Tonya, whenever situations come together like you stated in the account, it usually means that you should take the kitten, whether or not you intend to keep it. Listen to your inner voice on these matters. Good for you and the kitten, for a safe rescue.
This is something like my rescue of Tiger last Oct. 29th. (and I',m sure that it has been related before, but for the sake of the new ones on Pet Talk). I seldom go out of Friday nights to eat in my former central Calif. town. Any way I did and went to a Chinese restaurant. I had no more than ordered my meal (twice cooked pork, with hot sauce), and in walked two teen-aged girls with something in an old shirt. Since there were only about 4 patrons in the place, she came to me with a kitten wrapped up. "Would you like to have a kitten" they asked? (Of course, the owner did not see her because it is against the ordinances to bring an animal into a restaurant) Anyway, when I saw her tiger markings and blue eyes, I knew she was a lynx-point Siamese. Of course, I replied, "yes, and do you have any more like her"? They said, "no" and this kitten is the last one to be given away. I tried to eat my meal thinking of my new kitten, for which they went next door to the local grocery store's boxes and made a suitable carrier for her. When they returned I put her in my truck and went back in to finish my meal. But then I really didn't finish, so I had them put it in a carry-out box, and home I drove with my new prize. She was very tiny, probably less than 8 weeks old. And hungry -I guess so! She gobbled down all the dry food I had out for my other furkids. I also remember that one side of her whiskers was singed off from being too clost to an open flame. How this happened, is left to your imagination, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was caused by abuse. Since then, Tiger has become a large cat and is a "standard fixture" around here, and now she weighs nearly 10 lbs. I love her dearly.
.............wayne
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