Well the hospital is hopping with signs of spring, or I guess you could say it is meowing. About three weeks ago we got a surprise as we opened for business in the form of a sneaker box filled with, you guessed it, baby kittens. From the looks of it these little guys (both boys) they were maybe only a couple days old. When I opened the box I honestly thought the man had brought me 2 baby rats. Judging by their lack of movement and the cool temperature I guessed they needed a warm place to curl up and a meal at the very least. The nice man who brought them in said they had been found on his truck seat when he got ready to get in that morning to head to work. I said we would take a look at them and then well, I handed them over to my kitty loving staff for two hour feedings. Well, as you can imagine the girls were all a twitter with the new arrivals. They laid claim pretty quickly with Andrea and Meg coming out in a tie for the title of mommy. They worked out a schedule and have been taking them home for the last few weeks. We have watched as their eyes have opened and as the almost in-audible meows have turned into a full on rock concert complete with jet engine purrs at feeding time. They grab on to their bottle with ferocity unlike anything I have ever seen kneading their little paws while they suckle from the never empty bottle from which they have come to expect and demand. Andrea and Meg have assembled a baby bag with all of the necessary supplies for their feedings and to help them take care of business. They have their own little heat disks and their very own little wash clothes and blankets to wash them up and keep them warm. They also have names now which I guess means they must be rapidly becoming the newest members of our Keauhou Veterinary Hospital family.
Chisai which is Japanese for little, has a funny little bend in the end of his tail, he has long fuzzy black hair with a silver undercoat. He is very small compared to his brother and struggles to eat but is growing at his own rate and so far his will to live is matched only by his attitude. He is very sassy and wants you to know he may be little but he is the boss.
Bigfoot is well BIG! He is about twice the size of his brother and he is a lover. His hair is black and fuzzy and thick. He likes nothing more than to be on his back getting a full belly, chin, neck and tail rub. He will lie there until you stop. All you have to do is barely rub his side and he flops over like his has been shot on a quick draw, then lays there as if to say you may begin. He will stretch his front legs up and close his eyes, oh yeah he knows what he wants.
Bigfoot is well BIG! He is about twice the size of his brother and he is a lover. His hair is black and fuzzy and thick. He likes nothing more than to be on his back getting a full belly, chin, neck and tail rub. He will lie there until you stop. All you have to do is barely rub his side and he flops over like his has been shot on a quick draw, then lays there as if to say you may begin. He will stretch his front legs up and close his eyes, oh yeah he knows what he wants.
Now that we are at the 3 week mark and the kittens are finally being feed every four hours they have had their first de- worming which much to our disgust worked very well. They are now in a larger cage, here, as they are motivating in all kinds of directions and climbing up and out of their box. Andrea and Meg are glad to be getting a little longer rest periods. I am glad I will not have to purchase them under eye cover up for the raccoon eyes they are sporting, thanks to their new charges. We are hoping that they start drinking from a shallow container soon and that they continue to thrive. Until they are ready to go to their forever homes, we will continue to laugh and watch them grow. We will take great joy in seeing them become more active and we will try and have a little kitten time in the lobby in the coming weeks. Maybe we need a kitten greeter since Pike is only working a couple of days per week and Rome the destroyer is not fit for human interaction just yet. Until the kittens make their debut, you can follow their kitten-hood on-line at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keauhou- Veterinary-Hospital/329699169653. We will keep you posted on their adventures and hope that you will come and visit them soon. We wish you all a happy spring and a great big MEOW!!!
