2BP, I think there was a lot of luck involved with these guys. They're still not out of the woods, but they're at least on the path leading out, now.
It's a dreadful thing to hold a bony kitten, knowing his limbs are so stiff because of malnourishment and dehydration. It gives me a sinking feeling when I pinch up the skin on the back of the neck... and it stays standing up, not relaxing at all. It makes me nervous to see a kitten whose body is so completely exhausted of energy that swallowing only a tablespoon or so of food makes him nod off altogether. When a feral kitten is unable to even make sound when hissing at me, because he's so very weak...
Another deep breath.
