Update w/pics Found baby kitties...so sad

3horses · 09-25-2009, 01:07 PM

I found baby kitties in the barn today.

I had heard the racket in the loft for a while (who knows how the momma got up there or where she came from

) but apparently they are starting to become mobile and fell out of the loft. The first one found is very vocal and seems healthy enough. The second one I found at lunch time when I checked on the first one is not going to make it. I thought it was dead and started to scoop it up with the shovel and it moved.

It was laying with it's poor little mouth open and it looked all dehydrated so I thought it was already gone. When I realized it was still living, I dribbled some water into it's mouth. It doesn't appear able to move and suspect it will be deceased before I get home.
The loft is so full of hay that I can't even stand up there. The only way to find out if there are more will be to throw hay down to make room to stand and manuever. I pray the momma will come back and at least rescue the healthy looking one. I just hope she's not there when I go looking. She growls visciously when she knows we are around.
I don't care that she's there. I just want her to take her kitties and move out of my barn.

3horses · 09-25-2009, 06:40 PM

Well, the little one was still alive when I got home tonight. We have tried to feed them but they are just too small too figure it out. I went into the loft to see if there were more up there and found one. It looked as though it may have been stillborn.

I had to dispose of it while my daughter was doing her best to try to feed the little one. We put them in a box with hay, a towel, and a stuffed animal to cuddle up with. I pray the momma comes back for them tonight as it's supposed to get down to 40 degrees. The box is in the barn but it will still be chilly for the two little ones.

Oran'sMom · 09-25-2009, 08:09 PM

are you trying to bottle feed the little one you brought home? are their eyes opened yet?

3horses · 09-26-2009, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Oran'sMom

are you trying to bottle feed the little one you brought home? are their eyes opened yet?

I didn't bring any home. They are still in the barn in case the momma comes back for them. I hope she will. We have tried feeding them with a dropper and with a small bottle but we aren't getting much into them. One has it's eyes open (barely) and the other hasn't opened up much yet. The littlest one is starting to move around more though so that is hopeful. I was afraid he would have internal injuries from falling from the loft. He didn't look too good when I first found him.
I just keep praying that the momma will come back for these little ones.

Kingpin · 09-26-2009, 06:53 AM

That is sad. Probably a young cat got pregnant does not really have a home or know what to do. I wish she could be caught and spayed. I hope all goes well for the little ones but it does not sound promising.

sundancer maiden · 09-26-2009, 09:40 AM

Are you using KMR for the kittens? The dropper is a great way to go, don't give up! Are there any signs of momma having been with them?
How are they this morning?

3horses · 09-26-2009, 09:57 AM

I haven't seen any signs of the momma. I just went down to check on them. They are still alive and I managed to get a couple drops of food into them. I even saw the little one swallow it this time. Maybe there is a slight hope for them. I'll just keep doing what I can and praying for help from above in whatever form he thinks is appropriate.
My Hubbie will have a fit if he finds them but it's not like I initiated this. I don't plan to keep them. If they make it I will find them a home somewhere. That will be difficult since my daughter has already named them

even though I told her that they can't stay. I can't let them die without doing all I can though. That would be going against who I am.

Stormy's Human · 09-26-2009, 10:26 AM

Bless you for helping them and I hope they make it and you find them a good home - they deserve it if they win the struggle to survive.

3horses · 10-05-2009, 10:03 AM

Well, sadly the two I originally found on the floor that had fallen from the loft didn't survive.

We tried feeding them but they were too small to save. I think they may have suffered internal injuries. I also found a deceased one in the loft.
Well, on Friday night we heard more meowing but couldn't find anything. On Saturday I heard it loud and clear from the loft and went up to investigate. After moving many bales of hay this is what I found crawling around, meowing at me.

Sorry this pic is blurry. The kitty wouldn't hold still for a pic.

They are almost duplicates to the two that didn't make it but they seem healthy, loud, and wide eyed. That must mean momma has been taking care of these 2. I hope they make it through. It was very sad when we lost the first ones. They are so easy to get attached to.

cinnamon_girl10 · 10-07-2009, 10:09 AM

Sad to hear about the ones that didn't make it, but its part of life. Thank you for doing what you could

3horses · 10-07-2009, 10:25 AM

Well, these last 2 are still surviving but I thought they felt thin this morning.

The white/yellow one is crawling out of the box and wandering around the barn. Hopefully the momma will pull these ones through.

Shiloveshorses · 10-07-2009, 11:48 AM

You will have to keep an eye on them, if something happens to momma then they will end up starving to death. You could put some wet food mixed with the KMR out for them and maybe they will eat on that. At least that would supplement them in case momma isn't coming around so much. Good luck with them.

breburtch · 10-07-2009, 08:18 PM

with momma being a feral and you have touched and moved the babies she may have abandond them

Rafflesgirl · 10-07-2009, 10:22 PM

They look pretty cute and healthy, if the mama does come back she may just decide to take them somewhere else or take them back up into the loft. I think if they are able to drink milk I'd keep them away from mama so that they have a chance to live and be around people and not be feral. That way you might be able to find them a good home.

3horses · 10-08-2009, 07:34 AM

Unfortunately they are unable to drink milk or eat food as of yet. We aren't able to even get them to take milk (KMR) from a dropper so it is futile. I checked on them this morning and they have gone drastically down hill. I suspect they may not make it through today.

Darn momma cat anyway!

