16/07/2026
09•07•26 Meet baby Bruce (ie Bruce Wayne ie Batman) ✨️ He's 8 days old today & came to me at just 1-2 days! Lil Batman initally had 3 siblings but unfortunately they didnt make it. They were found in a derelict warehouse on an industrial estate, and the finder mentioned the mum was attacking them. At a few hours old at the time, she was probably exceptionally scared and maybe a first time mum who had given birth alone. 2 of the babies had wounds but I think she was trying to move them or she had a difficult birth, as realistically she could have eaten them rather than imposing small wounds. Harsh reality I know.
I initially took on 2 handrears, Bruce and his b/w sister, but she was fading since taking her home. She couldn't swallow and therefore couldn't eat and was losing weight even with eating. She had very low glucose which wasnt picking up even with glucogel. However, we dont focus on the bad stuff here! Bruce is a little warrior. He is gaining weight, hes on the highest amount of milk hes allowed to be on and suckling well. Hes bright, hes loud as a lion and I just know he'll be my little bestie.
Bruce has to be bottle/syringe fed kitten formula every 2-3h. He needs to be kept warm so has heat pads / hot-hands and needs to be handled with gloves or very clean hands to avoid infections. Kitten milk is great but no match for mums milk which has antibodies to help make them stronger. Without this, handrears are at higher risk of catching nasty bugs!
