Reply #27: You are a wonderful person

[raptor_rider]

for taking in those babies. There are not many people who would have done the same thing.

When I started off, I took in a two week old kitten, that I named Martie, who was abandoned by her mama behind the warehouse where I work. I hand fed her and worked with her until she was able to eat and go to the bathroom by herself. After a couple of years, my daughter wanted a cat of her own. We searched the classifides and took in a 9 month old cat that my daughter loved. She was getting ready to go to the pound and we saved her from that. Her name was Nova. After two litter of kittens that a total of 4 were kept, we took Nova into be fixed. She went a little crazy after getting her fixed and she took off on us and never came back. So out of those litters, we have Milo, Shasta, Buddah, and Mysterie. Everyone got fixed but Mysterie, because she was the one pregnant when we took her in to be fixed. She also took off on us after having her litter of kittens when they were six weeks old. Had to watch the babies to make sure that they were alright and supplmented them with formula until they were 9 weeks old. The babies that we didn't keep, we took to a pet store that is next door to my work to go to good homes. I was able to keep an eye on the babies and made sure that they went to good homes.

Martie, however was never a well kitty. I do not know if she was sickly from the get go when I found her, however we think she lived a good 6 years with me as her mommy. I had to have her put down two months ago. She was very lathargic and not eating. Too skinny and getting very mean when I tried to do anything with her. I took her in constantly and they could not figure out what was wrong. The best thing for me to do was to put her down. I held her as they did so. It broke my heart.

So now we have the 5 babes to own us and demand food when needed. Having them, two dogs, 6 fish,a nd two kiddo's, my daughter is 9 and my son is 6 weeks, we have our hands full. When it comes time, my two youngest kitty's will be fixed, before anything happens!!