The next morning， we found three more kittens lying in a pile outside the door， huddled together for warmth. So I took them in and added them to the box.
My heart was very heavy. Now we had five little kittens， all with infected eyes， which would be sent out into a world already crowded with unwanted little creatures. I spent the day making phone calls， only to be told over and over that no one had room for more critters. I knew I' d run out of options， so with tears in my eyes， I picked up the phone to make the call to the vet that would take the kittens out of my life forever. At the same moment， my eyes fell on Jake， calmly observing everything going on around him. There was no drooling， no panting， he didn' t seem upset or anxious. I felt something was different.