Thought I'd just drop in a little intro about myself and my kitties.
First off, Jin_Spawn let me know about this site (thanks Jin!). I have a Sr. Cat, Suzie, who is about 14-15 years old and a new kitten that is about 5-6 weeks old who is still in need of a name.
Suzie was a stray that came to us as an adult. She was living on the church grounds and being fed by the office staff until someone finally caught her and brought her to me. We bonded right away and she has been my baby ever since. She has recently gone deaf and is really showing the signs of her advanced age. She is also suffering depression from the loss of her best bed who recently passed away. She has given up grooming herself so I've had to give her a "lovely" low maintenance summer doo.
We got the kitten from a woman who had found a litter of 7 in her backyard.. no sign of Mama Cat. We actually took in 2, but the other died 2 days later from a mystery illness. I found him laying limp next to his food dish and rushed him to the emergency vet. After treating him with IV fluids and glucose and checking him over carefully, the vet felt it was something neurological, probably due to FIP. We made the very sad decision to help him cross over the bridge.
The remaining kitten has been to the vet and tested negative for FeLv, been bathed and treated with a few drops of Advatage and treated for worms. She'll start her shots and all that in a couple of weeks. Right now I am giving her KMR and Nutro Max Cat Kitten (dry and canned) and she is doing great. We have not introduced the 2 kitties yet as we are observing a 2 week incubtion period for the new kitten.
Cats/kittens are not new to me as I have grown up with them all my life. We took in many, many strays during my childhood and I even had one give birth literally in my lap. I also fostered cats, kittens and dogs and helped with the adoption fairs for a local rescue group several years ago. But it has been a looooong time since I've had a kitten.
Wow, that turned out much longer than I intended and I still feel like I left a lot out!
Here is a picture of our new kitty strecthed out on my hubby's pillow.. she has clearly "adopted" him.
First off, Jin_Spawn let me know about this site (thanks Jin!). I have a Sr. Cat, Suzie, who is about 14-15 years old and a new kitten that is about 5-6 weeks old who is still in need of a name.
Suzie was a stray that came to us as an adult. She was living on the church grounds and being fed by the office staff until someone finally caught her and brought her to me. We bonded right away and she has been my baby ever since. She has recently gone deaf and is really showing the signs of her advanced age. She is also suffering depression from the loss of her best bed who recently passed away. She has given up grooming herself so I've had to give her a "lovely" low maintenance summer doo.
We got the kitten from a woman who had found a litter of 7 in her backyard.. no sign of Mama Cat. We actually took in 2, but the other died 2 days later from a mystery illness. I found him laying limp next to his food dish and rushed him to the emergency vet. After treating him with IV fluids and glucose and checking him over carefully, the vet felt it was something neurological, probably due to FIP. We made the very sad decision to help him cross over the bridge.
The remaining kitten has been to the vet and tested negative for FeLv, been bathed and treated with a few drops of Advatage and treated for worms. She'll start her shots and all that in a couple of weeks. Right now I am giving her KMR and Nutro Max Cat Kitten (dry and canned) and she is doing great. We have not introduced the 2 kitties yet as we are observing a 2 week incubtion period for the new kitten.
Cats/kittens are not new to me as I have grown up with them all my life. We took in many, many strays during my childhood and I even had one give birth literally in my lap. I also fostered cats, kittens and dogs and helped with the adoption fairs for a local rescue group several years ago. But it has been a looooong time since I've had a kitten.
Wow, that turned out much longer than I intended and I still feel like I left a lot out!
Here is a picture of our new kitty strecthed out on my hubby's pillow.. she has clearly "adopted" him.