Miles To Go

04/05/2024

Someone learned to climb today, she’s the first to use the basket in the cat tree. She snuck in a little nappy time while I did outside chores

04/05/2024

Sometimes all you can do is try. For those of you new to our family, we talk about the joys and victories, but also openly about the not so great part of rescue, as these are the very real consequences of what happens when we don’t spay and neuter our pets, or TNR outside cats

Our lil guy is weak, and was cold to the touch for second lunch despite being in the 87 degree incubator 😞

The worst part in rescue actually isn’t when you lose one, it’s the limbo period of not know if Mother Nature will take them, or if they’ll pull through.

Were trying all the things to help support him, gave him fluids, some b12, sugar, and a few ml force fed, but time will tell.

Rooting for you little one

04/05/2024

Meet the nuggets! A big thanks to Bolduc's Wildlife Rescuefor grabbing these guys last night. They fell out of a car and the momma didn’t come back 😞 we have a couple day old calico female and white male. The white male was urinating blood last night, unsure if we have an infection or internal damage. The female is much stronger than the male.

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04/05/2024

Nugget pick up on a Friday morning!

04/03/2024

Tiny Tim health update!

So we’re still not doing *great* but we’re not worse. Tim came to us as he was getting lethargic and so much smaller than his siblings. We’re still pretty sleepy, but we’re making some weight gains (we may have put on 45+ grams since Sunday, they don’t call us the fat farm for nothing 😂)

His foster sister is desperately ready for him to be able to romp and play, but we’re not quite there yet. We’re sleeping for 4-8 hours at a time, which is a lot for bebes, but this is also when the healing happens. We are eating much better though, and just had 19ml for dinner. We’re becoming more consistently hungry and having to do less force feeding. We also went on walkabout in the living room today, and appear to be a bit more steady on our feet.

We suspect that Tiny Tim just has what we call “failure to thrive” which is a fancy word for saying he’s a runt and we don’t know exactly what is wrong. Theres no formal treatment for this, just lots of supportive care of bebe vitamins, fluids, b12.

You all know how it goes around the farm, that we try, as long as they try. And so far we have no giving up in sight!

04/03/2024

Happy gotcha day Miles! Two years ago he was found, scared and skiddish, in a Walmart parking lot with his brother Moo, and came to be rehabbed. Little did I know he’d end up being one of the most special kittens I’d have, and becoming a vital part of our family, and foster uncle extraordinaire.

It took some time to win him over, as he wasn’t so sure about humans. Wild and wide open, but incredibly thoughtful even as a kitten, you could tell on his face he was trying to figure out life. He taught me so much about having to take things at their pace, and trusting the process that even the most stubborn bebes come around, and can be healed and whole again with some love and time.

Its been a gift to be able to share his antics with the world, and I take a deep breath as we expand to share his story this year to more people, and let him be the ambassador for rescue kittens

He has kept me on my toes, finding new chaos every day. Hes been an incredible foster uncle for his first year of bebes who he loved and adored. Hes also saved two kitty lives by being an emergency blood donor.

I’m so proud of what you’ve become in the two years of living on the farm, and look forward to many more. Love you buddy ❤️

04/03/2024

Tiny Tim: *hunger screams*
Also Tiny Tim: *out cold in the 60 seconds it takes the human to make and heat up milk*
🤦🏼‍♀️

04/02/2024

Tiny Tim had a great night, sleeping a whopping seven hours straight (and didn’t move from his comfy ball position, resulting in a helicopter human putting a bebe cam on him). We had a seven course breakfast of 18ml, with a few more ml as a desert after a walk about.
Were def looking a little brighter overall this morning.

A big part of getting bebes well is sleep. Just like humans, it’s when the body repairs its self and the healing begins

04/01/2024

Lilly, foster sister of the year, has decided Tiny Tim could use all the morning cuddles

04/01/2024

Things that warm your heart. Tiny Tim was full of bebe cries (he needed to burp) Lilly decided maybe he’d feel better if he got cuddles.
Dunno what it is about the magic of the farm, and all of these animals being so dang compassionate, but I’ll take it

03/31/2024

Meet Tiny Tim. Our newest resident is coming for a stay as he wants to act like he’s fading. We do our own adoptions, but we’re always happy to triage for other rescues too. Tiny Tim is from a feral mom with friends of felines, but he’s 100g smaller than his siblings. Hopefully we can get him back on the mend and reunite him with his siblings later in the week.

Yes, Tim’s eyes are open, but he’s got big things to say about leaving his mom. And screamed the first 10 min in the car until he got cuddled.

03/25/2024

The tiny terror has now learned how to climb up the back of chairs and is quite proud of herself

03/23/2024

The bebe has no natural predators in this house 😂 every bebe is relaxed and thinks the house belongs to them

03/22/2024

Me? You wouldn’t accuse me of trying to steal bebe food?!

03/22/2024

Lilly says happy Friday! It’s romping time into purrs!

03/21/2024

So we did another thing! Check out our video re-shoot of the Bottle Baby Basics presentation we gave this past weekend! All of the handouts are free and included in the video summary

Hello! This is a re-record of a presentation March 16th with Wilmington Animal Centrix.Handouts can be downloaded at https://bit.ly/49TM9Dj

03/21/2024

So we did a thing! For one of our fundraisers this year, we opened a Redbubble store! Please check out our gear, and just opening our page and commenting on things helps push our start!

MilesToGoKitten is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

03/20/2024

How.. how.. just how are we supposed to get any work done? Lilly is feeling soooo much better and her personality has absolutely blossomed this week, as she’s no longer impacted - and the four legged foster parents have decided her social training was ready to begin.

03/19/2024

Lilly says are you sure you can’t just play with me all day?

03/18/2024

We had a great time this weekend! Our video should be out this week for more folks interested in being a bottle feeder!

03/16/2024

Thanks to Wilmington Animal Centrix for having us today!

03/14/2024

We are so lucky to be loved. Thankful for folks sending bebe food to keep us prepped and ready for orphan season!

03/14/2024

The tiny princess terrorizes the house this morning 😂

03/13/2024

We can finally say that after almost 3 weeks of hell, Lilly is in the clear! Lilly is a reminder of why we ask folks to NEVER feed an orphan kitten they find. Just keep it warm and get it to a rehabber! Lilly’s blockage was the result of some folks trying to “help” and feeding a 2 week old kitten adult cat food. Three vet visits, one er visit, and one weekend hospitalization later, she is FINALLY in the clear

03/12/2024

A big thanks again to PAWS Resale Shoppe Lilly loves her bebe toys! They brought us some spare noodles for our escape queen, some more bebe toys, and a hot new ride as we’re growing out of our bebe satchel.
PLEASE support this store, they do so much for not just us, but so many of the rescues in the area. They sustain off donations of your gently used home goods, and its tax deductible!

03/12/2024

The joys of rescue 😂
“Yay she’s finally 💩”
AaCHOOOO *sneezes boogers right in my face*
Aaaand we’re back to battling upper respiratory

03/11/2024

Home and hungry! Eating on her own 🥳

03/11/2024

The bebe is coming home!!! We got an all clear from her vet and are otw home! Little girl is big exhausted from a full weekend overnight with the vet and hopped right up onto my chest for a nap.
We are beyond thankful for everyone chipping in and helping us give Lilly a second chance at life ❤️

03/11/2024

Great reminders at the start of kitten season