stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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1 edit | I found a kitten. So today the GF and I were going to take our cars over to my parents house to wash them.
I'm sitting outside of the apartment waiting for the gf and out of the corner of my eye I see this little tiny black and white blur. I turn around and low and behold it's a kitten (pics to follow).
We asked around the apartments if the kitten belonged to anyone here and the people I spoke too said no.
It took us about a hlf hr to finally catch the lil bugger as he was running under bushes, branches and shrubbery (knights who say Ni approved btw).
We have him in the bathroom, he's got a saucer of food and water.
The reason we have him in there is that we have 2 other cats and I don't know if he/she has feline hiv or leukemia. As much as I'd love to keep him I don't think I can afford to have him checked out by my vet.
I can swing the food / toys for him but the initial checkup is going to be expensive.
Are there some sort of free/ pay what you can shelters that give him/her a look over?
ps- the gf has taken a liking to the kitty. 
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Sandy, UT | Re: I found a kitten. Have you called your/a local vet to see if they might give a discount or know of any programs that offer this service at a discounted rate? | |
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skj
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Atlanta, GA | Check with your local Humane Society to see if they know of where you can get discounted services. | |
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BlitzenZeus
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Beaverton, OR | Find the local shelter, report a found cat, and advise the shelter you would like to take in the cat, however request they they check out the cat for you which hopefully won't be as much as vet would cost. | |
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Wayne, NJ
| Thanks for the replies and suggestions!
I found that the county I'm in does low cost spay/neuters as well as feline hiv/felv tests.
pss - the kitty is now attached to the gf, crawling all over her. Damn lucky little kitten !
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join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| Re: I found a kitten. said by stevennb  : pss - the kitty is now attached to the gf, crawling all over her. Damn lucky little kitten ! Hmmm. Feral queens have feral kittens who are afraid of everything and anything (gotta be, raccoons, dogs, possum, cars, human, etc). Seems like you caught him eventually. But in my experience you can't catch them. So is he human tame or not? If he is feral, release him and let him be, kittens grow up to be ugly big cats that get sent to the shelter and killed. Its more natural for him to deal with natures problems (starvation/disease/etc), than be locked in a cage for a month then put to sleep. | |
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join:2005-01-21
Scarborough, ON
| Re: I found a kitten. My parents took in a feral queen and her kitten... and they were terrors to deal with at first, especially momma cat. They are now some of the most loving cats I have ever seen.
So yeah, just because they were once feral doesn't mean they'll always be feral. | |
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NY Tel
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1 edit | Re: I found a kitten. said by UnrealArcher :My parents took in a feral queen and her kitten... and they were terrors to deal with at first, especially momma cat. They are now some of the most loving cats I have ever seen. So yeah, just because they were once feral doesn't mean they'll always be feral. We took in a feral queen Siamese and her 5 kittens. 1 is a male Siamese and the sisters are all black.
They were born in our shed on our property.
They are all happy here and now behave normally after our loving care. Sadly, the mother died this past December of old age. We really miss her. | |
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Jackson Heights, NY
| Re: I found a kitten. said by NY Tel :said by UnrealArcher :My parents took in a feral queen and her kitten... and they were terrors to deal with at first, especially momma cat. They are now some of the most loving cats I have ever seen. So yeah, just because they were once feral doesn't mean they'll always be feral. We took in a feral queen Siamese and her 5 kittens. 1 is a male Siamese and the sisters are all black. They were born in our shed on our property. They are all happy here and now behave normally after our loving care. Sadly, the mother died this past December of old age. We really miss her. OMG! How do you handle all the "talking"? Siamese cats are notorious for the loud way they "speak"....
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NY Tel
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| Re: I found a kitten. said by macaholic :said by NY Tel :said by UnrealArcher :My parents took in a feral queen and her kitten... and they were terrors to deal with at first, especially momma cat. They are now some of the most loving cats I have ever seen. So yeah, just because they were once feral doesn't mean they'll always be feral. We took in a feral queen Siamese and her 5 kittens. 1 is a male Siamese and the sisters are all black. They were born in our shed on our property. They are all happy here and now behave normally after our loving care. Sadly, the mother died this past December of old age. We really miss her. OMG! How do you handle all the "talking"? Siamese cats are notorious for the loud way they "speak".... You should hear them at dinner time when they are hungry....  | |
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Wayne, NJ
| Here's some pictures of the Kitten *and a slight peek at the gf's cleavage*. | |
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onDvine
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clubs: | Re: I found a kitten. S/he's beautiful! And you did a good deed. Enjoy. | |
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StreetSpirit
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Roslyn, NY | Thanks for sharing. All I can say is, "awww! Lucky kitten indeed! Thanks for giving her (him?) a home! | |
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KenTheCook
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Lahaina, HI | Couldn't find the cleavage, but the kitten looks healthy- pink nose is a good sign. I've done the same w/ a kitten, cost $45 to have her spayed, registered & ear tatoo. Very happy kitten now
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Lahaina, HI | Re: I found a kitten. Maybe Maui is a little behind the times! | |
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Lahaina, HI | The "Humane Society" on Maui, HI. tattoos an ID # in the cats right ear, they register it and can call you if the kittie is lost or run over! | |
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Wayne, NJ | Re: I found a kitten. The kitten is on her hands.
