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Nemo: 19-days-old
Nemo at 19-days-old, October 24, 2013. In this video, he is getting burped by my husband. After you view that, scroll down for some darling photos. More pictures from Nemo. We were still vacationing in Missouri, at our friend’s house. Nemo liked to snuggle right up under Melissa’s hair. Nemo, 19 days old Melissa & Nemo Nemo, giving some love to my friend David & Nemo Who me? You think I’m cute? Yeah, I am...
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Nemo: 8-days-old
October 13, 2013. We made it past the first week! This is huge – many orphaned kittens do not make it past that first week. Here some photos of Nemo, after a feeding. Since Nemo does not have a mother cat to nurse and care for him, I am his “mother.” Bottle feeding is pretty easy to do. However, one thing that many people do not realize is that kittens cannot eliminate on their own. The mother usually...
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Finding Nemo
On Tuesday, October 8, 2013, I was doing some volunteer work for Catvando TNR. My husband and I have already fostered a couple of kittens for the organization. This particular afternoon, I was at their office doing some computer work. While there, a woman brought in this tiny kitten. He was so young that he still had the umbilical cord attached. He was initially dubbed “Itty Bitty Kitty.” Given that the little guy still had the umbilical cord attached...