I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since I found my furry little son as a newborn kitten, his eyes were still closed tight; he must have only been a few days old. He definitely wasn’t the first kitten I’ve bottle fed but he was the first one I had that was that young and tiny. From all the late nights of being up every few hours for bottle feeding to teaching him how to use the bathroom on his own, it was all so worth it. Even though he’s so much bigger now, he still has to sleep right on my chest or right beside my head like he used to as a baby. I’m so thankful I found him and love him so much ♥️

I was at a funeral out in the middle of nowhere Kentucky and found a kitten. She had a sibling but earlier in the day we found them passed away.

The whole car ride home she sat in my lap and purred, and slept.

She unfortunately has fleas, and likely worms. We have given many many baths. The first few nights with her I had trouble sleeping as I was afraid she would not make it.

She went to the vet yesterday and they estimate she is 8 weeks old. She has gotten her first dewormer shots, and was treated for fleas last night.

We have one other cat we rescued who is 5 months old, and they are being kept separated from each other until we get her back to full health.

She appears to be a domestic long hair, with grey and white and a bit of tan mixed in. She loves to cuddle, and will happily come into my lap and arms and sleep.

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I wanted to give a little update on Margot and the kittens.

The babies have now all been vaccinated, which is a huge relief. They’re doing well and continuing to get more confident with people every day. ❤️

Unfortunately, things with Margot have been much more complicated. I eventually had to separate her from the kittens because she was becoming extremely stressed inside the house. She was having episodes where she became very agitated and aggressive, trying to get out and becoming difficult to handle.

During one of these episodes, she ended up hurting herself. The most likely explanation is that she injured her mouth possibly by biting or hitting it while desperately trying to escape. Afterwards, she vomited a small amount of pinkish blood, which was obviously very frightening. She needed to be seen by the vet and treated for the injury in her mouth.

And honestly, financially this has been really difficult. I was already spending money on the kittens' vet care, vaccinations and everything they needed, and then, almost immediately afterwards, I had an unexpected veterinary expense for Margot because of the injury.

On top of that, I already feed a colony of ten cats in my backyard. I’m trying to make sure they all have food and that the ones who still need it eventually get sterilized, while also taking care of Margot and the kittens.

I’m doing everything I can to help all of them, but it has become quite a financial burden. I definitely wasn't expecting to have so many veterinary expenses come up at once, especially while also feeding ten other cats. 😭

I’m still trying to figure out the best situation for Margot because keeping her indoors was clearly causing her a lot of stress, but I also want to make sure she and the babies are safe.

For now, the babies are doing well, Margot is being monitored, and I’m taking things one day at a time. ❤️

Long time reader, first time poster! I live in Southern California, and yesterday found a stray cat stumbling around, panting, and wandering into traffic. He wouldn’t eat food or water, and wedged himself between two porta potties. Two neighbors helped move them, and we got him in a carrier. I set him up in our spare closet with a litter box, food, water, the carrier, and blankets. I wasn’t sure if he was gonna survive the night, but this morning he’s still with us and went to the bathroom 🥰 he’s freaked out and doesn’t want to be touched, but we exchanged lots of slow blinks which was very sweet.

I’ve fostered and adopted through a shelter before, but this is my first time with a CDS delivery. I am not able to have him here for more than a week (someone is moving into the spare room with two cats). I’d love to get him to a vet to get checked out and hopefully to a rescue, but 1) idk if I’ll be able to get him back into a carrier to even go to a vet (when I first caught him he was so disoriented, now he’s a lot feistier since he’s feeling a little better). 2) if he’s truly feral, I’m not sure if it would be better for him if I just re-release him.

I didn’t really have a plan when I caught him, it was just clear he was going to die if I left him out there, but now I’m not sure how to proceed and I have limited time. Are vets willing to check out strays that are so reactive? I’d love to get him fiv/felv tested and dewormed/on flea meds before getting him to a rescue. I’m also not sure how to interact with him while he’s feisty. I feel like exposure to people is good and I don’t want to leave him alone all day, but I’m worried my presence makes him more anxious and it’s better to give him his space at first. I’m keeping him separated from the other cats in my house.

please be kind with advice, doing my best with this surprise delivery.

Hello. I'm Bear and you're warm so I will take a nap here now. K thx.

So this guy is about 4-5mo old. My son brought him and his sister home when they were really little. The sister is Daisy but she's pretty skittish and presently has her cloaking device engaged. This little guy has decided that I'm now his person despite me being the only one in the house who isn't really fond of cats.

It appears the universe's CDS is seemingly intact and functional. I wonder if he's still going to like me here in the next couple of weeks when he goes in to get neutered? On the upside, our other pets get along with them so I guess they're sticking around. 😆

Hello. I'm Bear and you're warm so I will take a nap here now. K thx.

So this guy is about 4-5mo old. My son brought him and his sister home when they were really little. The sister is Daisy but she's pretty skittish and presently has her cloaking device engaged. This little guy has decided that I'm now his person despite me being the only one in the house who isn't really fond of cats.

It appears the universe's CDS is seemingly intact and functional. I wonder if he's still going to like me here in the next couple of weeks when he goes in to get neutered? On the upside, our other pets get along with them so I guess they're sticking around. 😆