What A Valentines Day Surprise Indeed

[WILDER]

I agree totally bloozoo2.

 

[wendywc]

Jessica13, you have a point... but man, there are sooo many loose dogs and cats in my neighborhood! If your pet has tags, then no problem, I'll call and contact you. But if not tagged, it's a stray.

When I first moved here 9 years ago, a husky ran into my garage with no tags. I tried a week to find it's owner; I had flyers and ads out, contacted vets and petstores, the works. No responses and she was a puppy and ate my rug and my best dress shoes. It was driving me nuts; finally I went to the shelter to see if anyone reports missing dogs there or if they could help. The SPCA near me said they deem the animal yours after 3 days if noone else claims it. And they said all animals should be tagged. So I guess that's how it is here because there's just so many out running loose.

Anyway, I'm sure snowyangel will do the right thing.

 

[Imber]

What a sweetie! I tend to agree with the people that say to check around and make sure the kitten isn't lost. When my cats were kittens they were very interested in running outside and I had a roommate that lived 75% in his own world and he let them out a couple of times out of carelessness He also locked one in the refrigerator The terrifying thing is now he has a kid with another on the way

Anyway if you can't find the owner definitely get it checked out by a vet. If it isn't drinking I would definitely worry and check for dehydration by pulling the skin up and seeing if it goes back or sticks in the same shape. Good luck with your new little angel!

 

[snowyangel]

Hi snowyangel
What a darling he is!
I wouldn't bother looking for a previous owner. IMHO, anyone who would let a little baby like him prowl around outside doesn't deserve to have it. He'll be much better off with your loving care.

I aggree with that opinion. Where my hubby found it near a bare field near a highway, it was 2 am and snowing, the kitten was VERY hungry, it's very dependable and very emotionally attached to anyone(follows me everywhere and cries when left alone) that if it did have a home it would no doubt stay by it and wouldn't wander off. Also the age of it(its eyes are still blue/grey), it shouldn't have been sold to anyone at that age and if it came from a breeder, it would've stayed by mom or we would've found other kittens with it. It is also possible someone abandoned him and left him in a box at a door step somewhere and then it ofcourse left due to the cold. But we will try to locate the owners. I'm not one to just steal, as someone put it.

We have been looking at boards and ads that describe missing pets, nothing yet. I stay close to the humane society here and will call them to report the kitten. There is alot of vets so it would be hard to contact everyone about it but we'll do our best.
The kittens health is better, eating dry food, even peeing(once on the carpet but hey it's learning). I strongly aggree with neutering/spaying so that too will happen along with a health check from mr.vet

 

[WILDER]

I would also report it to the police in your area, as that cat has not been neglected and has just escaped some how.

 

[Wanda hornsey]

I dont know about the police in your Area Wilder but here in Hertfordshire they dont deal with lost pets unless they are considered dangerous.

 

[snowyangel]

Yaaa kitten is drinking, just found out it will only dirnk warmed up water not cool or even room temp. So he's regular in his stools and everything. Wew glad that's fixed.

 

[grahamsokel]

Glad the drinking is sorted.
Not sure what it is like there but here or at least my area people let there cats have kittens and when they cant rehome them they dump them so they are well socialised kittens just born in the wrong home .
Mia will be with us for life now and once old enough will be spayed.Good luck with your little beauty

 

[godzuki]

hi....

a few things.... a... a cat that young shouldnt be away from its mother far to young 12 weeks is the earliest.... b.... dont have a go at some one for saving that kittens life left all in the cold it would have surely died...c... snowangel was the kitten infested with fleas when you found it??? no responsible owner keeps cats like what.... D... what sort of area was the kitten found in... if was near field or alleys way and such like good chance at being ferral... E last but not least all kittens are playful wether there wild or a pet... ferral cats only become "wild" from there parents teaching it to be...

snowangel, ive had cats all my life even though im highly allergic ive worked with the rspca and the cats protection league Thank you for taking this new addition in, its one more cat thats not roaming the street getting knocked down, being used as unfortunate target practice or adding to the already over populated cat population britain already has..... my advice would be to put cards into shops windows around the area the cats was found in and keep up the good work...

remember to de-flea and worm as soon as old enough as i'm sure you'll already know from having a cat already get it netuered as soon as old enough and good luck.....

this is my opinion as a caring animal lover...

