Two Tiny Preemie Kittens Find Each Other Right When They Need It Most
The Dodo • • health
Key Points:
- Hannah Shaw, founder of Orphan Kitten Club, began caring for Pixie, a premature kitten weighing just 49 grams, less than half the normal birth weight of 100 grams.
- Pixie required intensive round-the-clock care, including antibiotics and tube feeding, as she was too young to suckle.
- Three days later, Shaw rescued another even more premature kitten named Puck, weighing 60 grams, who had not yet developed fur and whose eyes remained closed until day 25.
- After two weeks of isolation for medical safety, Pixie and Puck were introduced and quickly bonded, with Pixie acting as the leader due to her slightly advanced development.
- Nearly two months later, the kittens have grown healthy and playful, and Shaw has found an adopter willing to take both, ensuring they stay together in their forever home.