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Show CHRYSALIS PAGE 135 -14- We have a cat. Remy found a skinny kitten shivering and soaked from the storm. He fixed her a bowl of warm milk, but she wouldn't drink. She is yellow and white - not more than eight or ten weeks old. I think the kitten is sick. I wrap her warmly in a small towel, but she continues to shiver. I try to feed her with an eyedropper. Not much luck. She is limp, and I can feel her heart racing under her skinny ribs. She opens her mouth to 'meow' but rattles instead. She is dying. Her heart still beats, rapid and feeble, and she lies quietly as I stroke her head. |