Hi All,
Athena, the little blind kitty, and her sister Artemis went to the vet
yesterday. My vet says Artemis weighs 12.5 oz and Athena weighs 11.5 oz.
Both got dewormed (strongid) and are too young (only 5 weeks old) to be
tested or vaccinated, so they'll go back in about 3-4 weeks.
My vet says Athena's right eye socket has no orb at all, anf the left
socket has a very small orb, but that she still probably can't even see
shadows. But we'll be re-checking each time she goes to the vet. It
doesn't affect her good nature - she loves to be held, cuddled, and bottle
fed. She was having some difficulty transitioning to drinking from a
bowl, so I set up a small water bottle in her cage, and both kittens have
adapted quite well to it. Artemis enjoys being cuddled too (what kitten
doesn't - even if it's only from the mom-cat).
I've created a photo album so you could see their pictures. Go to
http://albums.bemikitties.com/
scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Pet Albums category
and then click on "Athena and Artemis" for their pictures.
(Thank you Belinda for creating the Be-mi-kitties website!!)
They were named after 2 greek goddesses:
Artemis is the greek goddess of the hunt and protector of women.
Athena is the greek goddess of wisdom and justice (and justice is always
blind)
Kat (Mew Jersey)
