Kittens

 Naomi and Lydia found two kittens near their apartment a couple of nights ago.  They were very small and very alone and the girls watched for a couple of hours and no Mama cat showed up, so of course they rescued them.

But of course our big girls are hampered by the sad reality that they work full time so they brought them to us, because the kittens are very small indeed and need a lot of care.

I think it is obvious they are tiny; indeed, they are smaller than any other kittens we have rescued. They still can't lap milk well so we are having to feed them using droppers of formula.

They also don't seem to be able to go the bathroom by themselves, so we have to help them with that too!

We're guessing they are between 3 and 4 weeks old.  We have no idea what happened to their Mom; was she feral and got hit or something?  Were they dumped?  Horrible idea, but possible.

Anyway, we will see how they do. Of course we are all in love with them already, but Kevin and I are also aware that with such tiny babies, something might go wrong and they might die.  So far they seem good and even in the two days we have had them, they are walking around better. They also think I am their mother now and greet me with squeaks of enthusiasm.  I am the one that usually feeds them.

I am getting up once at night to feed them.  If they live, they should be able to eat by themselves within a week so this isn't a long term thing. Reminds me of my own newborns a little, except of course with my babies, the "waking up at night" thing wasn't a one week thing!