ABANDONED BY MOM SOON AFTER BIRTH, TWO TINY KITTENS ARE SO VERY SMALL AND IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE CARE AND ATTENTION.
For some reason, mom had clearly not come back and both kittens needed critical care.
Both kittens were very small, however, unbelievably one kitten was half the size of his sibling. “Alexander was a normal baby who was a little underweight, but his brother Liam was a tiny preemie at only 40 grams. He was not fully developed.”
Patricia Lika, a Las Vegas-based fosterer, took in the pair and immediately placed them in an incubator to help regulate their body temperatures, and began around the clock feeding. Alexander, the larger kitten was constantly snuggling his smaller brother as if providing support.
Sadly despite everything Patricia did, Liam crossed over the rainbow bridge a few days later.
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Alexander was left to fight on on his own and was soon making great progress. Patrica gave him some soft toys to snuggle with hand help him get over the loss of his brother.
Soon his eyes were open and he would soon be ready to begin tentatively checking out his new home.
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“He was gaining weight as he should and just started growing into a healthy chubby boy,” said Patricia.
Whenever it’s feeding time he is always ready and waiting, loving a purrito style snuggle after his belly is filled.
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“He really has a deep bond with me because I’m all he knows from birth. I love when he looks at me like I’m his mama — it melts my heart to pieces,” Patricia said.
By now he was becoming more and more confidant on all four paws, learning to walk, jump, and climb.
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Though he’s still small for his age he can’t wait to play with the other kittens.
“He is curious and loves standing up in the incubator and watching the kittens in my room. He wants to join them but he’s still too small.”
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“He is such a fluffy happy boy and only shows off his big boy meows when it’s feeding time,” Patricia added.
Now one month old he will soon be able to move into his very own playpen.
“Fostering these most vulnerable babies can be heartbreaking at times, but there are also times like these that bring you so much happiness,” Patricia said.
“Alexander is proof of that.”
Soon the little bundle of fluff will be out of his incubator mixing it with the other kittens as he fine-tunes his feline skills to their fullest, learning to cat.
Keep up with all the goings-on at Alexander and Patricia’s fosters here on Facebook and also here on Instagram.
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