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2 nights ago my daughters friend drove to our house and could hear what sounded like a cat crying from her car. I immediately opened the hood. It was dark so I shined a flash light around the engine & could see 2 kittens (2-3 weeks old) eyes open but ears still folded and barely walking.
my son disassembled the skid plate to access the kittens safely. The girl said she noticed a cat run from her car parked at her home as she approached earlier in the day ( 6 hours prior) . Since it was late in the evening and raining we were hesitant to take the kittens back to where the mom most likely was. We have many fox in the area so we decided to keep them in our home and start a milk replacer asap and we’re able to stimulate them to urinate. I took them to the vet first thing the next morning to get them looked at. They seemed healthy and I got feeding advice. My intentions were to try to get the kittens back to their momma but my she discouraged.The momma cat most likely is a wild cat without a home. She said if I take them back I would be adding to the problem. Momma would take them away and I’d likely not see them again to get them spayed or find them a good home. On day 2 now & Feeding is getting better from the bottle.one is struggling a bit. They are urinating but not producing poop... even with stimulation. The one not eating as well does urinate more with darker urine. My dilemma is that momma is now coming back to where the car was parked where she placed the kittens. Do I continue to nurse and hope they will survive or do I give them back to her?? I thought about trying to capture her, but I have 3 cats and 2 dogs. I’m able to keep the kittens in a safe part of my home, but it would be impossible to bring another adult into my household.
my son disassembled the skid plate to access the kittens safely. The girl said she noticed a cat run from her car parked at her home as she approached earlier in the day ( 6 hours prior) . Since it was late in the evening and raining we were hesitant to take the kittens back to where the mom most likely was. We have many fox in the area so we decided to keep them in our home and start a milk replacer asap and we’re able to stimulate them to urinate. I took them to the vet first thing the next morning to get them looked at. They seemed healthy and I got feeding advice. My intentions were to try to get the kittens back to their momma but my she discouraged.The momma cat most likely is a wild cat without a home. She said if I take them back I would be adding to the problem. Momma would take them away and I’d likely not see them again to get them spayed or find them a good home. On day 2 now & Feeding is getting better from the bottle.one is struggling a bit. They are urinating but not producing poop... even with stimulation. The one not eating as well does urinate more with darker urine. My dilemma is that momma is now coming back to where the car was parked where she placed the kittens. Do I continue to nurse and hope they will survive or do I give them back to her?? I thought about trying to capture her, but I have 3 cats and 2 dogs. I’m able to keep the kittens in a safe part of my home, but it would be impossible to bring another adult into my household.