Archive for July, 2008

Kitten has aspirated

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Tonight when I got home from work, I was beat. The heat has been so tiring and with the air conditioner down, work is almost unbearable. I asked Mike to help me bottle feed and handed him Troy as I picked up Triffles. At first all seemed well then I heard a choking noise and […]

Michael scare

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

It’s funny, I am used to sitting in waiting rooms waiting for vets- but sitting in the ER with your husband and waiting for over three hours in the wee hours of the morning really gets your attention. That’s where I was last night. We left the house at 10:00 p.m. to drive less […]

A Gamble

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

These newcomers are so in need of a lactating mom, that I decided to take a chance and post on Craigslist that I was looking for a nursing mom. I didn’t think anyone would respond, and I was surprised (and saddened) to find out the opposite was true. I got dozens of emails almost immediately […]

What now?

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I have been asked by several readers this one question. “There is a queen and a litter of kittens on my property, what now?”
Everyone who rescues has their own system. Some people believe that trapping the mom and securing the kittens at the earliest age possible allows the kittens to be easily handled. I […]

Kittie-Sleep-over

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Yesterday, I was bottle-babyless and it felt quite strange. I had to take hubby in for his cancer check-up, then he had an eye surgery scheduled and we had to drive clear to Portland which is three hours away. Normally, I would have just packed the little darlins and all their supplies and they would […]