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Just found a cat and newborn kittens in my garden on a low bench. WWYD??

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Pinot · 17/04/2011 11:40

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SummerRain · 23/04/2011 11:54

Pinot.... I've been there so I have some idea how destroyed you feel right now. It does get better and the horror fades. Seeing a life vanish in front of you is just the worst experiance imaginable {{{yet more hugs}}}

LoopyLoopsNincompoop · 23/04/2011 11:51

You and your family are doing so brilliantly. You sound like an amazing mum, both to your humans and your kittens. They are very very lucky and you should be proud that little Rosie was give a a good chance. So sorry she didn't make it, but you did everything you could and more.

Take care of yourself too, remember. xxx :)

saffronwblue · 23/04/2011 11:45

So sorry to hear this. What a wild ride her short life was, but you made her feel safe and warm and loved.

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Pinot · 23/04/2011 11:40

Blimey you are all lovely. I didn't think I'd have any tears left in me but you've made me sob again.

Darling, sweet and delicate Rosie is buried in our garden which seems appropriate as she was born there.

The other two have fed well overnight and both gained a bit of weight this morning. Makes them all the more precious to me - and to DH, he was in pieces last night and has said we can keep both Ginger and Meow (if they make it) he said he can't bear to lose another one.

Luckily the kids were well prepared (thanks to MN advice) and have accepted it as best they can.

Last night, watching her go was far and away the worst thing I've witnessed. I feel a bit broken.

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 23/04/2011 11:27

No :( how sad x

CoolYerBoots · 23/04/2011 11:19

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aristocat · 23/04/2011 11:19

so sorry Pinot she was loved so much by you .... hope you are OK and the others are well Smile

lubeybooby · 23/04/2011 11:15

Oh I'm so sorry :( you and she tried so hard. Unmumsnetty hug for you xxxxx

SummerRain · 23/04/2011 11:13

So sorry Pinot Sad

Don't beat yourself up... even with the absolutely fantastic care you've been giving her a congenital problem is a tough hurdle for any kitten... made even harder by her birth mother's lack of maternal skill. She had the absolute best chance she could have gotten thanks to your love and care but unfortunately kittens are so tiny and fragile it doesn't take much to tip the scales. You gave her warmth, medical care and love that she wouldn't otherwise have had and she had a few days of being adored and well cared for, so much more than she'd have had otherwise.

Be proud of the beautiful thing you did for her and know that you did everything humanly possible to help her {{{{hugs}}}} Brew

(dp was also very sad to hear btw.... which just goes to show how touching your story is as normally he wouldn't be the least bit interested in kitten stories and pictures i bombard him with)

TrillianAstra · 23/04/2011 11:06

Poor Rosie. :(

JaneS · 23/04/2011 10:59

Oh, Pinot, I am so sorry. But you gave her a lovely comfortable few days and it sounds as if, if you hadn't found her, she would have been suffering, so you did a really good thing.

Sorry - you must be feeling awful, hope the other kittens are giving you plenty of distraction.

philmeupwithamassiveeasteregg · 23/04/2011 10:58

Oh so sorry. Just read through the whole thread and was so impressed at how you'd basically handed over your life to these little needy creatures. Very sad that you've lost Rosie. Hope you're OK.

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ChocolateEggyrolls · 23/04/2011 10:20

Oh poor little Rosie, she might not have had the best start in life being abandoned by her birth mummy but she was very much loved by her surrogate mummy and her adoptive MN mummies Sad

(I can't believe I am sobbing for a kitten I never met Blush)

clayre · 23/04/2011 10:07

Awwwww :( so sorry xxx

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Pinot · 23/04/2011 10:02

Dear all

Rosie died last night

R.I.P. little one x

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TapselteerieO · 22/04/2011 23:46

Pinot the weight gain sounds great! (I know nothing about weight gain though, remember when my pfb gained 2oz in a week and I thought it was great she had gained weight).

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 22/04/2011 23:15

It's beyond cute, Summer - and now I want several kittens not just one.

BTW - given that cats have this inbuilt sense that they are lord and master of all they survey and the rest of us exist merely to serve, if your ds thinks he's a cat, he should go far! [busmile] Do watch out for him sitting in high backed swivel chairs holding a cat and stroking it, though....

purpleknittingmum · 22/04/2011 22:19

Your cat is lovely Summer! And the photo with your baby is cute!

fridakahlo · 22/04/2011 21:39

Summer, that sounds quite fun actually! And that picture of your ds and the pussycats is simply gorgeous! V. V. Jealous!

SummerRain · 22/04/2011 21:27

Check out my profile to see poor ds2 at 3 months still under a blanket of cats. The black one by his head became so attached to him that we kept her instead of rehoming her as planned.

DP swears ds2 thinks he's a cat himself Grin

TheOriginalFAB · 22/04/2011 20:50

Thank heavens for this thread. DD was crying earlier and the kitten photos cheered her up.

glastocat · 22/04/2011 20:30

Aww summer, that sounds lovely!

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