Marc Nelson found a defenseless tiny kitten in Aklan, Philippines.
“I dropped by my neighbor’s place and his daughter started telling me how she saw a couple of dogs attack some kittens further down the beach,” – Marc
The little girl pulled the dogs away as soon as she could but by then only one kitten survived and ran away.
“I asked her to show me where the kitten was and she took me to the general area, which was amongst the wild coconut trees by the beach. It took me a while to find the kitten as it was getting dark already, but then I heard her meow.”
“She was so tiny. A scrawny grey striped thing that could fit in my hand,” Marc said.
After many hours of hoping the cat mother would return, there was no sign of her.
“I gathered her up in a towel and brought her to my other neighbor who had recently raised a kitten. She gave me an old box and some infant formula, telling me that she doubled the concentration mix for her kitten. Then it was back to my place and my first night as a cat daddy,” said Marc.
After many hours of hoping the cat mother would return, there was no sign of her.
Marc sought help from people who have a lot of experience in parenting rescue kittens as a first time caregiver for a small kitten.
“I had no idea there was so much to discover!” “From feeding her with the right foods, visiting the vet, cleaning, getting rid of fleas, creating a comfortable bed, then a cage for games and filling her with as much love as possible,” he said.
“She’s now a healthy 8-week-old, been dewormed, had her first vaccinations, pretty much weaned onto dry food, and is in a very playful stage.
“When I’m with her I play with her as often as possible, and she always makes me smile. It’s great to wake up to licks and light nibbles on my ears in the morning, and she loves to fall asleep on my chest or shoulders.
“I never thought I’d be a cat person, but little Nala has well and truly converted me.
