This seems to be kitten week for me. A lady brought in two kittens to the clinic today. They were born last night and the mom abandoned them. She hadn't even cleaned the afterbirth off-neither had the people. :x It was dried up and the umbilical cords were still attached. When cleaning them up I found maggots all over them. One of them (gray) has a deformed back foot which can be seen. It is curled under and she drags the leg behind her. The kitten still gets around pretty well though. The other one appears ot be fine. Well I need to go see about their Midnight feeding.
I have also taken a barn kitten under my wings. My cousin John was able to catch her and I noticed she had an eye infection. The eye was swollen shut and crusted over. The morning after I picked her up she could barely sit up. We put her on antibiotics and I learned how to tube feed a kitten due to her. The eye is now open and on the mind. Stinker is back out at the barn getting medicine and food from momma. believe it or not she is aobut four weeks old but still fits easily into my palm.
I have also taken a barn kitten under my wings. My cousin John was able to catch her and I noticed she had an eye infection. The eye was swollen shut and crusted over. The morning after I picked her up she could barely sit up. We put her on antibiotics and I learned how to tube feed a kitten due to her. The eye is now open and on the mind. Stinker is back out at the barn getting medicine and food from momma. believe it or not she is aobut four weeks old but still fits easily into my palm.