I got a giggle out of one of the fluffy kittens.
We’ve set up a pair of water bowls in the shade of the kibble house. They are heated water bowls, but the larger one stopped working this past winter. The smaller one still works. The kittens like to drink out of the larger one, even though it’s harder for them to reach. This is the first time I’ve seen one use the larger one to drink out of the smaller one!
What it was actually doing was dipping its paw into the water, then licking the water off its paw.
Adorable.
One thing that was not adorable, though, was the state of a white and black kitten. I was able to picked it up and hold it, and could see its eyes were really leaky, with one swollen shut. It was dripping with puss! Poor thing. My daughter brought out a cloth wet with hot water to wash its eyes as I held it, then tried to clear its nose, too. We’ll have to watch for this one to clean its eyes out regularly – if it will let us! Thankfully, it is one that lets us pet it sometimes.
Once that isolation shelter is built, it could also be used to house sick babies so we can provide treatment, too!
Gotta get back at that!
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 