Wehner Homestead
Herd Master
Y’all know I am a softie and have difficulty saying no...I’m now raising 3 kittens that were dropped in the storm last night.
They were soaking wet and cold when I got them. We dried them with towels that had been warmed in the dryer while they were en route to us. After they were mostly dry, we heated up some goat milk and syringe fed each one.
The kids thoroughly enjoyed holding a tiny kitten wrapped up in a hand towel and look forward to giving them a bottle.
We put them in a box with a heating pad on one end and covered the top with a towel. I fed them again before I went to bed but wasn’t sure that they’d make it through the night.
When I got the call, it was thought that they were about a week old. I think they were just in such bad shape that they weren’t opening their eyes. After I got them dry and started feeding them, they opened their eyes and started using their legs some. Their teeth are also starting to come through so I think they are closer to 3 weeks.
They are too little to be sure on genders yet but I think one is different from the other two. Lol. Time will tell on that one!
We were going to get a kitten for DD2 to go with the two we already have...one turned into 3. I’m not sure we will keep them all though. I’m not big on tiger/white cats and one is exactly that. Another is white with some tiger markings and the last is a solid brownish gray. I’ll keep the last one for sure.
I figured these little ones needed their own thread. DH is going to pick up some bottles after work today. I’ll also see if he can help me get some better individual pics.
They were soaking wet and cold when I got them. We dried them with towels that had been warmed in the dryer while they were en route to us. After they were mostly dry, we heated up some goat milk and syringe fed each one.
The kids thoroughly enjoyed holding a tiny kitten wrapped up in a hand towel and look forward to giving them a bottle.
We put them in a box with a heating pad on one end and covered the top with a towel. I fed them again before I went to bed but wasn’t sure that they’d make it through the night.
When I got the call, it was thought that they were about a week old. I think they were just in such bad shape that they weren’t opening their eyes. After I got them dry and started feeding them, they opened their eyes and started using their legs some. Their teeth are also starting to come through so I think they are closer to 3 weeks.
They are too little to be sure on genders yet but I think one is different from the other two. Lol. Time will tell on that one!
We were going to get a kitten for DD2 to go with the two we already have...one turned into 3. I’m not sure we will keep them all though. I’m not big on tiger/white cats and one is exactly that. Another is white with some tiger markings and the last is a solid brownish gray. I’ll keep the last one for sure.
I figured these little ones needed their own thread. DH is going to pick up some bottles after work today. I’ll also see if he can help me get some better individual pics.