My friend saw that picture and said " I'm not a cat person but....that's one lucky Puddy Tat". Hehe. | |
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Bobcat
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Bedminster, NJ | Re: I found a kitten. How's the deworming going? | |
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Wayne, NJ | Re: I found a kitten.The "micro meow" is doing really good.
She was a real trooper at the vet's, with the injection(s) and the oral medication she had to take. | |
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Ken Peterson
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exocets_girl
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New Orleans, LA | Alright, I HATE cats, but now I suddenly want a kitten... | |
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Enola, PA
| Re: I found a kitten. said by pcdebb : the gf is attached so we know the kitty is staying Yeah, that's how it's happened in my house with the last three kittens we took in. Not that I'm any better, as I've always been a cat person myself, but my wife always tries to act like a hardass, but then once she sees the kitten, it's all over. I'll tell her that someone has a kitten they're trying to find a home for, and right away, she'll say, "Oh no! We have enough cats already! We're not taking in any more!" But then as soon as she sees it, she melts right into, "Oh it's so cute!"
We have six cats now, and we're not taking any more in, at least not until some of the other cats' times come. Just to be safe, we're staying away from people who are trying to find homes for kittens. | |
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Wayne, NJ
| First....This is the infamous "GF" writing....
Even though the I AM attached, we first need to be sure of the kittens health. As much as I wouldn't mind a cat with health issues, the fact that we have 2 others already means any addition would have to be as healthy as they are. We are stopping in to see if we can get any assistance from the local shelters on preliminary vet care and if we can work something out with one of them and all tests come back good, the yes, s/he's staying.
As for a name.....we've been thinking about that. Thus far, we've come up with Yoshi (I'll let you guess who's idea that was) and Yeti. Yeti is an inside joke between us. Our parrots like to watch Nickelodeon cartoons and one such cartoon featured the main characters searching the ice for a yeti (who's call was "YETI - YETI - YETI - YETI - YETI")
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madylarian
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| Re: I found a kitten. I just want to point out that if the kitten does turn out to be FIV positive, that does not mean your other cats are in danger. Our cat Teddy was found on someone's back porch when he was about 5-6 months old. We had him checked out and neutered and he was fine. It wasn't until he was about 7 and got very sick that we found out he was FIV positive. Meanwhile, we'd adopted Maggie. It turns out that it's hard to get a good result for an FIV test until the kitten is at least 6 months old. At the same time, it's actually pretty hard to pass it on to another cat unless they bite and draw blood. They can't pass it in food or water bowls. Teddy is now almost 14 and in good health. Maggie is 9 and still FIV negative.
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Wayne, NJ | Re: I found a kitten. We need pics ! | |
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Noah Vail
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| We had a queen and subsequent litter show up in the front garden, a couple of years back. At the end of weaning, the mom got out and came full of another litter. We had her locked up as the second litter started to wean; but - you can guess what happened.
So in well less than a year we had 18+ cats to find homes for. However, we did just that; -3 we still have. Friends with a pawn shop let me place a large cage there each day. All had homes less than 3 weeks after their weaning.
Mom got fixed (whew!) and off to a farm. She's a serious squirrel killer. We saved up and had our 3 fixed/vaccinated/whatever.
By now, I guess they'd number a hundred or more, without the humans intervention.
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bkjohnson
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Birmingham, AL
| The cat seems too young for it, but I wonder if there's any possibility that it might have an implanted microchip, such as the homeagain ones. the humane society in our area now routinely puts them in the pets they put up for adoption. A vet or the humane society probably could check for you. | |
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newz71
join:2002-01-01
Taylor, TX
| If there is a naming going on, might I suggest you honor a recently passed celeb by giving him/her a simple name like "MJ", seeing as how the kitten is black and white, or is it white and black?
Skip over "Oreo" and "Tux" , those are too common of names for a white and black cat.
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| Re: I found a kitten. said by newz71 :If there is a naming going on, might I suggest you honor a recently passed celeb by giving him/her a simple name like "MJ", seeing as how the kitten is black and white, or is it white and black? Skip over "Oreo" and "Tux" , those are too common of names for a white and black cat. BOOOOOOOOO! Sir. My Tuxedo cat's name is "Oreo", and he's DA MAN!!!.
Let's see, a kid born the same year will be a sophomore in HS this year!
Crap, when that cat croaks, I'm gonna be a mess, I really do love him....
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Brat75
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Auburn, WA
| How about calling him Shrubby?
Or Frank (Sinatra) Ol' Blue Eyes?
He's cute, whichever way you want to go. Kitties are great. I have an adult cat that I adopted. She's my BFF.
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