Kitten Sam Day 4 Update - with Photos of Her and Ashley Playing

[joeybee12]

He's very gentle with her...and even after he wins, she comes back for more. Then he usually gives her a good cleaning with his tongue. Last night I decided he was tiring her out, so I put her in her bathroom apartment and he slept outside her door all night.

Eyes are very good, lots of energy and a good appetite. The only thing that concerned me was her breathing was a little wheezy at times. Because of the infection, she may have that sound off and on throughout her life. It was only that one time, and when she was sleeping with me.

Please keep up the good thoughts. Thanks!

[warrior1]

1. fur pile!

thanks for the update.

[joeybee12]

11. Any time!

[OpticArousal]

77. Little Cutey

[KitSileya]

88. I wish I could rec your post too!

Sooo adorable.

[CatWoman]

2. I'm melting

[joeybee12]

51. I know, it's hard not to!

[zerosumgame0005]

68. Looks like Ashley

was ready for a buddy good thing Sam adopted you!

[alsame]

3. Adorable! I'm so glad she's

doing so well.

[joeybee12]

52. Thanks!

[Arugula Latte]

4. Squeeeeeeee!!!

I'm a puddle on the floor ... *sigh*

[joeybee12]

8. Speaking of puddles on the floor...

I gave her a small litter box with wheat litter since it's so much smaller...she doesn't use it...she saw Ashley use the big one, tried to use that, couldn't get in, so went NEXT to the litter box!

[Arugula Latte]

10. Aww, she tried to be just like her big brother!

"Tried" is the key word.

[joeybee12]

12. An A for effort...nt

[avebury]

13. I wonder if you used something to create an incline for her to get in and out of the box

if that might help.

She is a cutie and her big brother is very handsome.

[joeybee12]

25. Her litter box is very small for her to get into...

But it's not near their's, so I think she's not quite getting it yet...I'm going to move her box to right next to the big box and see what she does...thanks.

[City Lights]

5. Adorable!

Glad Sam is continuing to improve.

[joeybee12]

53. Thanks!

[kestrel91316]

6. Excellent! Yur doin it rite!!

[joeybee12]

54. I think she has a strong will...

She really figured out that it was worth sticking aournd!

[shenmue]

7. Illegal use of paws. Fifteen yards, loss of first down.

Flag on the play. Excessive cuteness.

[joeybee12]

55. Cuteness overload is right!

[Triana]

9. Awwww! Seems she's responding very well to your love & care.

And she has a kitty "Daddy" now too. I'm melting!

[joeybee12]

15. Or at least a Big Brother...

Although I wonder if he thinks she's his new toy!

[Autumn Colors]

14. Try mixing some L-Lysine in with the food

It's good for respiratory support and avoiding upper resp. infections. For an adult cat, the suggested dose would be 500 mg per day when having a URI and then 250 mg a day for maintenance. Not sure about a kitten. Can you weigh her somehow? Maybe weigh a box/bed and then leave it on the scale and weigh again with her in it. Figuring the adult doses are for a cat that's 10-15 lb.

What I do for my two rescue fur-babies is keep a bottle with 500-mg capsules here. Open the capsule and then try to split it between the two them, mixed in with their canned food.

Do some research on feline herpes. One of the effects is recurrent URIs. One of our two had a URI when we first got her and so we started them both on L-Lysine. She turned out to be allergic to fish (!!) and the other seems to have hayfever flareups around the same time my boyfriend does, so we've kept them on L-Lysine.

Sam and Ashley are so cute together!!

EDIT: Steam from hot shower running for about 5-10 minutes at a time might help her breathing a bit, too, if she's wheezing.

[joeybee12]

27. Thanks...

I took her in to the vet's Monday when I found her because of her eyes...it was obvious respirtaory because they were shut from all the goo...she's on antibiotics and her eye have been clear since Wednesday and during the whole time she always had a good appetite...I think I'll try that with the shower this evening...

[aquart]

64. One positive: if she's used to being medicated as kitten

She will be easy to medicate all her life.

My David was a rescue from one of those horrible hazmat suit places. He was traumatized, ill, and batshit crazy. I would have to chase him thru the apt. 8 times before he would collapse and scream "Don't kill me!" and let me pick him up to squeeze goo into his eyes. Every time. But it made him easy to medicate for the rest of his life.

