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New resident
Ah, the newsgroup is still here! It's been a good while but I still
recognise a few names from years ago. Hope you're all well. So a new kitten has adopted me, and what a start to his life here. He showed up in my yard about 6 weeks ago now, There he was, waiting by the back door when I got home from work, a little tabby boy, very skinny and very shouty. I guessed about 6-7 months old. I fed him, which stopped the shouting for a bit. He was still there the next morning, and the day after, and soon he'd come running whenever I opened the door. I took him to the vet to scan for a chip, checked the local lost and founds but nothing. OK, it appears I have another cat now. I wasn't going to let him in the cat enclosure until he was sterilised and vaccinated; I booked him in with the vet for a snip and a chip the following week. The big day came around, but he wasn't there first thing in the morning. I looked everywhere but couldn't find him. Had to call the vet and postpone the appointment. As it was my day off work, I kept looking for him during the day. It was nearly lunchtime when he showed up, just about dragging himself along, very floppy, unable to walk and hardly able to lift his head, although I couldn't see any injuries. So I rushed him down to the vet, who found fang marks in kitty's mouth – he had been bitten by a dugite, a venomous snake. I hate to think what would have happened if I'd not been home to find him. The kitten spent 5 days in the vet hospital in the end, poor thing, but survived thanks to their care, and he's been back home for about a month now. He's still a bit limited in his mobility, but seems to be improving by the day now. So it's a welcome to Floki the kitten, who is now an indoor cat and won't be playing with any more snakes. |
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