Kitten Dropped Off for Help at Days Old Now Has a Smokey Coat – the Most Smiley Cat There is
A kitten was dropped off for help at just a few days old. Now, she has a smokey coat and the most smiley face.
Bertie (aka St Bertrille) was just a few days old when she came to Ellen Carozza LVT, VTS (CP-Feline), president of Chris Griffey Memorial Feline Foundation, for a chance at a better life.
Weighing just 70 grams, Bertie needed to be closely monitored and tube-fed. After several days of painstaking care, the kitten started to turn a corner.
To ensure she stayed on track, Kimberly, a foster volunteer for the foundation, took her on and kept up with the round-the-clock feedings.
“She needed to be tube-fed for a few days before she could even suckle from a bottle, but she was feisty and determined. She spent almost two weeks in an incubator to maintain her body temperature,” Kimberly told Love Meow.
Once Bertie gained the strength to move around, she’d wait at the incubator window every two hours for her bottle to be served.
She became very vocal at mealtime and especially active when she heard her foster mom. She crawled towards her voice and squeaked for attention. Before long, she discovered her purr motor and turned it up on high.
Once Bertie tasted freedom outside her cozy incubator, she toddled around like a tiny explorer charting a new world.
