Thursday, September 13, 2007

kittens

I tried unsuccessfully to get a photo of a kitten that has been hanging around our house today. We are not sure if the mother ditched them, or someone dropped them off at the grocery store behind our house. Anyway, evidently there were at least 3 in the litter.
We had only seen 2, and at first thought we were seeing double as they were both solid white with vivid blue eyes. They would fit in the palm of your hand. We were worried about them as they were so small. They have been hiding out in our back yard among some leftover pieces of lumber. We moved the lumber around, and discovered there were actually 3, but one was dead and the other two were still snuggling with the one. My husband removed and buried the one, and yesterday we saw the 2 white ones playing.
Today, my husband said he had not seen either kitten. I went out to investigate, and they were there, but again, one was dead and the other was snuggling with the deceased.
So, now we are down to one. At this point, he/or she is not ready to make contact with us. He runs and hides under the shed when we come out. But, we have been feeding him to see if we can make friends. We're not sure if they were all diseased, and whether we will lose the last one, but we are trying. Today I bought some Goat's milk to supplement his diet.
Maybe soon we will be advertising a free kitten to a good home. Keep your fingers crossed for the little babies' survival.

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