It has been a tough couple of weeks. Part of running a special-needs rescue involves dealing with illness, tragedy and death. That’s the hard part. But it also involves some amazing opportunities to celebrate life. I hope to write more about some of them soon. But, right now, we have a new life in our midst.
This is “Mouse” because, well, he looks like a little grey mouse!
He was born last Thursday night and promptly abandoned by his mom. There were two other kittens, and they did not make it. But, Mouse is giving it his (her?) best shot.
His chances aren’t great - but he’s already defied the odds surviving this long. He’s being cared for by a wonderful woman who has been a Veterinary Technician for 15 years. He isn’t nursing on the bottle yet, so she’s tube feeding him. He’s gaining weight steadily, and he’s becoming both active and vocal. He’s starting to “root” so we’re hoping he’ll figure out the suckle part of nursing too.
A little bit of new life to celebrate in the midst of loss.
After all, that’s what this is about, isn’t it?
Tags: adoption, bottle-fed kitten, cat, kitten, neonatal kitten, rescue cats
