Hi all

Can we have some purrs for a bitty? (Silly question)

I was shopping yesterday and there's a little shop that sells
jewellery, orlaments, ethnic bags and such like (I have never quite
understood this- we are in the middle of Stratford here, we are
talking a very straight and sensible area and not only does this
little shop survive but for years now the place has boasted the
"Mystical Head Shop", which sells "legal" smoking mixtures, bongs,
scales, grinders etc as well as incense (and very nice it is too) and
a nice line in postcards and tobacco tins with messages like "I like
the Pope, the Pope smokes dope"")

Anyway this shop has these most amazing cat figurines, don't know
where they came from, but they're unglazed clay and hand painted with
all sorts of patterns and yes, just the thing I need to brighten up my
dull office, (I reckon you spend so much time in the place it needs a
little homely touch) so even through they aren't too cheap I decided I
would buy one (and one next month?)

So I got talking to the woman who runs the place and she has 8 cats.
Was 7 until about 5 weeks ago when she saw this poor little pregnant
stray cat and this pregnant stray cat saw her coming (and thought
"Sucker"), apparently she opened the door after a few days of putting
food out and the cat walked in, inspected the house and decided this
would do nicely. So she let her have her 3 kittens and as soon as they
are weaned she will be spayed and be cat number 8. The woman already
has good homes with a friend of hers for 2 of the kittens lined up and
has decided kitten 3, will the 9th member of the clowder,

She had picked for herself the kitten who walked (waddled) first but
then she came home Wednesday to find the kitten was a swollen belly
and dragging her back legs. She immediately rushed her to the vets and
the vets can find nothing wrong and could only suggest that mama may
have sat on her,

By Thursday her swollen tummy had gone down but she's still dragging
her back legs although she's not in any pain, eating, drinking etc
normally for her age and moving about pretty well so obviously her
legs aren't hurting her. She can be picked up and doesn't mind having
her back touched

The woman says she won't have her put down just like that but she's
worried as she's never seen anything like this

So a few purrs for the bitty to pull through appreciated

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs