When 5 became 3...

At about 4 weeks old the breeder unfortunately discovered that 2 out of the 5 kittens had died. She found them early one morning and was absolutely horrified. Unfortunately mum Chia didn't have enough milk to feed all 5 babies adequately.

When we got the call to say that 2 had died my heart quite literally sank. The breeder told us that Lola was fine. She was always the biggest - Apparently a bit of a milk hogger! The breeder then went on to say that she had almost lost Pedro as well. Turns out on the morning the 2 dead kittens were found, Pedro was found with very little sign of life. She thought he was a goner as well until she heard him cry. The breeder whipped him up to her local vets where he received treatment. He had not been getting enough milk from his mother and also suffered the effects of what turned out to be a really cold March.

Pedro Lopez himself

After hearing this news we decided that we would go and visit them. Luckily, they were only about half an hour away. We couldn't quite believe that we were lucky enough to have both survive and had our doubts as to whether Pedro would actually come home with us. It should never come down to money with animals. However, even Bengal crosses don't come cheap so we wanted to be sure he was okay.

The beautiful Lola May

Upon arrival the breeder said, I will completely understand if you don't want to take Pedro. They were now 6 weeks old and so had become a lot more independent from their mother. I picked up Pedro and he laid in my lap. At that moment I realised that it didn't matter if Pedro had any health problems... He was coming home with us along with Lola and we would love and care for them no matter what.

So that was that really... In 2 weeks they would be home with us!