Tiny tot kitten

Some kittens don’t grow, we’ve had these tiny tots before and they are weeks behind in size from their brothers and sisters.   Snowball was tiny when he was born and was lucky to survive.  Perhaps it’s because mum was a stray and didn’t have enough resources for all her babies.

We’ve fed him separately and topped his meals up with especially good things.  He likes a saucer of ‘rescue’ milk too – but he doesn’t seem to get any bigger.   His sister is Snowbaby Princess who has found a lovely home – she was twice as big as her little brother when she went.

Snowball is still with mum although she isn’t feeding him now but does give him lots of love and fuss and cleaning.  He is the sweetest little chap, a bit fluffy and spotlessly white, he loves to be cuddled and have a play.  Snowball is quite a character and pretends he is a fierce hunter sometimes, toy mice have no chance!

When he’s up to weight we can take him to be vaccinated but so far it’s wait and see.