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Old November 2nd 08, 09:44 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Candace
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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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Old November 3rd 08, 05:58 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Marina
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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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Old November 3rd 08, 12:08 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
MLB
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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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Old November 3rd 08, 04:17 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
CatNipped[_2_]
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"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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Old November 3rd 08, 04:23 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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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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Old November 4th 08, 02:32 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Candace
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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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Old November 4th 08, 02:35 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Candace
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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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Old November 4th 08, 07:02 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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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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