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09-25-2009, 01:07 PM
3horses Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 821	Update w/pics Found baby kitties...so sad I found baby kitties in the barn today. I had heard the racket in the loft for a while (who knows how the momma got up there or where she came from) but apparently they are starting to become mobile and fell out of the loft. The first one found is very vocal and seems healthy enough. The second one I found at lunch time when I checked on the first one is not going to make it. I thought it was dead and started to scoop it up with the shovel and it moved. It was laying with it's poor little mouth open and it looked all dehydrated so I thought it was already gone. When I realized it was still living, I dribbled some water into it's mouth. It doesn't appear able to move and suspect it will be deceased before I get home. The loft is so full of hay that I can't even stand up there. The only way to find out if there are more will be to throw hay down to make room to stand and manuever. I pray the momma will come back and at least rescue the healthy looking one. I just hope she's not there when I go looking. She growls visciously when she knows we are around. I don't care that she's there. I just want her to take her kitties and move out of my barn. __________________ No mountain is too tall to climb if the first step is belief in oneself. Last edited by 3horses : 10-05-2009 at 09:55 AM.

09-25-2009, 06:40 PM
3horses Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 821	Well, the little one was still alive when I got home tonight. We have tried to feed them but they are just too small too figure it out. I went into the loft to see if there were more up there and found one. It looked as though it may have been stillborn. I had to dispose of it while my daughter was doing her best to try to feed the little one. We put them in a box with hay, a towel, and a stuffed animal to cuddle up with. I pray the momma comes back for them tonight as it's supposed to get down to 40 degrees. The box is in the barn but it will still be chilly for the two little ones. __________________ No mountain is too tall to climb if the first step is belief in oneself.

09-25-2009, 08:09 PM
Oran'sMom Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 825	are you trying to bottle feed the little one you brought home? are their eyes opened yet? __________________ Oran

09-26-2009, 06:53 AM
Kingpin Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancaster, Ky Posts: 733	That is sad. Probably a young cat got pregnant does not really have a home or know what to do. I wish she could be caught and spayed. I hope all goes well for the little ones but it does not sound promising. __________________ Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's the result of something...hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication. Roger Staubach

09-26-2009, 09:40 AM
sundancer maiden Coming two Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Udall, KS Posts: 1,511	Are you using KMR for the kittens? The dropper is a great way to go, don't give up! Are there any signs of momma having been with them? How are they this morning? __________________ You don't have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps!!!

09-26-2009, 09:57 AM
3horses Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 821	I haven't seen any signs of the momma. I just went down to check on them. They are still alive and I managed to get a couple drops of food into them. I even saw the little one swallow it this time. Maybe there is a slight hope for them. I'll just keep doing what I can and praying for help from above in whatever form he thinks is appropriate. My Hubbie will have a fit if he finds them but it's not like I initiated this. I don't plan to keep them. If they make it I will find them a home somewhere. That will be difficult since my daughter has already named them even though I told her that they can't stay. I can't let them die without doing all I can though. That would be going against who I am. __________________ No mountain is too tall to climb if the first step is belief in oneself.

09-26-2009, 10:26 AM
Stormy's Human Coming two Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seville, Florida Posts: 1,762	Bless you for helping them and I hope they make it and you find them a good home - they deserve it if they win the struggle to survive.

10-05-2009, 10:03 AM
3horses Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 821	more kitties... Well, sadly the two I originally found on the floor that had fallen from the loft didn't survive. We tried feeding them but they were too small to save. I think they may have suffered internal injuries. I also found a deceased one in the loft. Well, on Friday night we heard more meowing but couldn't find anything. On Saturday I heard it loud and clear from the loft and went up to investigate. After moving many bales of hay this is what I found crawling around, meowing at me. Sorry this pic is blurry. The kitty wouldn't hold still for a pic. They are almost duplicates to the two that didn't make it but they seem healthy, loud, and wide eyed. That must mean momma has been taking care of these 2. I hope they make it through. It was very sad when we lost the first ones. They are so easy to get attached to. __________________ No mountain is too tall to climb if the first step is belief in oneself.

10-07-2009, 10:09 AM
cinnamon_girl10 Weanling Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 363	Sad to hear about the ones that didn't make it, but its part of life. Thank you for doing what you could __________________ ...Riding a Horse is Like Borrowing Freedom...

10-07-2009, 10:25 AM
3horses Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 821	Well, these last 2 are still surviving but I thought they felt thin this morning. The white/yellow one is crawling out of the box and wandering around the barn. Hopefully the momma will pull these ones through. __________________ No mountain is too tall to climb if the first step is belief in oneself.

10-07-2009, 11:48 AM
Shiloveshorses Started Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,286	You will have to keep an eye on them, if something happens to momma then they will end up starving to death. You could put some wet food mixed with the KMR out for them and maybe they will eat on that. At least that would supplement them in case momma isn't coming around so much. Good luck with them. __________________ Don't give up on today's dreams as they could be tomorrow's reality......... http://theadventuresofkarendeniseandshianne.blogspot.com/

10-07-2009, 08:18 PM
breburtch Started Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ennismore, Ontario Posts: 2,910	with momma being a feral and you have touched and moved the babies she may have abandond them

10-07-2009, 10:22 PM
Rafflesgirl Weanling Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 492	They look pretty cute and healthy, if the mama does come back she may just decide to take them somewhere else or take them back up into the loft. I think if they are able to drink milk I'd keep them away from mama so that they have a chance to live and be around people and not be feral. That way you might be able to find them a good home. __________________ Kelli ~He is the lord of all horses and has been my friend through many dangers~

10-08-2009, 07:34 AM
3horses Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 821	Unfortunately they are unable to drink milk or eat food as of yet. We aren't able to even get them to take milk (KMR) from a dropper so it is futile. I checked on them this morning and they have gone drastically down hill. I suspect they may not make it through today. Darn momma cat anyway! __________________ No mountain is too tall to climb if the first step is belief in oneself.