Our Hand Reared Kittens
This tiny litter began life in a bush where their mam, a stray no one in the street recognised, had given birth. The family were collected and brought into the safety to the Shelter. Sadly, their mam rejected the kittens and unfortunately two of the kittens did not survive, the remaining three were moved straight into hand rear foster care.
Hand rearing is an intensive process with the kittens needing fed every few hours day and night, as well as help with stimulating them to go to the toilet, something their mam would normally have done. Both our animal care staff and their foster carers worked together to make sure the kittens were warm, fed and safe at every stage. It was demanding work, but their commitment gave the kittens the best chance of survival. They remained in foster care until they were nine weeks old and ready for rehoming.
The three kittens have all gone on to loving homes where they will grow up safe and adored. One of the families that rehomed one of these kittens provided us with an update on how they were getting on in their new home!
They told us:
“We just wanted to share a little update about Millie and let you know how wonderfully she’s settling in! Everything has been amazing, and we absolutely love her. She’s turned into such a little ball of energy since coming home. Her daily routine is basically: eat, sleep, get the zoomies, repeat!
She’s brought so much joy into our lives already, and it’s lovely to see her personality shining through more and more each day.”
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Their story is a reminder of just how important our foster carers are. Hand rearing newborn kittens is incredibly demanding, and without foster carers willing to take on round-the-clock feeding, toileting, warmth and comfort, these kittens simply would not have survived.
We can only provide animals like these kittens with the specialist care they need thanks to support from people like you. Your donations are absolutely critical in ensuring that we can continue to be there for animals in need.
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