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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Desley (booktigger) on April 20, 2007, 19:17:34 PM

Title: Sad news
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 20, 2007, 19:17:34 PM: Rang the rescue this eve to arrange going over to drop cheques off (thanks for those guys, they really will be put to good use), and we have had probs with the youngest litter of kittens we have in. One of them felt different last night, so the rescue lady was going to keep an eye on them, but went in this morning to find it dead - kitts are 3 weeks old. Mum seems to be struggling to feed them, so they are in the house being handreared, and she is in the cattery and we are trying to build her up - she is only about 8/9 months old herself, bless her. Fingers crossed with handrearing (and the dog helping out!!), the other 4 will all pull through, I shall take some pics tomorrow, this will then go on the story I had already written about letting cats have one litter.
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on April 20, 2007, 19:22:57 PM: :( :( :( Ahhhh

RIP little one you will be well looked after at the bridge by all the "big" kitties.
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Liz on April 20, 2007, 19:23:24 PM: Sorry for the loss des its never easy when they are that young.
Now the fosterer has the joy of the 3 hour feeds tell her good luck and maybe you could lend her something to read in the wee small hours I know I did a lot of reading when hand rearing 6 from 2 weeks old - Cougar and Puma are now nearly 3 and the other 4 live at Gleneagles in a lovely house and have a state of the art wendy house just in case it rains and they are to far from the cat flap!
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Ellie on April 20, 2007, 20:20:14 PM: Oh Desley that is so sad :hug:

Have everything crossed that the rest of the litter pull through :hug:

RIP wee kitty xxx
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on April 20, 2007, 20:22:09 PM: RIP lil kitten.

So sorry
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) on April 20, 2007, 20:52:59 PM: Im so sorry to hear this
RIP little one x
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Kelly on April 20, 2007, 21:49:10 PM: I was devastated at this cos the little kitty was one I wanted to bring home with me :( this is the second time this has happened since I started fostering - fell in love with a kitten and its passed away, my first love was a gorgeous little tortie with a white circle round her little eye :(

I hope the others stay strong and come visit Aunty Kelly for the holidays :'(
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Littlebobo on April 20, 2007, 22:26:41 PM: Rip Little one too good for this world clearly xx
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Amy on April 20, 2007, 22:41:10 PM: Ah, i'm really sorry to hear this Desley, such a shame. :(

Sending best wishes for the other babies. :Luv:

Play hard little one.
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Déborah on April 21, 2007, 09:28:55 AM: Really really sorry to hear this :'( RIP little one

Hoping the best for the other four!

Déborah xx
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: tab on April 21, 2007, 10:01:25 AM: Aww Im sorry to hear that. I hope the other do well

Rip Little one

love
Tab
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 21, 2007, 10:04:08 AM: Thanks guys - Liz, it is the main rescue lady, she has run the branch for nearly 11 years, so has had to handrear in the past.
I do hope you get to look after the others Kelly.
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 27, 2007, 21:56:26 PM: Sadly we have lost another 3 kittens this week - completely different litter, the rescue lady noticed one looking a bit lethargic, so they had a vet check, given antibiotics etc, but sadly still didn't make it. Fingers crossed this is the end of losses for a while, RIP little ones.
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: JackSpratt on April 27, 2007, 23:15:23 PM: Awww, RIP Little ones. :(
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: tab on April 28, 2007, 07:51:10 AM: Thats so sad.
RIP little ones and :hug: to the fosterers who are going through this
love
Tab
Title: Re: Sad news
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 28, 2007, 08:54:49 AM: Thanks guys, the rescue lady seems to think we are over it now, I hope her gut feeling is right.