Wildlife: Heidi Chronicles - Just Hanging Out Until Spring, 1 by Catbird423

Catbird423 wrote:
'Free' cats/kittens rarely end up free. My son rescued 4 kittens that had gotten themselves into a bad spot, mother counldn't get to them and left. They were maybe 4 weeks old, weak when he rescued them, he fed them with a dropper for a day or 2, then they got the hang of formula from a bowl (not the neatest eaters but eventually they would not climb into the bowl). When Scrambles was about 6-7 weeks old he broke his hind leg, how we still don't know. Took him to the vet, had him tested and his leg set and a cast put on it. The cast was almost as big as he was. He would still try to use the litter box but there were a few times he thought he was in but was hanging out.Had to have the cast changed every 2 weeks.I think that ran over $500.00.
We ended up keeping 2 of the kittens- Scrambles and Benny. I had them declawed and neutered-that was about $700. I love them both but it goes to show that 'free' cats aren't.