Sick and abandoned feral kittens

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aofp.geo@yahoo.com - 17 Sep 2006 18:01 GMT

First it was a feral kitten who got too sick to run away, then it was a
little guy abandoned by its mom. Why do cat moms abandon kittens?
They're so sweet, and life is so unfair to them.

http://blog.roadsideartist.com/index.php/2006/09/17/art-kitten-rescue-not-by-pop
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I don't know what kind of future they have. There is only so much one
can do. And too many just don't want to be bothered.

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cindys - 17 Sep 2006 22:21 GMT

> First it was a feral kitten who got too sick to run away, then it was a
> little guy abandoned by its mom. Why do cat moms abandon kittens?
> They're so sweet, and life is so unfair to them.

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I haven't checked the weblink below but (I think) this is the answer your
question above: Cats operate more by instinct and not by emotion. They also
operate according to the laws of nature. In the wild, a sick or weak cub is
a liability. The mother cat needs to focus her attention on the cubs that
have a good chance for survival. A sick or weak cub is going to slow mom
down and may also attract predators to the mom and the other cubs. So, her
reaction is to sacrifice the needs of the sick one in the interests of the
survival of the healthy ones. Yes, life is unfair and nature is cruel. But,
the good news is that if a human finds the abandoned kitten, it is possible
to bottle feed with special kitten formula etc and help it to survive.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

http://blog.roadsideartist.com/index.php/2006/09/17/art-kitten-rescue-not-by-pop
ular-demand/#more-30

> I don't know what kind of future they have. There is only so much one
> can do. And too many just don't want to be bothered.

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aofp.geo@yahoo.com - 21 Sep 2006 18:40 GMT

Thank you. It's still hard. I feel so bad for them. I feel especially
bad when I find dead kittens that might have been saved if I had gotten
to them soon enough. :(

On the bright side, the ones I have found are doing really well, and I
finally got a picture up of the THIRD one ..much smaller than the other
two. So I updated my post:

http://blog.roadsideartist.com/index.php/2006/09/21/art-kitten-rescue-not-by-pop
ular-demand/#more-30

More cute pictures.

> > First it was a feral kitten who got too sick to run away, then it was a
> > little guy abandoned by its mom. Why do cat moms abandon kittens?
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> > I don't know what kind of future they have. There is only so much one
> > can do. And too many just don't want to be bothered.

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cindys - 25 Sep 2006 23:44 GMT

Thank you for posting these stories and pictures. You've done such a
wonderful job with these kittens and given them a chance to live long and
healthy lives.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

> Thank you. It's still hard. I feel so bad for them. I feel especially
> bad when I find dead kittens that might have been saved if I had gotten
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> finally got a picture up of the THIRD one ..much smaller than the other
> two. So I updated my post:

http://blog.roadsideartist.com/index.php/2006/09/21/art-kitten-rescue-not-by-pop
ular-demand/#more-30

> More cute pictures.
>
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> > Best regards,
> > ---Cindy S.

http://blog.roadsideartist.com/index.php/2006/09/17/art-kitten-rescue-not-by-pop
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> > > I don't know what kind of future they have. There is only so much one
> > > can do. And too many just don't want to be bothered.

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