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

[Reachoutrescue]

Good save on that little one. Wow what a mouth full of info on the FIP...you got me worried. My Olney, Illinois rescues are sneezing, and have watery eyes...the vet says just a URI...but now I am second guessing. Keep us posted on the little one. Oh, can we PLEASE see pics? We at PT are picture-a-holics!

[kimlovescats]

Good job, SAS! Can't wait to see some pictures!

[sasvermont]

And while I was looking for the camera, I took the time to find rechargeable batteries and recharged them! How about that for thinking ahead?

Today is Vet day for Timstead, the little kitty. I know, he has a name, not a good sign! I named him Timstead because he was found in front of the farm called Timstead Farm.

I will take photos of him today, after the vet visit and hopefully with the guy who is going to adopt him. Even if the guy says no, and he just might, I will still take the photos. I have my camera WITH ME today! I never cease to amaze myself somedays......thinking ahead.....!

Well, I had better get to work. The appointment is for 11:30, thus I must leave 1/2 earlier for travel time. Timstead is in the car - its cool out right now...in the 50's....so the car is fine. He is in his carrier, large enough for a lion....along with his litter box and food.

He is doing so nicely with the litter box. He had me scared there on the first day. He pooped all over the place. Day two was fine.....and hey, its already day 3, nearly 4!

I will keep everyone posted.

I just love little kittens. I know I cannot do this too often....or else I will fail at the delivery stage.



UPDATE: The fellow at the office is taking the kitten and keeping his name (assuming it is a male ) So Timstead has a home. We have the Vet visit....and few more hours in the car and then off to his new home! I will buy the food, post, pay for the alterations and offer free cat sitting services as well. Its a deal made in heaven. Another kitten saved!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I hope that everything goes well at Timsteads vet visit and I'm so glad that he also has a home. I can't wait to see pictures of him. He sure sounds adorable. Now you'll also be able to watch him grow up.

[sasvermont]

He spent the afternoon on my lap, since he will be going to his new home tonight.

Here's what he had done to him:

Ear mite removal. What a gross scene that was...oh my gosh. He will have meds for 6 weeks.

He had three kitten shots...don't recall what for....

Stool sample....he has round worms and some other unusual parasite. So meds for three days straight then again in three weeks.

He had fleas and they put a flea treatment on him at half strength.

I scheduled a vet appointment in three weeks with my vet, so his new purents don't have to go if they don't want to. I just want to see this through to the "final alteration".

My vet knew of the kittens, as the farm had a "free kittens" sign out all weekend. I guess this one didn't get adopted. The vet was also familar with the gray cat we think it Timstead's Mom.

All in all, the kitten was well behaved. I, on the other hand, got a speeding ticket (3 points and $144) on my way back from the vet.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Let me go take some photos right now. I will upload them this evening, when I get home.

SAS

Yea! Timstead

I promise to download some more tonight......didn't have time to do the Imagestation thing last evening.

By the way, Timstead had a quiet night last night and was a good boy and used his litter box. They are keeping him in his crate for a few days, until the flea and worm treatments take hold. All in all, his new purents are thrilled with him. Timstead has this look to him....very bright eyed and intelligent looking. You should have seen him looking for me when I had him in the office. When someone else was holding him, he was looking at me! Made me feel so special.

And that is why a would fail "Fostering 101"

[lizbud]

Thanks for saving this little guy. You are his guardian angel SAS.
He is so precious.

[AbbyMom]

Congratulations, Timstead, on your new furrever home. You are so precious I know you're going to be pampered and loved.

Good work SAS!

[Pam]

I, on the other hand, got a speeding ticket (3 points and $144) on my way back from the vet.

No good deed goes unpunished.

I had forgotten about this until I read your note in my thread about tickets. Coming back here now I thought it amusing that Timstead's new human has named him RADAR!

[sasvermont]

Pam, it is funny that the new owners named him Radar! I was nabbed by Radar.....

Radar went for his second visit to the vet this past Wednesday. Although my car and wallet went to the vet, I did not. He has doubled his size since his last visit and from all of the fun stories about him, he is turning in to a love bug as well as a wild and crazy kitten. He got a clean bill of health at this visit, along with shots. One more series of shots and then the big snip.

He sleeps with his new mom and dad and plays, plays, plays. I have been promised a pic of him soon and as soon as I get it (them?) I will post them here too.

Yes, Radar is a lucky kitten, for sure.

I saw his fur mom on the side of the road, where she lives, on Saturday. I guess it is a matter of time until she produces another litter.

I forgive the farmers around here, as many of them are just about out of business due to the prices of milk, gas etc. I just feel sorry for the poor cats. Yes, people do leave their homes (move) and leave their cats, allowing them to move on to the next farm or home. It will never change.

Lucky Radar.

[*iluvskipper*]

I'm glad that you saved him! ugh i hate what barn cats have to go through!! i hope you find someone who will adopt him!

[sasvermont]

Update on the kitten:

Timstead = Radar - name changed

Radar is doing just fine. He has a slight URI so is taking meds for that along with the ear mite meds ..... He is using his litter box faithfully and enjoying total freedom of his new home. Chris, his new purrent dad, tells cute stories each day about how Radar found his mirror image for the first time.....and where he sleeps, all tucked away, instead of sleeping with them in their bed....etc. etc. He loves being brushed and combed and is easy to pill ! Can you imagine. Wait until day #14 on the pills, and will see what Chris says then.

All in all, Radar is going to be pampered and loved and protected! I am so darn happy for the little guy. He should change his name to Lucky!

As soon as Chris takes new photos and Radar begins to get bigger, I will pop them up here!

[lizbud]

Aww, the little guy looks like he had quite the experience at the Vets.Looks
like tears in his eyes. Imagine all the new stuff he gets to discover every
single day. I'm sure he should do just fine at his new home. This really
takes me back to the time went my two kitty brothers(Redbud & Micky)
were tiny kittens. I had such fun showing them their reflection in a hand
mirror & letting them experience toys for the first time.It was so neat.

[Marigold2]

Hello,
I have been reading all your messages about picking up the stray male kitten. I think what you did was very caring. I grew up on a farm and we had many cats. We used them to control the mice and rats in the barn. U We started with one or two cats but then more and more appeared. You see a lot of people see a farm and drop off unwanted animals hoping the farmer will adopt them. My mom was outside one day and actually saw someone drive by and fling/throw a baby kitten out the moving car window. It was very badly hurt and died a few moments later. Sometimes I would go into the barn and see two new cats appear overnight. We finally had between 20 and 30 living in the barn. Farmers for the most part do their best, they feed and water their cats and do spend some time petting and talking to them. Farmers love animals if you don't you can't be in this line of work. However no one can take that many cats to a vet for regular care, shots, spaying or neutering. It is simply a different way of life, much different then the one I have now in the burbs. People need to stop throwing their unwanted animials onto farmers land and expecting them to take care of their unwanted pets.
As for this little kitty you have I am sure you will find him a good home. And yes you did do the right thing. His mom will miss him for a while but in a few months she will just have another batch of kittens to feed and worry about and the cycle of life and death marches on.

[zoey]

Thanks for all your help with Radar. Wow, i can't imagine someone digging in my ears to get mites out. Poor baby!!!
Ugh. that mean cop w/ the citation pad should have let you go!! Anyway, i look forward to more pics of this baby.