A real estate agent found a cat abandoned with her kittens. Their lives completely turned around in a week.
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Earlier this month, Nikki and her team at Best Friends Felines received a call about a family of cats that had been abandoned.
A real estate agent discovered the cat with her newborns after the tenants had moved out. The cat, named Golda, was scared and avoided rescuers when they arrived.
“It soon became clear that while Golda was letting the babies nurse, she showed no interest or idea of what to do with them,” Best Friends Felines said.
A real estate agent found her and her newborn kittens abandoned by the previous tenantsBest FriendsFelines
Despite their best efforts to save them all, two of the four kittens unfortunately did not make it. The remaining babies, Eli and Asher, fought like warriors, determined to live.
Their foster carers looked after the kittens around the clock, making sure they were fed and stepping in for the mother when she didn’t know what to do.
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They noticed that Golda had a fever due to an infection and immediately began treating her. As she settled and felt more comfortable, she showed more interest in her kittens and even rolled over for them to nurse and cuddle.
She still didn’t know how to take care of them properly, but she seemed relieved to have friendly people helping her every two hours.
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It took several days for her fever to subside. When she regained her strength, she became a bit picky about having her temperature taken.
“Friday morning we took her temperature and it was normal. With her fever gone and feeling better, her personality is showing. She is such a sweet girl who purrs, pats her head and loves all the hugs.”
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With improved health, Golda has become more responsive whenever she hears her kittens cry. “She still has no idea what to do about it and at most gives them heads or the occasional disposable lick.”
“She’s a sweetie and she lets them climb and sleep on her. She has no problem letting them nurse.”
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Eli, the little cow-patterned kitten, was struggling to gain weight. “We helped him latch and nurse from Golda every two hours and repeatedly tried to offer him a bottle, which he thoroughly refused and fought against.”
Finally, at midnight on Friday, one of his carers managed to coax him into drinking some formula from a bottle. “We were over the moon about just that.”
Golda watched her kitten, Eli, feed from a syringeBest FriendsFelines
After a few more attempts to bottle Eli, it finally clicked. “He now swallows his formula with every feed and is bottle fed several times a day. His weight is skyrocketing and matching Asher’s gains.”
Asher’s eyes begin to open. He grows steadily and becomes more active with newfound energy.
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If Golda and her kittens had not been found and received the care they needed, their situation could have turned out very differently. Now they are in a much better place and growing stronger and more alive every day.
They thrive in foster families, with friendly people who attend to their every need.
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The kittens will stay with their mother in their foster home until they are ready to spread their wings and Golda will be spayed and find a forever family that will love and pamper her endlessly.
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