[ellie]

16. Geez kitties.

[joeybee12]

57. Don't they make you melt?

[ellie]

69. So lovely!

[Fla Dem]

17. Love it, Love it, Love it. So happy for the good outcome. n/t

[joeybee12]

58. Thanks!

[Freddie]

18. How adorable!

My kitty Samantha (good name!) was given to us when she was a tiny one also, and she "latched on" quite literally to her "big brother" Dylan--she would try to nurse from him. He was fine with it and would groom her. Vet said that was common with very young kittens.

[joeybee12]

59. She hasn't tried that yet...

I also have a very old female, India (19) who has ignored her thus far...I think Sam might eventually try nursing on her.

[MadrasT]

62. Heh. I have a male cat who wants to be a mommy cat *so* badly.

Back when I took in foster kittens, he would mother the heck out of them (watching over them and grooming them and snuggling them) and they would try to nurse from him.

I love him so much.

Sam is a cutie and I am happy to hear she is doing so well.

[WinkyDink]

19. Awesome! Picture #2 needs a caption!

[TeamPooka]

30. "You be cute and distract her while I grab the tuna"

[WinkyDink]

91. Hahaha! Love it!

[Beaverhausen]

20. adorable!!!

what a lovely couple they are! So glad she is doing well.

[joeybee12]

61. Thank you!

[Lugnut]

21. That's adorable!

We had a male cat who bonded with a tiny female stray that showed up on our back doorstep. Rocky groomed her and slept next to her until he passed on. Nobody can tell me that Peanut didn't mourn his passing. She was in a funk for about two weeks.

[joeybee12]

56. Poor Peanut...

People think cats aren't social animals, but they certainly can be when raised with others.

[Yooperman]

22. Very cute ...:-)

My ex-wife and I rescued a 10 week old black cat from a parking lot one cold October night a few years ago. We tried our best to find the owner but ended up keeping the skinny little guy. Having been dog people all our lives we were hesitant to keep a cat. But Onyx changed our entire attitude about cats. He was just an awesome pet. Unfortunately he only lived 3 years before he had some bladder issues and had to be put to sleep. But he forever changed the two of us and once my wife and I decided to end our relationship I went to the local humane society and didn't choose a dog... but allowed a cat to choose me and now I have a wonderful companion as I start the last third of my life single again.

It looks as though you will have a very appreciative pet with Sam.

YM

Onyx a few days after we found him.

[joeybee12]

31. Aw...Onyx has such a sweet face!

We had a couple black cats growing up so I've always been partial to them.

[Bertha Venation]

92. Hey, Yooperman.

I don't know if you need this, but it can't hurt. Be well.

[Yooperman]

93. Thanks

This is why I love the D.U. and the Liberals that meet here.
Hugs are always welcome! It has been a very difficult transition for me the last couple of years. However, I am still here. Still trying to learn and grow...

My shelter cat has been a wonderful companion. He very loving and gives me hugs everyday.

[Lizzie Poppet]

23. This put such a huge smile on my face!

Go, Sammie!

[joeybee12]

60. Glad to hear it!

[asjr]

24. Thank you for the pictures of adorable cats. Looking at their getting to know each other makes

me feel good for the rest of the day.

[joeybee12]

48. Glad to hear it!

[Hayabusa]

26. That's what brothers are for

Cute cats. I'm glad little Sam is feeling better.

[joeybee12]

47. Hopefully it continues...thanks!

[heaven05]

28. keep

going furball.

[joeybee12]

46. Thanks!

[MuseRider]

29. Between you and Ashley

there is no reason to expect this little sweetie Sam is not going to make it. So good for her to have a cat to play with. Endless smiles, those photos are adorable. Ashley has grown into a beautiful cat! Wow.

[joeybee12]

33. Hi!

I know, when I think of how his fur was thin when he was tiny it suprised me as he got older just how fluffy he became!

Poor Roger

[MuseRider]

49. Oops, been busy

poor Roger what? Is he injured? Awwwww. I have my RF cap on in hopes he is OK.

[joeybee12]

50. Lost at Madrid early...his year has been awful...

Time to retire, I think.

[MuseRider]

83. Crap.

Well he always said he would play until he did not enjoy it anymore. He certainly has nothing to prove and he has such a lovely family to go home to. I choose to think he cares but it is not what it once meant to him. Still it sucks. I do not want him to retire. I will be bereft and the who am I going to want to watch?

