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Itty Bitty

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Date: 07/25/04

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Itty Bitty was one of 10 kittens (born of 2 mothers) who my family ended up bottle feeding from 2 wks. old to weaning age. Both mothers got sick and couldn't nurse their kittens anymore; we only lost one of the 10. Once the kittens were big enough to climb out of the box, they would take over the house, including the top of my computer monitor (because it was so warm). Itty Bitty's favorite place to sleep was inside the "Puffs" tissue box, the one with the opening on the side and top. Then she would come in and climb in bed with me and lay under my chin. She still has to sleep with me, but she doesn't fit anymore, so she sleeps kind of laying on my arm and the pillow. She's now going on 9 yrs. old but still looks like a kitten of 6 mos. since she only weighs about 7 lbs. She likes to get drinks from whatever I have (like coffee, tea, milk, water, even juice). When she was still a kitten, she never meowed, she just trilled, and I didn't hear her meow until she was over a year old. She wouldn't let anyone hold her as a kitten except me, and she still is very shy of other people. She's definitely a spoiled baby.