I Love my Critters

This is my newest edition, Smokie.  I found her in my back yard on July 12th.  She still had the umbilical chord attached to her as well as the entire placenta (afterbirth).  We have no idea how she got there or where she came from.  We were not sure if she was going to make it.  Look how tiny she was!  If it was not for Shannon (doggy) and Zsu Zsu Petals (kitty), she probably would not be alive.  They both took very good care of her, bathing and doing potty duty. 

Zsu Zsu is a good Sissy/Mommy

One hundred pound dog giving a bath to 5 ounce kitten.

Getting a new born kitty to urinate and defacate is no easy task and she most likely would not have survived without them. The dog was actually more gentle with her than the cat was.  Somewhere along the line the older kitty would "forget" it was a baby kitten and would be tossing her up in the air like a mouse or a chipmonk! She was on the bottle until she was almost seven weeks old.  I let her have it until she did not want it anymore.  If I say ba ba to her now, she will run over to me and get on my lap. 

Smokie with her binkie, waiting for her baa baa.

Ahhh, baa,baa!

  I know, cruel right, not really, kittens have extremely short attention spans.  So that is the story of how Smokie came to us.  She is a loving little miracle.  Unlike her sister Zsu Zsu Petals, who refuses to be held or fused over, and worships the dog, she purrs constantly, loves to be held and loved, and has a super sweet disposition. 

Shannon is thinking, "How the heck did this happen?"

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My sweet little Smoke. Her paws are huge!

She is a member of the family now and we love her very,very much!