09/02/2026
This is one of the harder parts of rescue to share, but it’s also part of the reality of what we do.
Almost as soon as we returned from Iceland, two mama cats and their eight kittens arrived at Fabled Farm, and every one of them was sick. One litter was around 4½ weeks old, while the other babies were only about 2½ weeks. They came to us with severe upper respiratory symptoms—gunky, painful eyes, constant sneezing, lethargy and poor appetites. The youngest kittens needed bottle feeding in addition to the round-the-clock supportive care everyone was receiving.
Since August 21, much of our world has revolved around these ten little lives. Medications, cleaning eyes and noses, feeding, monitoring, laundry, and checking on them over and over again throughout the day and night.
Sadly, despite everything, we lost one kitten from each litter. 💔 Those are the losses that make rescue incredibly hard, and we never want to gloss over them. They mattered, they were cared for, and they were loved during the time they were with us.
But there is good news, too. The remaining kittens and their moms have been fighting hard, and we’re continuing to fight right alongside them. ❤️
Sometimes rescue is happy adoption photos and healthy babies. Sometimes it looks like this. Both are part of saying yes when animals need us most.
