19 November, 2009

Two little feral kittens.

2 WEEKS AGO PAM AND I MANAGED TO TRAP 2 OF THE LITTLE KITTENS FROM OUR NEW CORAL BAY GROUP. ONE OF THEM WAS VERY POORLY HAVING DIARRHEA. THE BOY WHO IS SLIGHTLY BIGGER WAS STILL WELL AND WE WERE ABLE TO VACCINATE HIM. HOWEVER, WE DECIDED TO TAKE THEM BOTH INTO OUR PENS WHILE WE TREATED THE SICK ONE AND KEPT A CLOSE EYE ON THEM TO SEE IF WE COULD GET THEM FRIENDLY ENOUGH TO HOME. SADLY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. INITIALLY WE KEPT THEM SEPARATED FOR INFECTION REASONS BUT THEY WERE BOTH SO DISTRESSED WE HAD TO PUT THEM TOGETHER. THEY IMMEDIATELY MADE A HIDEY HOLE BEHIND THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT COME OUT WHILE WE WERE THERE. THEY DID COME OUT WHEN WE WEREN'T WATCHING AND ATE ALL THEIR GOOD FOOD IN WHICH WE HAD PUT THE MEDICATION. THIS MORNING WE MANAGED TO SECURE THEM IN OUR RESTRAINER BASKETS AND TOOK THEM BOTH FOR VET CHECK. THEY WERE PASSED FIT AND WELL AND THE LITTLE GIRL WAS VACCINATED. IT WAS WITH SOME REGRET THAT I RELEASED THEM IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT MAKING SURE THERE WAS PLENTY OF FOOD FOR ALL. PAM AND DON CHECKED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THEY ARE NOW WELL SETTLED WITH THEIR FRIENDS.WE HAVE NOW HAD 125 CATS AND KITTENS IN OUR PENS OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS. PAM AND DON HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH THE VERY BEST CARE AND ATTENTION. THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY HOMED. ALTHOUGH THESE TWO HAD TO STAY IN THE FERAL GROUP THEY ARE CLEARLY VERY HAPPY, PARC WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE FED DAILY AND CHECKED REGULARLY FOR SICKNESS OR INJURY. DON SAID TODAY WHO ELSE WOULD DO ALL THIS TO HELP LITTLE FERAL KITTENS. GOOD QUESTION DON. IN REALITY YOU WILL AND PARC WILL. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ABOUT AND WE ARE PROUD TO DO A GREAT JOB FOR THE LITTLE ONES THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL HELP. BECAUSE OF YOUR DONATIONS WE ARE ABLE TO DO AN IMPORTANT JOB AND PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL CARE TO HOMELESS ANIMALS. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US.

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