never have found her) kitten wandering in my back yard. There was a raccoon in the driveway, we all know there are coyotes out there......shoot, I know I don't need to explain to you all. Of course, I brought her inside.
She seems to be 6 to 8 weeks old, does eat dry food softened with a bit of water and does drink water from a bowl. I gave her a bath to check for fleas, ticks, mites, etc., as well as just to clean her up a bit. She's in a crate on the back porch with a small litter pan, food, water and a blanket. I put a radio on low volume next to the carrier. Right now she is pretty quiet.
Now to the hard part. I cried the whole time I bathed her and dried her. She is so tiny and helpless. I have no idea where she came from, and cannot imagine anyone dumping her (and I'm praying she's the only one and there isn't a litter dumped out there somewhere). But, we have the other cats, and my husband has already told me NO more. He knows she's here, as we spoke on the phone when I got in the house. Tonight he was too tired to say much, but I'm dreading tomorrow.
There's not really any advice I was seeking....I just needed to come someplace where I knew no one would think I was crazy for getting all emotional over this little girl.
Thanks so much for listening. I really hope everyone is doing well and have missed you all.
She seems to be 6 to 8 weeks old, does eat dry food softened with a bit of water and does drink water from a bowl. I gave her a bath to check for fleas, ticks, mites, etc., as well as just to clean her up a bit. She's in a crate on the back porch with a small litter pan, food, water and a blanket. I put a radio on low volume next to the carrier. Right now she is pretty quiet.
Now to the hard part. I cried the whole time I bathed her and dried her. She is so tiny and helpless. I have no idea where she came from, and cannot imagine anyone dumping her (and I'm praying she's the only one and there isn't a litter dumped out there somewhere). But, we have the other cats, and my husband has already told me NO more. He knows she's here, as we spoke on the phone when I got in the house. Tonight he was too tired to say much, but I'm dreading tomorrow.
There's not really any advice I was seeking....I just needed to come someplace where I knew no one would think I was crazy for getting all emotional over this little girl.
Thanks so much for listening. I really hope everyone is doing well and have missed you all.