Disabilities To Cope With A Medical Condition A Kitten Receives A Unique Feeding Bowl

After their mother was observed exiting the area, a little pair of kittens were discovered tucked away in a boat.

When the mother didn’t return, the boat’s owner transferred the two abandoned kittens to a nearby shelter. The kittens, on the other hand, were too young to be in the shelter and required particular care to live. The furbabies were accepted into a foster program at a rescue in Tampa, Florida.

The brothers, who were abandoned at roughly a week old, would need to be bottle fed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fortunately, they had a team of experienced foster mothers on hand to assist them.

The bottle babies were nurtured by Kellie Bouley until they were around 7 weeks old. Jen Tate, who has fostered over 650 cats and kittens (!!! ), then took over. On April 11th, these two younger brothers joined her family.

Smee was the name of the black kitten, while Sailor was the name of the small grey tabby.

Jen noticed something different with Sailor as the weeks passed and the boys ultimately began to consume solid food instead of formula. He was becoming ill after eating and was not gaining enough weight for his age. He weighed barely 1.09 pounds when he was ten weeks old!

Jen was also fostering a cat named Bristol at the time. This lovely lady was suffering from the same problems as Sailor. Bristol was diagnosed with Megaesophagus after seeing the veterinarian. This occurs when the esophagus becomes swollen and prevents food from moving into the stomach.

“Because meals and liquids cannot find their way into the stomach, a cat may vomit and begin to lose weight,” according to PetCareRX.com. Furthermore, inhaling foods or liquids into the lungs can induce aspiration pneumonia, which can be dangerous if not treated quickly.”

Sailor, too, was diagnosed with megaesophagus, albeit hers was less severe than Bristol’s. Jen now had proof and understood exactly what she needed to do to save tiny Sailor’s life.

The huge term may seem frightening, and there is no cure, but Sailor’s illness only required the appropriate person to assist him in managing it.

The most important thing for him was that his meal plate be raised, ideally also slanted. Although this may appear to be a simple procedure, cats with this diagnosis have few choices. He also takes pepcid twice a day, as well as another medication.

They will employ a Bailey Chair for dogs suffering from megaesophagus. This is essentially a high chair in which the dog sits and uses gravity to force food down. Cats, on the other hand, are notorious for refusing to be confined in a chair.

Jen was connected to Preston Tobery through to Kitten Lady, Hannah Shaw, who has fostered kittens with the disease. Preston and Hannah collaborated to develop and create something unique for these exceptional kittens and cats that would aid in their survival.

There was nothing especially built for felines before this brilliant development. However, they have now… The 3000 Mega Feeder!

Preston is attempting to raise cash so that he may transform his heroic pastime into a legitimate company. He intends to get a 3D printer in order to make manufacturing for needy animals more efficient and affordable.

“So many animals with disabilities or special needs are killed before they are given a shot at life,” Preston writes in his fundraising. I’d want to make a little contribution to fixing this.”

He’s halfway there with his target of $3000.00, which will help him save many lives!

Jen realized that the box Sailor was using to keep up his food dish could be put to greater use now that she had discovered it. Jen’s husband had made Bristol the purrfect feeding platform, which she had been using well, but it lacked the Mega Feeder’s “tilt.”

And this week, the gifts arrived! Bristol had only recently found her forever home on August 12th, so her new mom was given her new feeder as a “standing ovation” for welcome the girl into her family.

Sailor is still with Jen, his foster mother, and he was overjoyed when the presents arrived especially with regards to the package!

After a healthy feeding, he makes sure to offer his foster mom lots of snuggles and purrs. Sailor enjoys perching like a “parrot kitten” on her shoulder.

He gets along well with other cats, dogs, and even children. If you live in the Tampa area and would want to adopt Sailor, please fill out this application.

With his stunning emerald eyes and purrs that are “as loud as a speedboat,” he’ll be sure to thank you.