Oh no. I found a little kitten in the road! (Photo update!)

[sasvermont]

He/she tolerated the bath. I was as gentle and fast as possible. The kitten is quite skinny and quite young. He/she is nibbling on the baby cat food that I bought her and is tasting the KMR milk. I did find that the cat pooped in the towel while I was towel drying her/him after the bath. I am sure this kitten has never seen a litter box. I am hoping that by keeping the kitten confined and with a litter box, it will get the idea. I put a nice warm blanket and a beanie baby in with the kitten....and toys.....I have check on it a few times tonight....and it is calm, sleeping and warm......

Tomorrow is a new day. I would like it to feel secure in its new little home - and don't think exposing it to my cats is the right thing to do..........I surely hope a guy I work with will take this little furry creature and give it a furever home. It is a grey tiger kitten....rather muted in color....long hair on its tail......looks like it will be medium hair in length....maybe tomorrow I will roll it over to see if it is a boy or girl.....It seems semi feral...no hissing.....just a couple of meows....it seems shy....but not crazy wild........

Anyone interested? I know, I know. There are so many, many cats and kittens in need of a good home. I feel pretty confident that the guy at work will say yes.

If I can find my camera tomorrow, I will take some photos!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so glad that you were able to rescue this little kitten and he/she sounds so adorable. Hopefully it'll get a clean bill of health and the man at work will want to adopt it. I look forward to seeing pictures of him/her.

[sasvermont]

I am fairly sure this kitten is male. I am fairly sure it has worms, too. I will let the vet take care of that. I bought drugs at the Petco, for worms and ear mites, but the directions say they are for older kittens, so I will keep little Mr. Muffet ...aka kitty...... secluded for sure. I hope once the vet visit is over and he has a clean bill of health, he will be adopted.

I am having trouble with him not using his litter box. I hope with a new clean cage a couple of times a day, he will get the idea. I put a little poop of his in the box, hoping that he'll get the message. Jenluckenbach gave me some pointers too. Thanks Jen.

Its funny. I am not attached to this kitten.....as I know I am at my limit. I think the FIP thing has me convinced that I am at my limit, too.

I will spend some time with the kitty today, to try to get him to purrrrrrrr.

I feel as though I should have left him with his Mom, in the field, near the road, to live out his probably short life....and then I rethink it and figure I saved him from a short life. He seems so lonely and scared. I know. I know.

Maybe he will fall in love with the beanie baby lion in his cage. Hey, maybe he will lean how to roar!

P. S. When I spyed him, he was in the road...right in the middle and when I stopped he ran into a field.........his Mom, I think, was in the field on the other side of the road.....trying to catch something......she never even noticed me......So I didn't snatch him off a leash......but I did run through a field to catch him.....he didn't just walk up to me.......Yes, I kitnapped!

[Randi]

SAS, I'm so glad you got him. Just thinking about what could have happened .....

Keeping him away from your other kitties is of course the best thing to do. I bet he's happy to be clean now, and get some decent food and lots of loving.

Good luck getting him adopted! I really your collegue wil take him.

[Barbara]

Sallyanne, when he is skinny he has worms and when he is not strong- ... I very well remember the foxes in your area! I hope he'll find a great home. If he's rid of the worms I am sure training him to the litterbox will be easier.

[sasvermont]

I can feel all of his bones. To the vets with him.

I held him for about an hour, in his room and he never even tried to get down or move. He slept. I can't decide if he is ailing or just a mellow kitten. He didn't seem so mellow dancing around in the middle of the road.............

He has used his litter box today.....drank his KMR milk ....eaten a little baby kitten food......tomorrow cannot come soon enough. I think I will take him to the office with me so that I can be squeezed in easily at the vet. He fits in the carrier so nicely now, that it will be easy. I will put him in the back room at the office....until his vet visit...then take him home...until I get him adopted out.

He is too young to neuter.....so I will give the person who adopts him a voucher at the vets......no more kittens coming from his direction....!

P. S. I have changed my mind about taking him to the office. He seems quite relaxed in his cage and I don't want to put him through so many long car rides. I will call the vet and schedule an appointment for ASAP - maybe tomorrow....

[AbbyMom]

Thank you for snatching him from the fields so he can have a better life than being part of the food chain.

Hope the little fella is going to be OK.