Our 5 Kittens

We were all super excited when we found out that our cat, Lacey, was expecting kittens! She had them on April 3rd and they just recently opened their eyes. Last night Dad noticed Lacey wasn't acting right and wasn't taking care of or feeding the kittens. So today, Mom and I loaded Lacey and one of the kittens in the van and took them to the to the vet. It was awful holding Lacey in the van. She was shaking and could barely move. The vet said she has a respiratory infection, a temperature of 105 degrees (average for cats is about 100 to 101 degrees), and both she and the kitten are dehydrated. They gave us some formula to feed the kittens and are keeping Lacey overnight to give her IV antibiotics.

Meet the kittens...

Dexter

"Duke" Sophie

Miri.

Alba

And Pepper

It was super windy outside, so Mom (I know, I was surprised too!) suggested that we feed them inside, which is pretty messy, but way easier.

After our ditch attempt to feed them all at once, we decided the best way was to bring them in individually. 

They have to be fed every two hours and it's really hard to get them to concentrate long enough to fill their bellies. 

I'll try to keep everyone posted on the situation!

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Ephesians 4:2