Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum and also a brand new pet rescue mom to a sweet orange tabby baby girl. My son and I was driving down a very high speed busy 4 lane highway when we came across her. This fearless yet terrified little nugget was desperately trying to cross the highway and we were able to stop just in time to avoid hitting her. We immediately pulled off the side and I picked her up huddled and shivering in fear and bleeding from her mouth. Scared to death for this poor baby, we high-tailed it to the local vet that we use for our Bassett hound so that we could get her treated and hopefully they could get her adopted out.
So we get to the vet, and they are already overwhelmed because it is kitten season and there's apparently 30 kittens in the back that they are already trying to find homes for with several new ones having been brought in earlier. They take her to the back to give her a brief look because of the her injuries to see if she could be saved. In addition to bleeding from her mouth, she was bleeding from her rectum which I didn't even realize. At this point I'm crying and filling out surrender paperwork for a kitten that's not even mine. The receptionist and vet tech are top notch supportive and super kind.
So another vet tech comes out and tells me that the bleeding mouth is from cuts or possibly getting clipped but that they will have to do a thorough check to see what is going on with her bottom and make sure she is stable. I asked if I could tell her goodbye, while continuing to sniffle and tear up and they bring her back out. She curled up in my arms and I'm loving on her and I hear the vet tech say, "you know it's not too late to tear up those forms." Every reason I can't keep her is running through my head at the speed of light (no experience with cats, I'm a dog person, my husband will kill me, huge vet bill...did I mention no experience when it comes to cats?!?!), but my son looks at me and says "it's up to you, but we can do this", and I tell them to tear up the forms.
Boom! I'm a cat mom. Holy crap.
The vet checks her out head to tail. Her hiney is road rash with a possible previous secondary injury, her mouth is superficial cuts. She's de-wormed, vaccinated, given Clavamox to fight any infections. She was covered in fleas so she was given Revolution.Oh and it's a girl, which I was thrilled about. In 3 weeks we take her back for follow up, more vaccinations and maybe more de-wormer. While she tested negative for worms, they did have to remove maggots from her bottom and clean the wound.
So, here I am two days later with a kitten named Miracle (Miry for short). She weighs 2.69 pounds. I'm not sure how old she is, but she eats Fancy Feast canned kitten food 3 times a day, with Purina Kitten chow kibble left out for snack between meals. She's eating great. I change her water 3 times a day. She took to her litter box like an all star and I clean it daily. Her bottom is raw, but I'm vigilant watching her bowel movements and helping her try to stay as clean as a kitty booty can. I give her the antibiotics faithfully. I bought toys to keep her occupied and a pop up bed that she never uses. She's very playful, super sweet, and we are carefully introducing her to Chloe. Miry is indifferent, very relaxed, but Chloe just wants to play with her and doesn't know how, so we are keeping Miry in our bedroom with supervised visits from Chloe until Miry gets bigger. In 2-3 months Miry will be spayed and she's also going to be an indoor kitty.
So, am I on the right track to being a good kitten mom? Is there anything I'm missing or could do better about? I want to make sure that she's happy and getting the best care from our family, because if I'm going to commit to this little nugget, I want to do it right.
I'm also attaching pics so if anyone has an accurate guess on how old Miry is, I'd appreciate it. I'm having to feed her at this time based on her weight, but I want to make sure she's not spayed too early or too late.
Thank you all for your time and kind attention to my long post. Miry and I both appreciate any and all advice.
So we get to the vet, and they are already overwhelmed because it is kitten season and there's apparently 30 kittens in the back that they are already trying to find homes for with several new ones having been brought in earlier. They take her to the back to give her a brief look because of the her injuries to see if she could be saved. In addition to bleeding from her mouth, she was bleeding from her rectum which I didn't even realize. At this point I'm crying and filling out surrender paperwork for a kitten that's not even mine. The receptionist and vet tech are top notch supportive and super kind.
So another vet tech comes out and tells me that the bleeding mouth is from cuts or possibly getting clipped but that they will have to do a thorough check to see what is going on with her bottom and make sure she is stable. I asked if I could tell her goodbye, while continuing to sniffle and tear up and they bring her back out. She curled up in my arms and I'm loving on her and I hear the vet tech say, "you know it's not too late to tear up those forms." Every reason I can't keep her is running through my head at the speed of light (no experience with cats, I'm a dog person, my husband will kill me, huge vet bill...did I mention no experience when it comes to cats?!?!), but my son looks at me and says "it's up to you, but we can do this", and I tell them to tear up the forms.
Boom! I'm a cat mom. Holy crap.
The vet checks her out head to tail. Her hiney is road rash with a possible previous secondary injury, her mouth is superficial cuts. She's de-wormed, vaccinated, given Clavamox to fight any infections. She was covered in fleas so she was given Revolution.Oh and it's a girl, which I was thrilled about. In 3 weeks we take her back for follow up, more vaccinations and maybe more de-wormer. While she tested negative for worms, they did have to remove maggots from her bottom and clean the wound.
So, here I am two days later with a kitten named Miracle (Miry for short). She weighs 2.69 pounds. I'm not sure how old she is, but she eats Fancy Feast canned kitten food 3 times a day, with Purina Kitten chow kibble left out for snack between meals. She's eating great. I change her water 3 times a day. She took to her litter box like an all star and I clean it daily. Her bottom is raw, but I'm vigilant watching her bowel movements and helping her try to stay as clean as a kitty booty can. I give her the antibiotics faithfully. I bought toys to keep her occupied and a pop up bed that she never uses. She's very playful, super sweet, and we are carefully introducing her to Chloe. Miry is indifferent, very relaxed, but Chloe just wants to play with her and doesn't know how, so we are keeping Miry in our bedroom with supervised visits from Chloe until Miry gets bigger. In 2-3 months Miry will be spayed and she's also going to be an indoor kitty.
So, am I on the right track to being a good kitten mom? Is there anything I'm missing or could do better about? I want to make sure that she's happy and getting the best care from our family, because if I'm going to commit to this little nugget, I want to do it right.
I'm also attaching pics so if anyone has an accurate guess on how old Miry is, I'd appreciate it. I'm having to feed her at this time based on her weight, but I want to make sure she's not spayed too early or too late.
Thank you all for your time and kind attention to my long post. Miry and I both appreciate any and all advice.
and you've come to the right place and bless your heart for taking Miry and giving her a fur-ever loving home 
