Will it ever end??

It seems that I'm always posting or starting a thread about something that's gone awry with my cat colony. I've noticed that it makes me feel better to have the support and well wishes of my DG friends. Is that selfish of me??

Well, here we go again....
I have a kitten outside, that has a special need. The vet has guesstimated that he is about 3 months old. He is one of a litter of three that was born out here. They all used to play and frolic all the time, but I noticed that latedly, he hadn't been participating. I finally got him to let me pet him, and he is just a boney as he can be. We took him in to see the vet. After examining him, we were told that there's nothing visibly wrong with him. He has no parasites, his coat is as shiney as it can be, his nose an gums are nice and pink...he's just too skinny. The Dr told me that it's possible that this little fella is at the bottom of the pecking order, and ends up having to eat last, thus not getting enough food. My DH says we just can't have another cat in the house, So I've been staying outside until this cat is finished eating, so I can keep the others away from him. If he doesn't gain some weight, we're going to take him back for further tests. I hope and pray that's all it is. He (the vet) gave me a whole box of Hills Science Diet dry food for kittens, but the little one, doesn't seem to like it. I'm going to see if they have some canned food for kittens at one of the local feed stores. Too bad we don't have a petsmart here.

Now here's a serious prayer request. My husband is a wonderful person, so I don't want to make him sound bad. This is not why I'm saying all this. He would never really say anything, but I think he may be getting a bit frustrated with me. Don't get me wrong...He totally believes in our quest to have them spayed and neutered, he just doesn't understand why it consumes me the way it does. I just have a special place in my heart for these cats that have nobody. I just want to save them all, and I can't function when I'm worried about one of them. We were shopping to thanksgiving dinner food yesturday, and I just couldn't thinks straight for worrying. I kept asking him what time it was. All I could think about was that I just need to get home so I can watch the kitten. Watch him do what? So it's not my husband's fault at all. In fact, he's been much more patient than most would be.

Anyway, I'd really appreciate it if you'd keep our little one in your thoughts and prayers. It's eyes are still very bright and alert, so maybe it's not too late.