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Kitty Crisis Averted
Sheesh, guess what? I go out to feed the outdoor kitties about 8am
and there is the teeniest, tiniest baby kitten out there, seriously not more than 3 weeks old, if that. It was easy to get cuz it's so tiny it couldn't get away. It was actually marked a lot like Google, our newest kitten (he is 5 weeks old, though) but different shaped face. I about croaked, as you can imagine, since I am totally overwhelmed with about 10 outdoor cats now. I just don't get where a tiny kitty like that would come from. I looked all around our yard and in the alley to see if there were more (sure hope not!!!) then put it in a carrier. I think it's too little to eat on its own. It looks very healthy and chubby but it was shaking. I went to the neighbors who like cats--of course no one could help, as usual. Then Tony called this woman he works with (actually she got laid off a few weeks ago but her boyfriend still works there). She has 5 cats and 2 dogs. Can you believe it, she asked Graham (her charming, handsome English boyfriend) and he said, sure. So we took the baby over to their really gorgeous house, met all their other well-cared-for indoor/ outdoor kitties and that was that!!!!!! I am shocked. Who would have thought? I'm sooooo relieved cuz, really, I am tapped out $$ wise, space wise, every wise. I didn't know what I was gonna do. Keep him in a cage and try to syringe feed him and beg people to take him, I guess. I just hope no one else that tiny ever shows up again. Could people actually be dumping them intentionally at our house? How would they know?????? Most of the outdoor cats we currently feed lay pretty low in the daytime and only appear at night to eat. There are really only 2 that are visible during the day and they pretty much stay in our yard out of sight. How dreadful this all is but that is one tiny, lucky little kitty! Candace |
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Kitty Crisis Averted
Candace wrote:
How dreadful this all is but that is one tiny, lucky little kitty! A very lucky little kitten. It must be heart-breaking to have all those strays around and not be able to do more for them. I don't know how you all cope, all the good people here who feed neighbourhood cats. But I guess I'd do the same, if we had that problem here. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Candace wrote:
Sheesh, guess what? I go out to feed the outdoor kitties about 8am and there is the teeniest, tiniest baby kitten out there, seriously not more than 3 weeks old, if that. It was easy to get cuz it's so tiny it couldn't get away. It was actually marked a lot like Google, our newest kitten (he is 5 weeks old, though) but different shaped face. I about croaked, as you can imagine, since I am totally overwhelmed with about 10 outdoor cats now. I just don't get where a tiny kitty like that would come from. I looked all around our yard and in the alley to see if there were more (sure hope not!!!) then put it in a carrier. I think it's too little to eat on its own. It looks very healthy and chubby but it was shaking. I went to the neighbors who like cats--of course no one could help, as usual. Then Tony called this woman he works with (actually she got laid off a few weeks ago but her boyfriend still works there). She has 5 cats and 2 dogs. Can you believe it, she asked Graham (her charming, handsome English boyfriend) and he said, sure. So we took the baby over to their really gorgeous house, met all their other well-cared-for indoor/ outdoor kitties and that was that!!!!!! I am shocked. Who would have thought? I'm sooooo relieved cuz, really, I am tapped out $$ wise, space wise, every wise. I didn't know what I was gonna do. Keep him in a cage and try to syringe feed him and beg people to take him, I guess. I just hope no one else that tiny ever shows up again. Could people actually be dumping them intentionally at our house? How would they know?????? Most of the outdoor cats we currently feed lay pretty low in the daytime and only appear at night to eat. There are really only 2 that are visible during the day and they pretty much stay in our yard out of sight. How dreadful this all is but that is one tiny, lucky little kitty! Candace Several years ago, when I was feeding ferals, a mother cat brought six babies to me. She brought them one at a time. She would not let me get near her, but she apparently felt safe bringing her babies to me.MLB |
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Kitty Crisis Averted
"Candace" wrote in message
... Sheesh, guess what? I go out to feed the outdoor kitties about 8am and there is the teeniest, tiniest baby kitten out there, seriously not more than 3 weeks old, if that. It was easy to get cuz it's so tiny it couldn't get away. It was actually marked a lot like Google, our newest kitten (he is 5 weeks old, though) but different shaped face. I about croaked, as you can imagine, since I am totally overwhelmed with about 10 outdoor cats now. I just don't get where a tiny kitty like that would come from. I looked all around our yard and in the alley to see if there were more (sure hope not!!!) then put it in a carrier. I think it's too little to eat on its own. It looks very healthy and chubby but it was shaking. I went to the neighbors who like cats--of course no one could help, as usual. Then Tony called this woman he works with (actually she got laid off a few weeks ago but her boyfriend still works there). She has 5 cats and 2 dogs. Can you believe it, she asked Graham (her charming, handsome English boyfriend) and he said, sure. So we took the baby over to their really gorgeous house, met all their other well-cared-for indoor/ outdoor kitties and that was that!!!!!! I am shocked. Who would have thought? I'm sooooo relieved cuz, really, I am tapped out $$ wise, space wise, every wise. I didn't know what I was gonna do. Keep him in a cage and try to syringe feed him and beg people to take him, I guess. I just hope no one else that tiny ever shows up again. Could people actually be dumping them intentionally at our house? How would they know?????? Most of the outdoor cats we currently feed lay pretty low in the daytime and only appear at night to eat. There are really only 2 that are visible during the day and they pretty much stay in our yard out of sight. How dreadful this all is but that is one tiny, lucky little kitty! Candace I wouldn't put it past some people to dump a kitten that young - I hope they burn in the lowest level of hell for it. Thank you, Candace for finding the bitty a good home. Hugs, CatNipped |
