Here for advice and support

Ugh, I just tried to post my story, spent an hour writing it, and then when I hit submit it had logged me out and I lost it all. So here I go, round 2. This one will be shorter.



I have affectionately named my kittens:

Turkey (Eats like a Turkey, once escaped from his box and hid in my workout glove...took twenty minutes and a heart attack to find him...most affectionate little bugger.)

Squinty (Loves his brothers and sister, will eat from a dish and litter box potties like a boss...did I mention he likes to pounce on his siblings and bother them?)

Biggs (The quiest, well manored one...you wouldn't know he was there if he didn't stare up at you waiting for you to love him.)

Falcor (aka. Runt...noisy and obnoxious, and sounds like a falcon when she meows. The only female, and a little ball of energy.)

These little devils have taught me a lot since I got them. Like how to turn goats milk, eggs, and mayo into cat formula. And how to save dying cats with pediolyte and kaopectate.

Biggs once had fading cat syndrome, but one day snapped back to health miraculously. Runt had explosive diarrhea for two weeks (as did Squinty and Turkey a little bit). Turkey was so bloated once he couldn't crawl anymore. Runt has a misformed pallate and can't eat from a syringe without milk bubbling out his nose.

Yes, there has been a lot of worry, and a lot of grief. But in that, I have found a lot of love for my little kittens.

Here is what they looked like, less than a week old, when I found them:

Biggs:


Turkey:


Squinty:


Falcor:


Cute right? Well, they have grown to be large. The humane society begged me to bring them in. They said they would die without their mom, and they wanted to euthenize them. I told them I would put money down they would at least stand a chance with me. Well, three weeks later, and the little guys look like this:

Biggs (Weight: .5 lbs):


Turkey (Weight: .8 lbs):


Runt (Weight: .4 lbs):


Squinty (Weight: 1.0 lbs):


Thanks for reading my story! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope to get to know more people in my position. Maybe even someday they can find a good home with someone like you?

UPDATE:

So, yesterday I was really worried about Biggs' UTI. He has puss coming out of his genitals. I called two vets yesterady, both said if he was still eating, not to worry about it, which he was.

Well, at 6:00AM today he was eating fine. At 10:00AM he was near dead. He doesn't have the strength to stand and definitely can't eat.

I am a little mad at the vet for turning me away yesterday before it got bad. I rushed the little guy in just now, and they gave him a dewormer and some antibiotics, but I just hope it's not too late.

He really does seem quite pathetic right now, and I'm not sure how long he has.

How long do kittens usually have once they get to this stage? I gave him the antibiotics about ten minutes ago. How long will they take to start working?

Really worried. Thanks for the warm welcome all.

Thanks for saving these little babies! I find it so irritating (read: unbelievably angering) that humane societies tell people to bring the kittens in and have them euthanized without even trying to see if the person is willing to care for them. Caring for babies that young is hard (as I'm sure you've learned) and can be heartbreaking...but it can also be so gratifying and worthwhile.

I'm thinking of your little boy, and I hope he pulls through. Is he still peeing and pooping? That would be a good sign. Keep him nice and warm, snuggle him as much as possible (the comfort will help a bit), and try to get him to eat a bit.

Check to see if he's dehydrated (i'm guessing this is something you know how to do, if not let me know and I'll explain) if he is get some fluids into him. If you can do it ask the vet for saline solution and see if he'll teach you how to inject it under the skin. If the kitten won't take a bottle that may be the only way to keep him hydrated, and for a kitten that age dehydration is a huge risk.

Good luck, I'll keep you, and the little fuzzy babies, in my thoughts!