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This little, tiny, pathetic kitten came to our house about a month ago. Jerry (bless his heart) brought Guchi home one night very late. He had been at a friends house and there was a litter of kittens and the Momma Cat was not giving this kitten any attention as he was the runt of the litter. He was covered from head to tail in fleas and incredibly starving literally. I told Jerry that he probably would not make it thru the night. Jerry gave him 2 baths to remove the fleas and he still had about 50 on his super tiny body. He wrapped him up and took care of him thru the night. The next morning I opened the guest bath where I told Jerry to put him and to my suprize he was alive and...hungry. We fed him about every 3 hrs during the day and he was loved on and put back each time in his room for rest. He cried all the time non stop trying to communicate to us. We just kept cuddling him and telling him he was going to be ok. This was the pattern for the first week. I thought if he could make it a week then he just might make it and live. Now the weeks have gone on and I now feel that Guchi girl as I called her will make it. She looks great eats well and sleeps well and loves to be cuddled. She still crys some but mostly for food or to be held. The fleas are all gone and we think he may weigh a pound and a half maybe. When he came he may have been 5 oz, at best. He is going to the walk in clinic at the pet store this weekend for a shot and worming. The plan was to keep her till I felt she could be adopted, which I think is now. However, I think we have all gotten very close to this little life. I try not to but I just cannot help it. Well by now you have probably noticed that I go from calling the kitten a him and a her. He was so tiny that only now have we been able to tell that indeed it is a boy. It has felt like having a newborn in the house. I love my son for his tender side. He has a huge heart and especially for puppies and kittens and little children. So now in this last year he has brought us a puppy, and a kitten. We love you Jerry but please, no more animals!
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