bckrazy
12-26-2005, 01:41 PM
First of all, UGH. On Thursday night, me and my sister were going to the store. It was raining, and freezing cold outside. I was picking her up from my Mom's, who lives in a townhouse complex... when we were leaving the parking area, I had to stop suddenly as I saw something tiny run right under my car. I got out, and I found this sweet little gray/white kitten - 8-10 weeks old - drenched and covered in car grease!
Of course, I took him back to my Mom's and cleaned him off and warmed him up. He was shivering, but he had no discharge from his eyes or nose and he seemed fine otherwise. He stayed in the bathroom, isolated from Lola, with an extra litterbox and a few of Lola's toys that she doesn't play with. He seemed to not even know what toys were but he definitely caught on and had a TON of fun playing with us. :) He never scratched anyone, and he was soo sweet and cuddly. But, definitely not neutered and he was a skinny little thing so he was either wormy or underfed (no evidence of worms... but who knows?).
We put up fliers THAT night, and no one called all day Friday so I made arrangements to take him to my Dad's house and take him to the vet when they opened on Tuesday. Then, on Saturday, a man called and said he lived in the next building to us and it was his kitten... he came over to get him right away, and I promptly asked him why the heck his kitten was outside in the pouring rain at 8 weeks of age?! Apparently, "Spot" "got out" while he was shopping on Thursday night. Then, he asked my Mom if she was "looking for a cat" because he had other kittens that would be ready in a couple weeks :(. Last night (Sunday), I heard mewing on the deck and I went out to find the kitten again!! This time, he was with a male unneutered white cat who we fed all summer and up until about a month ago he was on our deck day and night. I put two and two together, and apparently the white cat is the father of the gray/white kitten, and both are free to roam. I can't find any reason these cats could get out of a townhouse while people aren't home, unless they leave their windows open in the dead of winter!! I brought the kitten in and dried him off and fed him (He was very hungry) and I called his "owner" back, and asked him if he didn't want the kitten. He said the kitten is his daughter's and they were "accidentally" let outside.
:( My Mom called me this morning and said the kitten is back! I just don't know what to do. On one hand, I'd like to take him from the people... he'll become sexually mature soon and will just be breeding prolifically like his Dad and Mom. On the other hand, I don't want to take the kitten from his family, I'd LIKE to try to educate them since they obviously have more kittens in the same situation. Does anyone have links or fliers that I could anonymously send to him? I HATE seeing this sweet little guy living in danger, probably without any shots at all, especially since right behind us is a big woodsy forest preserve, where mountain lions, coyotes, etc are roaming. Here are some pics of the little angel boy....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas077.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas082.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas089.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas090.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas092.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas085.jpg
Of course, I took him back to my Mom's and cleaned him off and warmed him up. He was shivering, but he had no discharge from his eyes or nose and he seemed fine otherwise. He stayed in the bathroom, isolated from Lola, with an extra litterbox and a few of Lola's toys that she doesn't play with. He seemed to not even know what toys were but he definitely caught on and had a TON of fun playing with us. :) He never scratched anyone, and he was soo sweet and cuddly. But, definitely not neutered and he was a skinny little thing so he was either wormy or underfed (no evidence of worms... but who knows?).
We put up fliers THAT night, and no one called all day Friday so I made arrangements to take him to my Dad's house and take him to the vet when they opened on Tuesday. Then, on Saturday, a man called and said he lived in the next building to us and it was his kitten... he came over to get him right away, and I promptly asked him why the heck his kitten was outside in the pouring rain at 8 weeks of age?! Apparently, "Spot" "got out" while he was shopping on Thursday night. Then, he asked my Mom if she was "looking for a cat" because he had other kittens that would be ready in a couple weeks :(. Last night (Sunday), I heard mewing on the deck and I went out to find the kitten again!! This time, he was with a male unneutered white cat who we fed all summer and up until about a month ago he was on our deck day and night. I put two and two together, and apparently the white cat is the father of the gray/white kitten, and both are free to roam. I can't find any reason these cats could get out of a townhouse while people aren't home, unless they leave their windows open in the dead of winter!! I brought the kitten in and dried him off and fed him (He was very hungry) and I called his "owner" back, and asked him if he didn't want the kitten. He said the kitten is his daughter's and they were "accidentally" let outside.
:( My Mom called me this morning and said the kitten is back! I just don't know what to do. On one hand, I'd like to take him from the people... he'll become sexually mature soon and will just be breeding prolifically like his Dad and Mom. On the other hand, I don't want to take the kitten from his family, I'd LIKE to try to educate them since they obviously have more kittens in the same situation. Does anyone have links or fliers that I could anonymously send to him? I HATE seeing this sweet little guy living in danger, probably without any shots at all, especially since right behind us is a big woodsy forest preserve, where mountain lions, coyotes, etc are roaming. Here are some pics of the little angel boy....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas077.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas082.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas089.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas090.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas092.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/xmas085.jpg