“Haze came from our LAPS/Tinykittens compassionate TNR project. He is one of 3 – 7 week old siblings born on the property to feral mama Nova,” Kayla Chapman of Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) told the fine people at Love Meow.
“As you can see, Haze is clearly a mama’s boy, riding Nova like a possum!
We’d love to trap mama Nova too… She’s had at least 3 litters of kittens so far this year and may be pregnant again even though she is still nursing Haze and his siblings.”
“Sadly, like many feral kittens he and his siblings are full of parasites and struggling to thrive. Haze’s sister Rain was rescued 2 days ago, only to succumb to an unknown illness in spite of receiving intensive veterinary care,” said Kayla.
Haze was dehydrated and underweight when they first got him. Kayla is feeding him every two hours around the clock with a syringe just to make sure he gets plenty of food and fluid to grow and is able to get better.
24 hours after his rescue, Haze had already become more responsive to and willing to show affection.
They all thought he might be lonely after we saw how attached he was to his mama Nova, so Kayla introduced him to her dog who became a sort of surrogate mother.
“He is currently going home with me at night and has made a new best friend with my little dog Jasper. They are now inseparable!” Kayla added.
“Haze’s mom is on our short list for trapping, we are not sure if she is pregnant again already, but either way we plan to bring her in as soon as we are able. If she is pregnant, she’ll be fostered until she has her babies and they are old enough to wean. If not, she’ll be spayed and returned to her friends and family in the colony.
These are truly amazing stories of many people working together to ensure that each of our charges receives the very best care that we can provide.”