When a Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter employee found four kittens shivering and alone in the aftermath of a winter storm, she knew they needed help fast. The poor little guys were wet and cold and had been abandoned by their mother. Thankfully, the shelter worker acted quickly and brought the kittens to Megyn from Kitten Konnoiseurs.
Megyn took the kittens directly into foster care after the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter rescued them. The shelter got to them just in time, says Megyn: “As soon as I started weighing them, I noticed a trend. Everyone had dried blood on their heads. One had posterior paralysis. One already had breathing problems. Everyone was exhausted and weak.”
They were so cold that Megyn’s thermometer couldn’t even determine her body temperature. Unfortunately, the tiny, paralyzed girl perished after a courageous battle. Soon after, another kitten died of breathing difficulties. “I went from hopeful to devastated in an hour,” she added. But I kept battling.”
Even though the two youngsters continue to battle, Megyn refuses to yield, and many kittens have been saved thanks to her tenacity. Lenny and Carl were living complicated lives, but they were beginning to exhibit signs of improvement.
Lenny and Carl were tube-fed around the clock because they were too weak to latch on, but after two days, Carl started suckling from a bottle. Lenny was given a bottle, as he was considerably smaller than his brother. Their teeth had now become tiny needles; in light of this, they soon began fighting over their bottles.
“I was so elated to see they wanted to fight,” Megyn said. “It meant they had the will to live. They were turning a corner.” After another few days of tube-feeding and bottle-feeding, both kittens finally learned how to eat independently.
Lenny and Carl are now healthy, happy kittens, ready to find their forever homes.