Sorry for the thread jack but thanks for this info. I simply have not watched a thing since the Aussie Open.

[nolabear]

32. Ashley is a good mama!

His love and licking will do her a world of good. Awesome photos!

[joeybee12]

44. He is...it's like he's been waiting all along to have a little one...nt

[get the red out]

34. Total sweetness!

Ashley is beautiful and little Sam is just squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[joeybee12]

43. She has these big eyes that make you melt!

[navarth]

35. Beautiful. Things are progressing nicely.

That little girl is drop dead cute. I re-iterate my congratulations. May you have many happy years together.

[joeybee12]

42. Thanks!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

36. What a pair!

They really look wonderful together which just reinforces a belief I've always held: you can't have just one. Sam and Ashley will have lots of fun days...and so will you!

[joeybee12]

41. They really have bonded quickly...

I knew the kitten would, but Ashley did also...thought it might be a while.

[Le Taz Hot]

37. Looka the babyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

Both of them. I love it when kittens are in the house. They provide you with hours of entertainment. All mine have grown up (all 6 of 'em) and they're all spayed/neutered. I ALMOST brought home a stray kitten last week (about 6 months old) but my husband would have been most displeased with me if I brought home another one.

[joeybee12]

40. Aw...go bring that 6 month old one home!!!

[Le Taz Hot]

45. It was at a yard sale

and everyone was oohing and ahhing her so I'm trusting someone took her home. And by the way, we're DOWN TO 6 from 9. Besides, I'm about to earn my 4-year pin (of not bringing home any more fur babies) and I can't blow it now.

[DakotaLady]

38. Have so enjoyed ...

... these updates on your kitty.

[joeybee12]

39. I'm glad you did...

Hopefully there is more good news in the days to come.

[OpticArousal]

63. I love kittens!

You'll find a lot of kittens on my tumblr blog @ ] [link:http://opticoverload.tumblr.com/|

[hrmjustin]

66. Welcome to DU my friend!

[OpticArousal]

70. LOL!!!………….How cute is this?

[hrmjustin]

71. I love it!

I got 5 of my own. Glad you have joined us.

[OpticArousal]

74. Attack!

[hrmjustin]

75. That is just so cute.

[66 dmhlt]

87. Amazingly cute! Thanks for sharing it.

[myrna minx]

65. Awww.

[GreenPartyVoter]

67. So much squeeeee! :^D

[hrmjustin]

72. I am glas you have this new joy in your life.

[AndyA]

73. How cute!

Makes one feel good to know that all of the bad stuff from Sam's short past is probably just about forgotten now as far as Sam's concerned!

[rl6214]

76. I have a neighbor that had 13 cats and 17 kittens

Living wild in her back yard. I saw one dead kitten in the middle of the yard and another close to our shared wall. I reached over the wall and scooped it up with my pool pole and it was in similar condition to yours with eye and respiratory infections. I took it to the vet but he wasn't able to save it. I called a local cat rescue group and they came and got all the cats and kittens, I kept one of its sisters. Best of luck to you and your little kitty.

[Honeycombe8]

78. Awwww. They lub each other. This is what life's all about, isn't it? nt

[lunasun]

79. I love seeing older male cats with kittens

They always seem to know just how much the youngins need and can take
glad she made it ok

[CatWoman]

80. I have this old cat who hangs out on my porch -- we call him Pecker

it's amazing watching him take in and father the younger cats who show up for food, loving and shelter.

these damn cats have sent the 4-11 out on me. LOL

I get a new recruit every six months or so. And Pecker is the granddad to all of them.

[lunasun]

82. yes fatherly type affection with young ones

sounds like those cats have the word out on the street about you
glad you have grandpappy helping out on the porch

[Shadrach]

81. She is adorable! nt

[Greybnk48]

84. Your updates are very uplifting!

A bright spot in the day. Thanks for posting!

[rhett o rick]

85. Continued good thoughts. Cats rule. nm

[Rhiannon12866]

86. They are so wonderful together!

Obviously the start of a beautiful friendship! Love that this has worked out so well... Thanks so much for posting the pix and keeping us here up to speed. And they were so fortunate to have found you!

[KitSileya]

89. Thanks for posting the pics.

I must admit I have been reluctant to click on these threads, because I would be heartbroken to hear bad news, but this is awesome. I wish you a long and happy life with her!

[Granny M]

90. Glad she's doing well! nt