 

[snowyangel]

hi....

a few things.... a... a cat that young shouldnt be away from its mother far to young 12 weeks is the earliest.... b.... dont have a go at some one for saving that kittens life left all in the cold it would have surely died...c... snowangel was the kitten infested with fleas when you found it??? no responsible owner keeps cats like what.... D... what sort of area was the kitten found in... if was near field or alleys way and such like good chance at being ferral... E last but not least all kittens are playful wether there wild or a pet... ferral cats only become "wild" from there parents teaching it to be...

snowangel, ive had cats all my life even though im highly allergic ive worked with the rspca and the cats protection league Thank you for taking this new addition in, its one more cat thats not roaming the street getting knocked down, being used as unfortunate target practice or adding to the already over populated cat population britain already has..... my advice would be to put cards into shops windows around the area the cats was found in and keep up the good work...

Thank you and I totally aggree with your opinions. I worked for a rescue in a very big city and the majority of unwanted animals/strays were cats. It's really sad cus we just couldn't take them all in despite the emails and calls. The humane society here has cat over load aswell.
First thing we checked for was fleas when he came in since i don't want to poss a threat to my other cat. I didn't see any but we bought flea shampoo anyways. After, we realized its too young to handle it so that will to wait. Don't worry, sterlization will happen along with a vet check coming up. I keep all my animals well cared for. Heck, even my rats got vet checks.

Here's some more shots of the lil' punk:

Seeing fish for probably the first time

Old man Marc totally relaxed

 

[jkrekord]

i would just keep the lil fella whoever he belonged to clearly was iirresponsible i wouldnt bother with the police just take care of the cutie

 

[Jessica13]

I had intentionally avoided this thread since my last reply because it really upset me thinking that someone could be out there looking for their lost kitten, but it was brought to my attention, and i do have a few things to say.

Firstly, snowyangel, you're being incredibly selfish. It is entirely likely that someone is looking for that kitten, maybe thinking it is dead or injured and probably heartbroken about it. To do that to someone i think is cruel. At the very least you should be phoning rescues and vets and putting ads in papers to say you've found the kitten. The pictures are lovely and it is a beautiful kitten but it is not YOUR kitten. Please dont steal it.

And to the people who are encouraging her to keep it, what is wrong with you?!!! It is old enough to be away from the parents (we had a couple of litters and from the pictures, comparing to mine i'd guess its around 8-10 weeks) but a new cat in a new home can easily stray, if like i said before a child accidentally left the door open, or if it got out of a window. It wouldn't know how to get back home so would go with anyone who found it!!

I have lost my own cat in the past and i can tell you it is absolutely heartbreaking not knowing if its lost forever or dead in a ditch somewhere and i would never forgive anyone who took my cat without making any attempt to find its owner. I think it is wrong.

Snowangel, PLEASE do something to find this poor kittens owners.

 

[karen4kevin]

Jessica13 Dont have a go at her shes just doing what she thinks best, How do you no the ppl havent kicked the kitten out because it was a hand full?, Im sure Snow will look after it.


Snow Good on you for taking in an extra pet as i no how much they cost and how much attention they need weldone .

Karen.

 

[grahamsokel]

Jessica when we found our Kitten we put ads in every shop,the vets,the pet shops in the nearest town and asked everyone but she was never claimed.she was very friendly didnt have fleas and was well fed We live in a small village so she couldnt have come from far .I still say that a kitten of that age should never have been out on its own and i belive that the kitten snowangel has was found well away from houses.Tiny friendly Kittens dont get well away from houses on there own and she did say that she was going to report the kitten to the humane society who is bursting with homless cats.

I say well done snowangel if you had not taken that poor kitten in it probably wouldnt be alive now

 

[snowyangel]

Firstly, snowyangel, you're being incredibly selfish. It is entirely likely that someone is looking for that kitten, maybe thinking it is dead or injured and probably heartbroken about it. To do that to someone i think is cruel. At the very least you should be phoning rescues and vets and putting ads in papers to say you've found the kitten. The pictures are lovely and it is a beautiful kitten but it is not YOUR kitten. Please dont steal it.
Snowangel, PLEASE do something to find this poor kittens owners.

Firstly, don't call me selfish. If you read any of my posts I clearly said we were gonna try and contact vets and i said i was gonna contact the humane society(and did) so stop assuming I'm a cruel person. does this quote of mine ring a bell: " We have been looking at boards and ads that describe missing pets, nothing yet. I stay close to the humane society here and will call them to report the kitten. There is alot of vets so it would be hard to contact everyone about it but we'll do our best. "

Just because no one has claimed the kitten yet doesn't mean i didn't try and do my part. People are thanking me for taking in and caring for the kitten instead of ignoring the situation, so don't put them down aswell. I wasn't looking to own another cat but since it found me, I'm going to care for it like one of my own instead of making it wait in a cage to get adopted. In life, you sometimes have to respect other peoples opinions even when you don't aggree with them.
I'm not here to quarrel, so lets keep this as the friendly forum that it is.