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We were contacted by our vet that someone had dropped off kittens that appeared to be a couple of days old and they needed feeding. They for some reason or another did not have a mother. This is such a sad thing since there could be so many reasons for not having a mother but seldom have I seen a mother cat abandon her children. We go pick them up and they are the cutest little babies ( as they all are). They are grey and nothing but legs and eyes. Looking at them I would say they were 10 days old. If you have ever hand fed an animal you know that it is such a rewarding experience. My oldest daughter takes on the bottle feeding unless we get too many at once.  She gladly took this on. The next day the vet called again to check on the kitties and to let us know that they had another litter brought in and this one was a critical care nursing situation. We went to get them as well and this can be very heartbreaking. The results are usually not good. We literally watch them with out sleeping to keep them comfortable. They have been without mothers nutrition for too long and their body temperatures had cooled so they have a long way to go. With in the first 12 hours we had lost 2. For us that is 2 too many. Those little babies had a fight in front of them and to ask them to be strong when they are at their weakest is too much for some.  For the others they are survivors and for our own sanity that has to be where we put our focus. It has now been a week and we have 2 black and 3grey healthy little kitties. Some of our other cats have decided that they want to help with the love and grooming. As amazing as it sounds our biggest help in these situations is always our little Pom Chi mix dog. Her name is little girl and she was a rescue herself and has decided that anything that comes through our doors she is going to be involved in their care. She specializes in kittens. But when the babies get hungary they run to us. They are doing beautifully. I will keep you posted.

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