This time of year has the capability of breaking my heart many times over. Because of my one website www.kitten-rescue.com I receive emails from all over the world from people finding orphaned kittens, or when the queen has fallen ill or died and the person now has to care for tiny, defenseless beings.
I truly wish […]
I know before even opening my eyes that it is 6:30 a.m. The morning assault has begun. I hear the gurgling purr so much a part of Charlie first. He has decided that laying between my feet is a preferable spot for his orangeness. He also knows by now that Sinclair and Indiana (now almost […]
The kittens have been listed in several places for over a week. Normally, I receive some interest and some hits on such cuteness, but not this time around. I believe that the scary downslide of the economy may be in play here. With rising gas costs $4.41 in town right now, food prices soaring, no […]
Back to the vet today as Indiana is still limping. This time, further diagnostic tests reveal that this kitten has an old hairline fracture! Not a recent one according to the vet- but one that is at least a month old. Because of the cost of the surgery coupled with the fact that Indiana is […]
Indiana’s fever finally broke last night. It was fluctuating wildly there for a few days and causing me great concern. He finally stopped limping this morning so the antibiotics are finally working. I still couldn’t find any bite wounds, but cat bites are hard to find unless they abcess- so it is possible that […]
I had to run Indiana to the vet’s today. He has a really swollen leg, paw and lymph nodes. I took his temperature last night when he started acting a bit off- it was 105.4! I took it again with a different digital thermometer thinking that one was way off- it wasn’t……still the same reading-
We […]
Kitten arrived this weekend, just a few months old. Found at the coast, huddled underneath pieces of an old shipwreck. Beautiful pale orange girl with no eyes and several abscesses. She is at the vet fighting for her life. My friends found her when they were beachcombing and because it was Sunday and they didn’t […]