The kitten slept longer last night which made it easier, since it was getting up and meowing every couple of hours wanting to be fed. At 9:15 am, it got a bottle of KMR, a burping, a cleaning, and I put it back in its shoe box next to "The Gator teddy bear," its buddy. The kitten is a gator fan, just like me. :) I've thought of naming it Max, if it's male, and Maxine, if it's female. It looks a lot like Mustache...it's mostly black and has some white in spots such as a little on its back, belly, some of the face, and paws. If anyone has any suggestions as to other names for it, I'd welcome them. I measured the kitten today with my housemates help, since the kitten is a little wiggle worm. Its 4.5 inches.
I fed the kitten again at noon and then I went outside. There was Mustache, in the driveway, and I told him that the kitten was fine. He looked at me satisfied with my answer, and then walked away. I find it amazing that he comes around just to check on the kitten and has no interest in getting fed. The neighbor told me today that Mustache comes over every day to play gently with his grandchild and then goes off. Wow! Mustache is not only a great dad to kittens but a great playmate to children.
Since the kitten was found on Thursday, and it was probably born that morning, its one week birthday will be this Thursday. It's so exciting to see it grow every day and be a mom to this newborn kitten!
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