Kitten found in crate from China UPDATE 21 - going home!

[Catty1]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...ay-kitten.html

Stowaway cat in Calgary Humane Society's care
Last Updated: Friday, July 9, 2010 | 3:21 PM MT
CBC News


A stowaway kitten found in a steel shipping container that arrived in Calgary from China is now in the care of the Calgary Humane Society.

The six-month-old calico cat, which has been named Mandarin by the society, was found Thursday scared and dehydrated among an order of stone slabs by ICON Stone and Tile after spending more than six weeks in a crate.

The humane society believe she lived off mice and drank condensation dripping from a roof.

The kitten is undergoing a full medical checkup and will be quarantined for the next two weeks.

ETA: this pic seems a little clearer...what a pretty Tortie girl!

[Catty1]

Another photo from Calgary Humane - amazing what a little hydration can do!



What a PRETTY girl!

[phesina]

Ohhhh... isn't she just ADORABLE?!!!

Does she purr in Chinese?

[columbine]

Ohhhh... isn't she just ADORABLE?!!!

Does she purr in Chinese?

You know, I bet she can say "Ni hao ma?" (How are you?)

Love, Columbine

[Barbara]

Ohhhh she is so cute! What a little fighter

[Medusa]

Oh my goodness, she's adorable! One whole month in that crate! A strong little fighter!

[Catty1]

Stowaway kitten healthy, adopted
When she was found in a shipping container, Mandarin was dehydrated and weighed less than a kilogram.
Last Updated: Monday, October 4, 2010 | 2:11 PM MT

CBC News



Mandarin, a calico cat discovered in a shipping container in July, is healthy again and has been adopted. (Calgary Humane Society/Facebook)

More than four months and thousands of kilometres later, a stowaway kitten from China has found a new home in Calgary.

Mandarin, as the calico cat has been christened, was discovered scared and dehydrated in a steel shipping container in July.

Employees of ICON Stone and Tile rescued her after she had spent more than six weeks among their order of stone slabs.

The Calgary Humane Society, which has been taking care of the kitten for the last three months, believed she survived by eating mice and drinking condensation dripping from a roof.

Six-month-old Mandarin weighed less than a kilogram when she arrived at the Humane Society, but now weighs in at close to four kilograms — actually a little bit on the plump side.

The cat is going home with an employee of the tile company.

Her care at the shelter was covered by more than $1,000 in donations.


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