As mentioned before NK (new kitty) is rib skinny. Even her tail when you stroke it, you can feel the bones. It is quite sad.
She has been here for 24 hours and I generally just leave the newcomers alone for that long so they can settle in. I just peek in on them, make sure they have all they need and unless they are kicking up a fuss I leave them be.
This morning at 3:00 she woke me up just screaming. I shake off the sleep and go bolting upstairs thinking I am going to find her with a half-born kitten sticking out into the world. Nope, she is pacing back and forth in front of her food bowls (which are empty now) and screaming like a woman in labor.
I pour a small amount of kibble into her bowl, and give her some cooked and shredded chicken I made just for her with broth, and she immediately shuts down the noise and starts eating. I have to feed her a bit at a time, so when that bit vanishes her meows of protest fill the room. I pour more kibble, she looks at the food in her bowl then goes over to her pillow lays down and goes to sleep! I thank her very much for the early-morning alarm system and then Thank God she hadn’t been in trouble with a difficult delivery and crawled back to bed.
This is new behavior for her as she was quiet as a churchmouse yesterday. I know this isn’t a spoiled cat- they left her outside, she was a mouser and a provider of other kittens for their barn and that was all. I doubt she got regular bowls of kibble which she should have been provided (especially in the winter time) and they never allowed her inside.
It’s going to be interesting with her I think. 🙂
Another very lucky kitty has found her way to you! Good luck to you both!
hi
maybe she was not used to all that attention and just wanted to see if you were there.
i just hope she will be fine and get through it all
Do you still have Levi? How is he doing?
Levi has gone to a really good home. He is center stage kitty at a small theatre in a town not far from here. His life consists of being with the projectionist while he is threading the machine and he has been awarded the honor of wearing soft paws so that he doesn’t shred the film. He has been adopted by all the staff and he stays upstairs until the movies are over, then he is let out of the room as the last patron exits the theatre. He has a wonderful life- my little tree kitty!
Thanks for the update on Levi. I have been thinking of him since you wrote about him. I am so glad he has a happy home and he is safe and taken care of.
hi
did the kittens are born yet. just wondering.how is she doing.
I haven’t heard if the kittens have been born, so hopefully they have. They were only going to call if they had trouble during delivery.
how is she now? do you still have her
Hi — I have some questions about a feral cat I’ve been feeding at work. Today, for the first time he talked to me, and was only about five feet from me which is the closest he’s been. He was right outside the building when I walked out, and ran over to the area where I feed him and talked to me. This is good, yes? I’ve heard most ferals don’t talk to humans, he appears to be relatively young. Advice? I’d love to correspond with you a bit — you clearly know so much about all of this. Thanks! Nancy