Hello, all!
Sweetling is doing wonderfully well and now weighs 400 grams. She’s still got a lot of catching up to do, but she fully recovered from her illness and is now a purrrfectly healthy kitty, albeit needing the occasional laxative to aid with pooping.
However…
Sweetling’s mother brought her two surviving siblings back yesterday. They’re now on an inaccessible part of our roof, safe and away from the rain and with her, and they’re in an awful state. One of the kittens was down on the ground while she struggled to bring it up (she managed eventually) and while it was, she allowed us to pet and examine him. He’s nothing but skin and bone, but very sweet. Even though he’d never had human contact, he warmed right up to me and let me stroke him after a few minutes (with momma occasionally wanting a petting, too). Both of his eyes are infected, he can’t see out of the right one at all. We managed to give him the eye drops we’d given to Sweetling, and they helped a lot, but I think it’s too late for the right one.
When they’re older and able to come down, we’re going to give them dewormer and hopefully get the whole family vaccinated. If we can, we’re going to adopt Sweetling’s one-eyed brother as well, providing he survives long enough to allow us to grab him, our dachsund doesn’t mind another family member, and our financial situation allows for another squeaker.
I’ve named him Tompkin. ๐