This morning after I ran Mike to the doctors we were coming home and going through the edge of town- I saw two young girls jumping up and down with a sign free kittens. Mike looked at me, I pulled over and went to see these “free kittens.” Walking up the box, I noticed it was sealed and I asked the girl how old these kittens are? 8 weeks she said- and two just ran away across the road so we sealed the box again.
I opened the box and was hit with a noxious smell and saw 5 kittens who were NOT 8 weeks old more like 5 weeks old. They were lying on a towel and they did not even move. I could see the fleas moving about them, they were in horrible shape.
I found out when I stuck my head further in the box that they had layered flea powder in the bottom of the box and put the kittens right on top of it! The grey and black kittens were dusted with the powder, their eyes were stopped up and their nose running.
I told the girls I would take them all and they are here now. I have given them a bath and fed them the proper food (had to assist feed they are to weak).
Please if you can donate any monies right now, this litter needs it. The vet is not sure they will even pull through and they are so tiny and defenseless. If you can find it in your heart to help me help them, I plead with you to do that for them. They are a victim of ignorance and sadly when I asked what flea powder they used it was Hartz’s flea powder. 🙁
Oh and they gave me food to go with the kittens, cut up hot dogs and cow’s milk- 🙁
Thank you for caring
Oh, Bast. Their heart was in the right place, we guess, but come on, people, get with the program.
We just hope that momma kittie gets spayed sometime soon.
Is there anyone looking for the 2 that got away?
I had Brandi with me and I took her out-she alerted on a tree- the branches were low-hanging and draped over the roof of a large apartment complex. I looked and looked in the tree to see if I could see the two black kitties, but they were gone. I walked Brandi all over the complex but it was full of cats and dogs and she was distracted- the girls said they would put food out and keep a lookout-
Thanks for saving those five and I hope the other two and mama can be found too.
We’ll keep our paws crossed for the two that bolted and ran.
I don’t blame them for making a run for it from a box of Hartz Mountain Flea Powder. Good grief!
We contributed a bit to help them out. We also are sending purrs to all of them, poor babies.
Love & Purrs,
KC & Kitties
I hope the three babies make it, they couldn’t have had a worse start than to be doused in that poison Hartz muck, then suffocated in a sealed box. They couldn’t have a better chance either, because you rescued them. Poor little mites. Thank you for helping these cats.
OMC! Thank you for stopping and taking them home. Praying very hard they make it.
we are sending purrs and will find some green papers too. we feel so bad for these babies. you can’t blame the kids, but where was a responsible adult???? we are glad they are safe with you now.
Hello Mary Anne – where are you located, and could you let me know how to contribute to your most valliant efforts. You are amazing!!
You can send money directly through paypal to knifemaster(at)comcastdotnet. You can if you shop online make me your designated shelter- just look up Oregon and find CATS Inc., then punch designated shelter and the shop now button on http://www.adoptashelter.com and my cats get a portion of your online shopping purchases with the merchants on that website. I am in Oregon in the Willamette Valley- you can also email me for my mailing address if you have issues with pp like so many people do-and want to just send a check. I am a 501 (c) (3) organization so if you need a receipt for tax purposes let me know.
and thank you~
Forgive my ignorance – I now see the “Paypal” link!! And I have deduced that you are somewhere in Oregon!! Love the blog to pieces.
Thank you for the info that crossed the wires at the same time as my last message. 🙂
I am relieved you have them.Praying for Mama y babies.We rescued an abandoned kit,too.5weeks old;attacked by fireants.My Teen was just admitted into hospital..