Thanks Janey... here are some of the wee ones (with a special story about Tiffany and Tiny Tim!)
Tiffany and Tiny Tim were just two of the 30 cats rescued from squalor by the branch recently. Here's their story...
Tiny Tim spent the afternoon of the first rescue in one of our rescuers pockets! We had to get as many cats as possible that afternoon so watched him carefully as we knew he was struggling.We got 20. cats but which was Tiny Tim's Mum?
The vet was disgusted at the state of these cats. We investigated all the tabby and white girl cats, none seemed to have any milk. A black and white one did, all her kittens had been found dead. She didn't want to know Tiny Tim. So out with the feeding bottle. Tiny Tim was checked over and his hundreds of fleas were zapped. He was very hungry which was a good sign.
We found a cat then who wanted to wash him, so decided that Tiffany must be his Mum. What a bond between Mum and Son. We had been told that the rest of this litter had died, We had to save Tiny Tim. He was very weak but had spirit. Tiffany kept Tiny Tim hidden under her tummy she hated it when he was removed for a feed and washed him all over when he was returned.
After a few days of good food, her milk started to flow Hurray. Tiffany was so traumatised, I guess she has had quite a few kittens but maybe never raised any, she is quite timid and was probably last in the queue for food. The fleas will also have killed many tiny kittens as will have taken all their blood.
It really is touching to see Tiffany and Tiny Tim together, they have been through so much together that they are determined to stay together. Tiffany is learning to trust her fosterer. When Tiny Tim is weaned we can get his Mum spayed but as important she needs most of her teeth removing, they are disgusting. She can only eat wet food but she is getting stronger so it will soon be safe to give her an anaesthetic.
