Day 1-
When we went to feed our horses in the morning, we heard little squeaks in the barn! We removed some of the slates we store the hay on and to our surprise... there were 3 little kittens! The orange one and the black one were huddled close together. But the calico was all alone (being the runt). We left them for a while to make sure their Mama wasn't coming back. Went to the feed store and got supplies just in case she'd left them (We thought it was odd she wasn't around). Five hours and several check ups later, they were still crying. We decided the little one looked too bad off and we had to do something. I (Britta) touched her first and she was so cold we knew we'd done the right thing. Brooke picked up the orange one and I (Britta) got the black one too. The little one was very smart and latched on the bottle first. The black kitty wouldn't latch on so we had to use a dropper. They slept for 4 hours then we fed again. And the cycle continued sleep 4 hours- feed- sleep 4 hours -feed! The orange tabby really liked his tummy rubbed. All 3 purred. We occasionally used a blow dryer on them to keep them warm and also bought a heating pad.
Day 2-
Made it through the night! Switched feed to goats milk after the Vet recommended the change. The Vet told us they were premature kitties which is common in a feral cats first litter. Vet also said that if we couldn't get the black one to latch today she wouldn't make it. The little one was sneezing a little. Late afternoon we finally got the black one to latch on and we were so relieved. She'd been worrying us!!!
Below are some videos of the kitties!
Day 3, Day 4, and Day 6!!!Day 3-Day 4-Day 6-
We named them the 3rd day!!!
Orange one= Felix
Black one= Sable
Calico(runt)= Gigi
Sable seems to have accepted us as her Mama. She doesn't cry or look around for a Mama cat anymore. She's perfectly content with human hands holding her and loves the attention! The other two (Felix & Gigi) still search for Mama cat, but they do purr when we hold them. Felix opened his eyes first (on day 10), but the other two haven't yet. They're going to be a little behind schedule because they are premature.