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Kitty Crisis Averted
On Nov 2, 2:44�pm, Candace wrote:
Sheesh, guess what? �I go out to feed the outdoor kitties about 8am and there is the teeniest, tiniest baby kitten out there, seriously not more than 3 weeks old, if that. �It was easy to get cuz it's so tiny it couldn't get away. �It was actually marked a lot like Google, our newest kitten (he is 5 weeks old, though) but different shaped face. �I about croaked, as you can imagine, since I am totally overwhelmed with about 10 outdoor cats now. �I just don't get where a tiny kitty like that would come from. �I looked all around our yard and in the alley to see if there were more (sure hope not!!!) then put it in a carrier. �I think it's too little to eat on its own. �It looks very healthy and chubby but it was shaking. �I went to the neighbors who like cats--of course no one could help, as usual. �Then Tony called this woman he works with (actually she got laid off a few weeks ago but her boyfriend still works there). �She has 5 cats and 2 dogs. Can you believe it, she asked Graham (her charming, handsome English boyfriend) and he said, sure. �So we took the baby over to their really gorgeous house, met all their other well-cared-for indoor/ outdoor kitties and that was that!!!!!! �I am shocked. �Who would have thought? �I'm sooooo relieved cuz, really, I am tapped out $$ wise, space wise, every wise. �I didn't know what I was gonna do. �Keep him in a cage and try to syringe feed him and beg people to take him, I guess. I just hope no one else that tiny ever shows up again. �Could people actually be dumping them intentionally at our house? �How would they know?????? �Most of the outdoor cats we currently feed lay pretty low in the daytime and only appear at night to eat. �There are really only 2 that are visible during the day and they pretty much stay in our yard out of sight. �How dreadful this all is but that is one tiny, lucky little kitty! Candace Wow, *that* worked out well! Lucky for the bitty, and lucky for you too. Don't ask me what criteria people use when they dump cats. I've never figured it out either. We used to get so many -- not so many anymore, thank goodness. I theorized that it's because we live near a lake, but who knows. Idiots. Sherry |
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On Nov 3, 4:08*am, MLB wrote:
Candace wrote: I just hope no one else that tiny ever shows up again. *Could people actually be dumping them intentionally at our house? *How would they know?????? *Most of the outdoor cats we currently feed lay pretty low in the daytime and only appear at night to eat. *There are really only 2 that are visible during the day and they pretty much stay in our yard out of sight. *How dreadful this all is but that is one tiny, lucky little kitty! Candace Several years ago, when I was feeding ferals, a mother cat brought six babies to me. *She brought them one at a time. *She would not let me get near her, but she apparently felt safe bringing her babies to me.MLB I sure hope that doesn't happen. I've looked all over for other litermate kittens. And I know of all the cats I feed every night, none of them had kittens recently. I would think if there was a stray mom cat in the area that she would be eating at my house, too. Candace |
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Kitty Crisis Averted
On Nov 3, 8:23*am, Sherry wrote:
On Nov 2, 2:44 pm, Candace wrote: Sheesh, guess what? I go out to feed the outdoor kitties about 8am and there is the teeniest, tiniest baby kitten out there, seriously not more than 3 weeks old, if that. It was easy to get cuz it's so tiny it couldn't get away. It was actually marked a lot like Google, our newest kitten (he is 5 weeks old, though) but different shaped face. I about croaked, as you can imagine, since I am totally overwhelmed with about 10 outdoor cats now. I just don't get where a tiny kitty like that would come from. I looked all around our yard and in the alley to see if there were more (sure hope not!!!) then put it in a carrier. I think it's too little to eat on its own. It looks very healthy and chubby but it was shaking. I went to the neighbors who like cats--of course no one could help, as usual. Then Tony called this woman he works with (actually she got laid off a few weeks ago but her boyfriend still works there). She has 5 cats and 2 dogs. Can you believe it, she asked Graham (her charming, handsome English boyfriend) and he said, sure. So we took the baby over to their really gorgeous house, met all their other well-cared-for indoor/ outdoor kitties and that was that!!!!!! I am shocked. Who would have thought? I'm sooooo relieved cuz, really, I am tapped out $$ wise, space wise, every wise. I didn't know what I was gonna do. Keep him in a cage and try to syringe feed him and beg people to take him, I guess. I just hope no one else that tiny ever shows up again. Could people actually be dumping them intentionally at our house? How would they know?????? Most of the outdoor cats we currently feed lay pretty low in the daytime and only appear at night to eat. There are really only 2 that are visible during the day and they pretty much stay in our yard out of sight. How dreadful this all is but that is one tiny, lucky little kitty! Candace Wow, *that* worked out well! Lucky for the bitty, and lucky for you too. Don't ask me what criteria people use when they dump cats. I've never figured it out either. We used to get so many -- not so many anymore, thank goodness. I theorized that it's because we live near a lake, but who knows. Idiots. Sherry Yeah, I really feel like I beat the odds on this one. The update today is that the poor little tyke cries alot and they are syringe feeding him/her. He/she likes to snuggle up to Caroline's neck by her hair. I think he/she's getting plenty of attention. Also, Caroline's neighbor runs a nonprofit cat rescue or something out of her house so I'm sure she will be able to provide her with any advice needed for the new baby's care. Caroline said she has 49 cats but I don't know if that was an exaggeration or fact. Candace |
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Kitty Crisis Averted
On Nov 3, 10:10*pm, hopitus wrote:
Someone is dumping cats on *you* Don't blame *me* as I think you are a long way from Cowtown here. Pardon? |
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