Lion king kittens.

At the end of August, the Lion King kittens were picked up as feral kittens. They looked in such a bad state they were taken to the vets immediately. These poor kittens were emaciated and hence very weak. Their eyes were sticky and weepy with conjunctivitis. The staff were very concerned, as they were only four weeks old and too young to be separated from their mother.
They were treated with eye ointment and antibiotics, and their health soon improved. However, these little felines were still feral and continued to attack us, whenever we tried to handle them. So, Claire a cat care assistants took them home to start socialising them. Claire put a lot of time and effort into the socialisation process. Soon the Lion King kittens became less spooked by human attention and allowed to be stroked. It took a further two weeks, before they were confident enough to approach people.
Rafiki was always the worst one of the litter, and even after weeks of continued socialisation, his improvements were only slight. It was still impossible to pick him, nor did he show any interest in humans. During their time at Claire’s, they kept having eye problems and were on and off medication. The vet also tested their blood, and it was found that they had herpes virus (cat flu). This meant that these kittens would have to be kept as indoor cats, as this type of virus is contagious to other felines.

Three months have past, and all of the Lion King kittens, including Rafiki, are happy, healthy and friendly. After they were moved into the homing section, it took only a couple of weeks to find them new loving homes.  It was quite obvious, that despite their health issues their winning personalities conquered their new owners’ hearts.