endorphin July 5th, 2008
4 weeks ago, my two big breed dogs rescued two little newborn kittens from our backyard bush. A mom cat has came & delivered there the night before. It was thunderstorm, lightning & pounding rain the night before. The two fellas were covered by mud, sand, ..etc, one real small size, one with puncture wounds likely from the mom cat.
They fit into half my palm.
umbilical cord attached, eyes close…
What would you do ? Let them die ? Pretend you never see ? Is there an option ? A run to the pet shop, came back with infant kitten milk powder, pet milk bottle, and the routine starts…
Every 3 hours, < 5 ml of milk, slightly warmer than room temperature. But despite all the good effort, the weaker one passed on right in my hand. The feeling of having a life slipped away right in your palm is so so shit.
I have never had kitten/cat as pet before, I have no clue what is needed to be done and how to be done. Google !! And I found this site : Safe Haven For Cats. And the journey with the one that is determined to live and is thriving. Thriving he is. It went from 5 ml to 8ml to 10 ml. Feeding in the right technique to avoid milk getting in the lung which is fatal.
A glass bottle of hot water wrapped in used T/shirt to keep him warm. He basically sleeps, eats, grows, sleeps, eats. grows…..
While this little one thriving, the mom cat returned and my two big breed dogs certainly dislike her presence. The older dog went for the “kill” which was distracted by our command. We suspect it was that moment, he suffered a nasty scratch from the mom cat’s claw. Two days later, my older dog developed bad swell over the neck and below the chin. The sag below the chin quickly developed open wound. 2 course of antibiotics only delayed it but not solving it. The only option was to send him to the vet and he got boarded. The very next day, the vet/surgent has removed the whole patch of the bad infected skin & flesh and left a huge open wound and he has to be on drip - saline & antibiotics. Heart sick & sad, very sad.
While all these were going on, a simple act of getting someone a gift, a useful gift, I somehow got dragged into the photoblog’s matter, doing technical support, vendor liaison, provider liaison, partner liaison, coordination and yet still have a full time job where I have KPIs to achieve quickly and 3 RPM classes to teach weekly. Oh, not forgeting, I need to find the kitty a home.
So, the daily rush of settling the kitty, visiting the dog, doing my job, run to my classes, endless hassles on the photoblog. It was madness and exhausting. But the reward was seeing the kitty thriving strong.
He grown to recognised voices & smell, response to call & play. Drinking a good 18-20ml every 5-6 hours. Pees load, annouced his pooing louder than the microphone. 
Facebook, emails, sms-es….and the kind help from Eka the power rpmer and one eager kind soul whom I hope will love the kitty to pieces and continue to nurture him.
I hands off the photoblog from now on, all aspects back to the rightful owner. A gift is a gift. It is given away & no longer mine.
After 6 days of drips & observation, my doggy’s wound finally good enough to be stitched up. 8 days later and RM1,600, he can be discharged & come home. Stitches to be removed in 10 days time. Now is this big boy turn that need the attention through the journey of complete healing & restoration.
Today, the kitty is handed over to the kind soul Fuad & family. Of course, there is a little sense of not wanting to let go, but I’ve got to think of the big picture, for his & my good. I wish him & the new owner, all the best, may this little cutie pie brings joy & love to the family & vice versa.
At the mean time, it is still a heavy & exhausting task of taking care of this big boy on the journey to complete healing. Hopefully, everything will be normalised very soon. I desperately need it.
Wish - life in the mode I most prefered, (1) work (2) sports (3) friends & family & healthy & happy pets, simple & straight forward, only 3 main blocks to focus, scheduled & planned, most of all RESULTS.
