Judie in L’Amable found a week-old crying kitten under her shed.  She called Home Again, who was fortunate to have a lactating cat Maggie.

The kitten crawled all over Maggie while she licked him and then nursed him.  (Her own litter was 8 weeks old and weaned.)  Orange male kitten Leo was adopted by a Home Again benefactor Bev Guthrie, who says,

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“the love and joy a pet brings to us humanoids is priceless! Here is Leo on his day bed.  We had this bed upstairs in the barn for ages;

the pillow I bought at the Heritage Shoppe. Purrrrrfect!! 

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Leo knows that food comes from the kitchen island or the counter so he will sit there and look way up and squeak his little voice to ask for his meal. One clever little Leo.  We are so enjoying this addition to our clan.”

Bev and Arthur Guthrie raise Shelties.

“We have introduced Leo to most of the Shelties over these several days. Leo thinks they should all be his friends immediately but gives them a large space if not instantly receptive; some give him a glaring glance as if to say “hey, you think you’re special huh?”   Which he is.