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    Please spare a thought for this baby....*update :)*

    I was at Petsmart tonight to get the boys kibble. I noticed some ladies looking under the racks. I thought maybe a mouse had escaped. One had tears in her eyes. She works for the rescue group there and her 7 week old foster kitten escaped her cage. Her brotfur was sitting in his cage looking forelorn. She's tiny, gray and has half a tail. A customer said they saw her scamper into the stock room (figures!) I spent two hours on my hands and knees looking for the little one. Some customers made an attempt as well. The best lookers were about 4 kids that just crawled every aisle looking for her. Her foster meowmie says she's a hider by nature. We gave up and she went home to get a trap. There's obviously more than enough food at Petsmart for her to survive so I'm hoping she misses her brofur and will come back to the adoption area. Frankly, the employees were less than helpful. I asked them to make an announcement but that never happened. I also asked them to put a sign warning people coming into the store....also never happened. If it had been me I would have moved every pallette in the stock area until she would run out. Some gave a half hearted attempt but frankly on a slow Fri night I would have hoped for more.
    Please give a thought to this poor scared baby spending the night in a big scary dark store. I told the ladies I'd come in at 9AM at store opening to see if she's been found. I'll keep you updated. PT prayers work wonders I know.
    Claudia
    Last edited by kitten645; 10-22-2007 at 10:21 PM. Reason: update

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    Awww, she'll be in our prayers.

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    PT Prayers for that little girl! I hope she comes back to her brother...
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    Definately prayers are on the way...poor lil baby!
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    I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope that she'll be found tomorrow. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.

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    Please spare a thought for this baby...

    Is there any news about the baby? Many prayers are being prayed that she will return to be with her brother. Poor little sweetie must be so scared.
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    The Scary Thing Is How Invisible A Frightened Cat Can Be When She Wants To Be!!!!
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    Please spare a thought for this baby...update on 13. :(

    Still no sign of the wee one. Her poor brofur is looking very lonely. Scary thing or maybe the GOOD thing is that there's plenty of food and water for her around. I'm worried that if she isn't found by Monday with deliveries and what not that she may escape or get hurt I know PT prayers are strong so please keep them coming..
    BTW her name is Sterling.
    Claudia
    Last edited by kitten645; 10-20-2007 at 08:57 PM. Reason: Update

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    If someone saw her run into the stockroom - why won't they let you and another willing volunteer look in there? Or at least put the live trap and food in there?

    And these people operate a PET STORE??? I know they get busy - but there must be one person with a heart who can help out!

    PT Prayers for little Sterling!
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    We didn't even ask permission ...LOL..we went in there and looked in every nook and cranny we could but there are hundreds of hidyholes for a wee one. If you know what pallets look like, they are scraps of wood that are stacked criss cross from each others to hold weight. She could be anywhere...we looked under machinery, inbetween animal food bags..she could be in a million places. Spent another couple of hours on hands and knees with flashlights and nothibng. Any suggestions would be of help. I figure she would have bolted to the far corners of the store...away from puppy training and noise in general... I'm so worried for the mite. ...
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    Lee (or Mari) can you post a suggestion from me on this terrifying ordeal...I went through the same years ago, and it's agonizing! If the kittens littermate is put in a carrier behind the trap, the loose kitten should respond to the crying and go into the trap. The carrier should be covered over so Sterling can only get to her littermate thru the trap...which of course should have wet & dry food at the back, with a trail (tiny nibble of food) at the door leading to the trigger. Newspaper on the floor of the trap will keep messes to a minimum and allow relocation if needed. Hopefully also it's a kitten trap with a trigger that goes off easy. No food should be in the carrier with the littermate, but a small shoebox potty in case of accidents. This way the one in the carrier will yowl hopefully loud enough to attract Sterling. Chances are the kitten will need to stay in the store overnight when all is quiet. And I'm praying that the baby didn't get out the door! If there's more than one littermate (or even a loud un-related second or third kitten) several traps can be set throughout the store. With large pet stores there tends to be rodent poison set under racks which only adds to the ordeal being so awful. My little escapee some 10 years ago was safely caught using other kittens to attract him. I sure hope the baby gets trapped...so scary. :-( Jan

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    Still MIA

    Thanks for the suggestion...I saw the rat poison when I was on all fours searching with a flashlight...that also really scared me. It is a kitten trap that is out for her. Her brofur was in a carrier on the other end. He's really quiet though. They did have food and water for him so maybe removing that will make him more vocal and make her come out. The trap and carrier were also uncovered so maybe that will help as well. Fingers crossed she got trapped last night. If not I'll suggest these additions. Thanks so much!!
    I thought for sure once the doggies and noisy children were gone, she'd head for "home". She must really be terrified. Poor baby.

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    OMG how I pray that this baby comes out and hasn't gotten into the rat poison.

    Come on sweetie, your brother is missing you.

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    Claudia,
    If you don't mind my asking, which Petsmart is this? If help is needed to look, I can stop by on my way home. I live in Concord and work in Livermore.
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