13/08/2026
Rupert update 🧡🐱
Look who’s starting to open his eyes! 👀🥹
Our tiniest team member continues to go from strength to strength.
When Rupert was found alone on the street, he weighed just 85 grams and was only around a day old.
Now those tiny numbers just keep climbing…
85 g → 95 g → 104 g → 111 g → 124 g → 134 g → 152 g → 164 g 🧡
His eyes are beginning to open, his appetite is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down, and his personality is starting to appear too!
He still needs milk around the clock, so Rupert comes into Dr Well during the day where our nursing team takes over his feeds while Dr Sarah is consulting and operating — then he heads home with her for the night shift. 🍼😴
At this age, every little milestone feels enormous.
Gaining weight ✔️
Feeding enthusiastically ✔️
Eyes beginning to open ✔️
Getting increasingly demanding when his bottle is late ✔️😂
Neonatal kittens remain incredibly vulnerable and we never take their progress for granted, but Rupert is doing everything we could hope for.
From a tiny 85 g newborn with an uncertain future to this increasingly chunky little boy discovering the world around him.
Keep growing, Rupert. We can’t wait to you go from strength to strength. 🧡🐾