Animal record
Oreo
Under the rusted chassis of a 1998 Ford F-150, near the north fence line. Eyes sealed shut with dried discharge. No mother present after four hours of continuous monitoring from a distance. Weight on intake: 140 grams. Estimating age at 7–10 days based on ear fold and closed eye canals.
- Animal
- Cat
- Archive status
- In care
- Rescue
- 2026
You don't hear them at first because you expect a loud cry. What you actually hear sounds like a dry leaf scraping across asphalt—thin, desperate, and constant.
Care context
Care information
Warmth First, Food Second: Never feed a cold kitten. Hypothermia shuts down digestion, making milk formula fatal. Place the kitten on a heating pad set to low, wrapped in a fleece blanket, until their paws feel warm to your touch.
Outcome
Outcome note
Status: Formally retained in resident foster care; moving from intensive rescue to long-term foster phase.