Thank you to all who encouraged me to take my kitten to the vets last week
She just didn't seem like herself but there were no other real symptoms that something was wrong. I decided to just call the vets office on Friday and they said the could get her in or I could make an apoointment for Monday and just keep an eye on her over the weekend. I took the appointment for Monday but then got nervous and called back and changed it for that day. Thank goodness because the vet said that if I waited until Monday she probably would be dead now.
It turns out she had a blockage in her small intestines from eating hair out of my hair brush (and a few plastic bristles too) 
She had emergency surgery on Friday but is back home now eating like a tooper and she kept me up most of the night with very loud purring directly in my ear.
Thanks again everyone and especially to Raven's guardian angel (you know who you are 
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music to my ears! 
is scary to me, and it's a big reason why I keep such a close eye on my pups' behavior.
I'm so glad your kitty is on the road to recovery.
to you and Raven.but she's not too happy when I wrap her up in a towel and give her medicine
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kitteh
She's not only adorable, but has a very strong spirit, though I'm sure you already know that, LOL. And she certainly knew what she was doing when she found you. Thanks so much for sharing your good news! 
The OP is a dear friend of mine, so I've met the kitten and she really is just adorable! And I remember that both you and I have an affinity for the black kittehs. 
I have been with black cat since 1980: L.B., Rhombus, Skittles and now Clancy - Clancy is 14 years old. There's something about how their eyes dominate their face that draws me to them.
When my uncle died, his unpleasant wife was just going to drop off his pets at some shelter. Family members took the two dogs, so I agreed to take the cats. I knew the gray tabby, but the other one was a mystery to me. I just knew that "it" was friendly. That turned out to be my beloved Rhiannon.
And when Rhiannon had to spend two nights at the vet's, I couldn't help being drawn to another black cat who always seemed to be around. Turned out she'd been abandoned and it took me four months of feeding her and a have-a-heart trap to finally bring her inside. She was a real scaredy cat, got her a little cat "igloo" because she did a lot of hiding. But after she was examined by the vet and had necessary dental surgery, she became much calmer and friendlier. Poor kitty must have been in pain. 
So I tend to advocate for the black kittehs. Two of my friends have adopted black kittens. And I do remember yours... 
Rhiannon does a the meatloaf look with STYLE! My gawd, "unpleasant" does not even BEGIN to describe that awful gal who had been married to your uncle - to not even try to find homes for the pets? TERRIBLE! 
P.S. I ordered a feral trap over the internet to trap my hairy tuxedo Riff Raff. It was the only way!!
or maybe more Dark Shadows.
Don't expect to get any more pictures though, she won't sit still long enough for that.
I didn't get much of a look at her after she was out and about, since we were so scared of Sandy... 
I'm just grateful to know that she's back to her kitten self!
it wasn't her hair that caused the problem, it was mine. The bristles of the brush she ate didn't really do her any good either, thankfully they didn't perforate her intestines.
She is back to her usual spunky self now, keeping me awake at night and driving her kitty sister Symone crazy.
Continued healing and good wishes.
"15 degrees out this morning? Yeah, I like being an indoor cat now!"
mikey_the_rat
Two of my three cats have been black and the one I rescued from outside looked much like yours...
For the black cat fans who are on Facebook, there's a page called "For the Love of Black Cats (Black Cat Appreciation Page)." They advocate for these beautiful and unnecessarily slandered kitties.
