Little Ones

Well, when I went to check the traps at 6:45am this morning, I had one more surprise.  There was another kitten in a trap!

So I took all four of the kittens to the APL for altering today.  All were large enough though the orange kittens appear to be older than the black kittens by a few weeks.  Pumpkin and Rusty are about 4 months and Spook and Little One are about 14 weeks.  All four were boys.  Spook and Little One need to see the vet because of eye issues among other things.  The APL suggested that I get them to a vet tomorrow (Thursday) so that's my plan.  Little One is not very well according to their cursory inspection.  I'm feeling that his energy is strong, so I'm hopeful that will keep him alive until his body starts to heal...  Right now, three of the four are snugged in to carriers with litter boxes, food and water.  The fourth (Spook) escaped from the carrier by squeezing between the door and the carrier wall when I attempted to pet him.  He is contained in one room, though I have set a trap in that room in hopes of catching him overnight...

As soon as I put water into their carriers, Little One went straight to his bowl and took a very long drink.  I take that as a good sign!  He also went right to his small meal that I gave him while the others were much more wary.  He's a fighter that Little One is...  Fingers crossed...