I blogged this two days ago, but we have not been able to find any fosterer or adopter for these baby kittens. The rescuer, Wei Kien, only has until today after which he plans to surrender the kittens to the shelter where there is a strong possibility they would be put down because they are still too young.
These kittens were rescued by Wei Kien from a monsoon drain three days ago and a neighbour is helping to foster, but only up to today.
If you can help, please contact Wei Kien directly on 019-2795608.
I know everybody has got their hands full, but maybe there is someone out there who could still help?
Please forward this link. It's very urgent.
When I first saw the photos of these two kittens, I couldn't help noticing how much they resemble Creamie and Crackers, my two fosters, three years ago. Creamie and Crackers were discovered by a cat feeder/rescuer in SS19/6 during a morning jog. They were left in a box by the roadside. She called me but I was giving at talk in Klang, and I asked her to take them back first. For some reason (of which I still don't know up till today), she refused to pick them up. She just kept calling me.
By the time I finished my talk, it was past noon. I rushed to the site and found the two kittens (eyes still closed) not moving. There were a few grains of rice scattered in the box. The rice grains were already hardened. Goodness knows how long the kittens had been left there. I took them back and sent them straight to the vet's. They were severely dehydrated, having been left in the box by the roadside for hours.
The rest of the story is in my book, Indy Jones. This was way before I started AnimalCare, hence, no blog postings.
Creamie and Crackers were finally adopted by a girl from somewhere in Banting. We went to see her house, and found that it appeared to be very safe. Her family loved cats too. There were actually "two" adoptions. I gave them up after a month, but the girl could not handle them, so I took them back. Then, after another month, the girl took them again.
This is Creamie and Crackers. Don't they resemble the two baby kittens up there?
These photos were taken a few days after they opened their eyes. Look at the markings on Cracker's head and the ones on the kitten up there. I told a friend these are Creamie and Crackers reborn. We'll never know, would we?
Indy helped look after them. That's the photo of the night they were adopted.
We communicated by sms for a few weeks and all was well. I left it at that as I don't think it's right to keep "bugging" the adopter for news. The vets have always advised me to learn to let go. Once adoped, you'll just have to trust the adopters. True...we have to let go at one point.
I tried contacting the girl after 5-6 months for the spay-neuter, but she did not pick up the phone nor answer the smses. Finally, a friend who knows her told me the sad news that Creamie and Crackers had passed away after a few months. Cause - unknown.
It was such a blow to me, and after that, fostering and rehoming became a phobia for me. It took me a lot of courage to foster my next three - Peanut, Butter and Jelly, last year. Jelly passed away after a most difficult battle with diarrhoea. All three had it, and Jelly was the weakest of the three. Just do a word search for Peanut, Butter and Jelly in this blog and the entire day-to-day account is there. They were one of the hardest fosters I'd ever experienced. The diarrhoea was a perpetual problem and then came, the fungus. That's why I'm terrified of diarrhoea in kittens.
That was a long story as I also had Prince, Simba, Xiao Li, Bandit, and Bobtail and Teddy (rescued back from a fosterer who.....(I'd rather not say now - it was a complete nightmare for me)). Prince and Simba were adoped by Daniel Azlan, Xiao Li and Teddy by Eugene, Bandit by Wani Mohd. Bobtail passed away in the clinic because we failed to save his life. He was already in a very bad state when we managed to take him back from that fosterer. Shudder...never again!
Peanut and Butter were finally adopted, and by a responsible owner, Effi. I called and offered to do the spay-neuter for both but Effi wanted to do it herself. Last I heard they are both well. Peanut has been neutered. Butter....missed the boat, and ended giving birth to three beautiful kittens, all of whom Effi is looking after (the father is not Peanut, but a visiting cat, brought in by a friend!). "You have to let go", the vet reminds me.
So, that's the story of fostering and rehoming, and I salute all fosterers and rehomers because these are one of the most difficult tasks to do. Fostering for adoption is a very intense experience, one which requires so much emotional sacrifice and eventually, "detachment". I always say I'm just doing the easy part - raising funds for their medical needs.
But enough reminiscing, even as I write this now, I'm texting people, asking for help to look for adopters for Wei Kian's Creamie and Crackers look-alikes. I have also put up a post on petfinder.my on his behalf. Nandhini is now calling as many people as possible, especially those who had wanted to adopt Kimba last week. I'm going to ask a friend later, when his shop opens, if he would like to adopt these kittens. Mary is trying to get a place in Segambut's sanctuary for these kittens. Punitha is looking for fosterers too. We are all trying our level best to find a fosterer. They are still babies. They cannot fend for themselves.
Please help, if you can.
Thank you.
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