Michelle's Foster Kitties

04/18/2024

Still his favorite treat. Story for the background, we were in the middle of cleaning.

02/24/2024

💭💭She's cold so I need to put a shirt on her for the night💭💭
She was cold and she does like a shirt. She fights hard and resists, and then purrs in happiness afterwards.

02/21/2024

She amazes me every day. She's a survivor. She does not give up. On the streets She would not have survived. This is why you should foster, this why you should help transport, this is why you should buy a bag of food, this is why you should donate, to help ask the Tiny Kittens if the world that would not have survived past 4 weeks. Tiny Kitten was found in a wall of a workshop when she was just 3 weeks old and a kind man pulled them out and they came to me. If she would not have had human intervention, even if Mom's would not have abandoned her, she would have stabbed to death. She has severe IBS that causes Malabsorption. She's now almost 8 months old, she's half the size she should be but we're fighting to get her bigger and stronger. 3-4 times a day she gets her special Kitty soup of wet food mixed with extra water, b-12, Petinic, Nutrical, and Probios probiotics. This is her biggest weight gain in a month ever. To help Arianna please check out her wishlist. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3POR8NEZK5584?ref_=wl_share

02/09/2024

She's Tiny Kitten because she will not grow. She's had so many blood tests and the vets believe she just has bad IBS. We will just accept you the way you are Tiny Kitten. You are perfect just the way you are.

02/08/2024

You're not trash Tiny Kitten

02/05/2024

Grayson is going to be happy!! This was on the stoop when I was walking out the door so I just tossed it in the house.. Hopefully it will survive until I get home. But we all know Grayson. He's impatient and probably will try to open it himself before I get back.

02/01/2024

Everybody wishes it. For their baby kitten or puppy to never grow up or get bigger. But what do you do when it actually happens and no one can explain it? You ask other rescues, as many veterinarians as possible, vet techs, and Google without coming up with a diagnosis thus far. You take the rescue friends', veterinarians', vet techs', and Google's advice on how to help remedy in the moment. To watch her suffer and not feel 100% is difficult. You want to fix it but you cannot. Walking around with a stomach ache or nausea daily must be so hard. You pay everyday for an answer and help to make her better. Deep down you hope for a growth spurt. Everyday you pull out the scale and hope for even a half an ounce and celebrate when it's a full ounce, dance when it's more than an ounce. She's a tough cookie. She's a fighter. She's feisty, and quick to let me know when she's not happy or wants me to do something. I just want to do fright by her, like all my animals, and advocate for them. Please Continue to keep Tiny Kitten Ariana in your thoughts and prayers. Pray she gets bigger and feels better soon and her body heals. Pray I can get her the best care possible, that's she gets to see a specialist possibly to help her. Thank you to all my wonderful supporters, , and fellow animal lovers, you all mean a lot to me and keep me going through the hard times. You cheered and cried with me through Grayson, you encouraged me and I need it again please.

02/01/2024

Arianna is doing the best she's ever done!! 6 and a half months & 3 pounds 5 ounces!!! I changed her food to a cheaper but still great quality, added b-12, and Probios probiotics. She has gone 4 days without any vomiting, the longest span she has gone.

01/31/2024

That weight makes me jump for joy!! She's showing improvements. I started her on an everyday basic probiotic caged Probios, B-12, and Petinic (high quality animal vitamins and nutrients). She seems to be holding everything down for the last 72 hours, the longest record EVER!! She lost 3 ounces after surgery which put her down to 3 pounds even so she's gained 5 ounces this past week. We are still awaiting her blood results to see if we can figure out what is wrong with her. I, also, switched her to a little bit more affordable wet food, Natural Balance kitten with limited ingredients. Hopefully, if keeps everything down I will try her on an even less expensive wet food. The average costs to feed her a day is probably around $5.

01/30/2024

I am in the doghouse and Tiny Kitten does not believe me that she was cold and the shirt will help her stay warm. She had only vomited once in the last 48 hours. We went to PetSmart in her cute little carrying pouch a friend gave us to get some more of her very expensive wet food. I may be living under a bridge soon trying to keep her fed a food that she can tolerate. She also takes a probiotic, B-12, and vitamin supplements, Petinic. She lost 3 ounces this past week and we had to fight to get it back but yesterday she did it, finally!! Her ear infections are gone now and no longer needs ear drops. We are still awaiting her long anticipated blood work results. If you would like to help Tiny Kitten Arianna here is her wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3POR8NEZK5584?ref_=wl_share

The shirts are to help keep her warm but could use food most.

01/24/2024

Arianna's blood work is done and on it's way to the lab in Texas. Soon we will know if this is what is causing her illness and stunted growth.

01/23/2024

Tiny Kitten Arianna is going to George County Veterinary Clinic on January 23 for additional blood work. She had started vomiting again. She is on a 12 hour fast (which is hard to watch her go hungry). If you could help pay for the cost, by calling in directly to the veterinarian 601-947-1976, it would be greatly appreciated. If they do not answer you can text the number to ask for a call back. This is a special test for her pancreas.

01/23/2024

Have you ever seen a cat that wants be covered up all the time? My thermostat is set to 75°F too. Poor thing. I hope to be able to find out what is wrong with her soon.

01/21/2024

01/20/2024

Thanks to one of our local department stores for the huge donation. It was all about to go in the dumpster and the manager just could not see that happening. So she contacted someone who contacted me. I kept some and handed the rest out to 9 colony TNR feeders. The manager was not supposed to donate it sadly so I have to keep all their information anonymous.

01/20/2024

Interesting read on how a high volume spay clinic works.

01/20/2024

Arianna scared me to death a few days ago. She started bobble heading and throwing her headed back randomly. She was rushed to the vet Thursday and discovered she had ear infections in both ears. Thankfully she will be okay, just ear drops one time a day for ten days.

Now for good news: We have found a combination of food that she can keep down and have normal bowel movements. For 48 hours she's kept all her down, the longest stint. AND her hunger cravings have decreased tremendously. Since the day I have taken her into foster care she eats like she's starving no matter how much she had eaten and how long in between feeding, an hour, 2 hours, or 6 hours.

She loves to snuggle. At first I thought it was because she was feeling bad or just being sweet. But I have discovered it's also because she is cold natured. Even with her surgical recovery suit she is cold and likes to be covered with a blanket.

I live on a limited income and Arianna needs some extra things. If you could help her with some necessities such as a heated pet pad, the wet food for her to stay healthy, more shirts, litter, and such please check out her wishlist on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3POR8NEZK5584?ref_=wl_share