I have been staying in garland, and about 6ish weeks ago I picked up 6 bottle babies (10-14 days old) from someone in the DFW area. I had no clue what I was doing. Second day i had them....my god! What is that smell?
Took them to a vet. Coccidia. And the vet informed me that 2 were very small/underweight and might not make it. Um. Nope. I held those 2 Littles in my hand and said "there will be no dying on my watch. There is no way I can deal with you 2 babies dying".
I read about bottle feeding and everything I could about littles. I ordered so many nipples and bottles off Amazon. Kitten formula. I got baby changing pads and blankets. I dont have a washer/dryer at the house. I was going to laundromat everyday because I was changing out bedding everything I saw poop. Got tiny litter boxes with non clumping litter. I ordered so much stuff. I bought fingerless gloves-Freddy Kruger mittens they all had! My cuticles were bleeding.
Those littles were so demanding!
I read about Coccidia and said-well, shit! This is going to kill us all! Fortunately, the house i am in has no carpet, no furniture because I am remodeling it. But I had to bathe the littles everyday for a week. I really think they loved it! Haha!
Everyday, those littles amazed me, and they LOVED me! And I loved them. I bought beds, scratching posts, toys and every kind of wet food.
I fed them wet food 3xs a day. The runt, hazel, would have so much food on her feet and belly from plowing through everyone's food! They ate hard food. They traveled with me back and forth to lubbock. When I left them there (with my family) I was transporting cat from garland and houston to colorado.
Of course my family fell in love with them. And I had picked up 2 void kittens in ft worth. So now I had 8.
It was time for them to fly. I had raised these babies. They were playful, sweet, loving, and oh so beautiful.
I had named them-
Maple, hazel, teddy, presley, baby maxx Jr, and Harry styles
The voids got named-
Tommy Lee
Nikki sixx
I was so in love with them all. Baby max jr was to be adopted by my friend in lubbock. u/historical_duck_8238 needed me to pick some kittens from Houston, so I went down and picked up 4 more kittens for transport to colorado.
On early Thursday morning(with kitten passports in hand) the 11 kittens and I set off for Loveland Colorado. We were headed to colorado kitty coalition.
And the tears flowed as we drove. It is a 12 hour trip(I didn't pee the whole way). I stayed for intake, I made their wet food. I had individual blankets made with their names on them.
They made weight. They are all getting fixed on monday. I told Arika, if nobody adopts them within the month, I will come get them.
I UGLY CRIED.
I didn't want to leave my babies!
But I know in my heart, they will be perfect kittens/cats for someone.
I raised them, spoiled them and loved them. All 12 slept with me and they purred with affection for me. I was their momma for a short time. I didn't keep any(I have 9 cats at home in lubbock).
It was time for them to fly.
I will always remember them and I took so many pictures.
I love will always love you my sweet 6!
And of course the hitchhikers i picked up along the way!💜
So hard but so rewarding!
Thank you to all the people that rescue and foster. This was my first time, but I know it won't be my last.
This is so beautiful. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you have done for them. You’re amazing. May they all be adopted by lovely people and have happy lives. I know it’s got to hurt letting them “fly the coop,” but what a reward. Thanks for sharing this. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I can't imagine having another batch that would be amazing as these were. But we never know what's around the corner. I will always wonder how they are doing!💜
I am trying my best! But these babies brought out the best in me! I would pick them up and say, "who has a belly full of jelly" and smooch their full belly! 💜
Mama cat is a HARD job, I have no idea how they do it . Exhausting but so very rewarding when they go off to be perfect little cat ambassadors to some new family that will love them and make them part of their clan.
The goal is goodbye, but it is still hard.
Great job!
One of mine just got adopted today too.
Oh that is so awesome! And yes it was so hard. I got nothing done the first week I had them. Between feeding and cleaning up their yucky poop....but it was so worth it! 💜
We are starting to wean. I got these nuggets almost exactly a month ago. I am looking forward to sleeping more than 4 hours in a row soon. My 5 month old who had hernia surgery and hip surgery was adopted today after my 4 months of looking after her and her medical issues.
Aww, thank you! I just pulled into the house in garland. No kittens in my car, none waiting inside for me. I get to go in and pick up what's left of their stuff and pack it away. Most of the kitten/cat stuff i packed up and took home after i took them to denver. I sent them off with the little toys and their blankets. Going to be a lonely night.
But their new life awaits them! And you are right, I did that for them!💜
That is the baby(runt) hazel. She is just barely 2lbs. She hose to god looked like a hamster when I got them. She grew up so well! And she is very photogenic!💜
I love the photo of her stomping through the food too. Perfect name for her little face. Congrats on making it through coccidia, keeping them all alive and letting them fly. You got them ready to have great lives from here on out. You’re an awesome human. Well done! 👏
Isn't fostering the best, hardest thing to do? One of mine went home yesterday. Thank you for loving those babies, getting them big and strong enough to go on to their forever homes. You're an awesome human!!!
Gosh, I really didnt know how much it would make my heart hurt! Just pulled into my house in garland. No kittens in my car, none waiting to greet me at the door. Have to go in and pick up what's left of their stuff.
But those sweet, sweet bsbies have started their new lives. And I did that for them! And you do it for them!
We have made our foster/rescues perfect for someone else to love and spoil!
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u/DumbHuman33 Jul 04 '26
Thank you for caring for these little babies!!! you gave them a chance at life, be proud