Found This Last Friday Night - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

pitbulllady · 07-01-2007, 06:16 PM

I just now got around to getting some pictures and editing them down to size, due to some nasty weather we've had. I found this little guy in the middle of the road, in the middle of nowhere, last Friday night while out "road cruising" to look for snakes. I don't know if he's the offspring of a feral cat that his mama either dropped while avoiding an oncoming car, or who got lost following her, or if someone deliberately dumped him. I suspect the latter, because he's really sweet and friendly, totally unafraid of anything, and even at this young age, feral kittens are usually little spit-fires, hissing and biting if caught. This little boy is about five-six weeks old, I'm estimating, due to him still having blue eyes. I saw his eye-shine on the road, and thought he was a baby possum or a rat as I got closer, then he started to move towards the car, and I could actually here him meowing from inside the car with the radio on. He just ran right up to me when I got out. There were no houses for at least a mile in any direction. When I got him home, he was really dirty and covered in fleas, so he had to have a bath(make that TWO baths)immediately. He's way too young to put any sort of flea killing drops on, so I had to bathe him in Joy dishwashing liquid and then literally pick the stunned fleas off with tweezers and drop them in alchohol. I wasn't sure if he was even old enough to eat yet, but fortunately he can, if I soften the cat food up with hot water and mince it up with a fork. He still wants to nurse, though, and he'll suck on a towel or bedspread if I let him.

Now, I guess I'm gonna have to come up with a name for this little booger-any suggestions?

pitbulllady

07-01-2007, 06:16 PM	#1
pitbulllady Co-Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,276	Found This Last Friday Night I just now got around to getting some pictures and editing them down to size, due to some nasty weather we've had. I found this little guy in the middle of the road, in the middle of nowhere, last Friday night while out "road cruising" to look for snakes. I don't know if he's the offspring of a feral cat that his mama either dropped while avoiding an oncoming car, or who got lost following her, or if someone deliberately dumped him. I suspect the latter, because he's really sweet and friendly, totally unafraid of anything, and even at this young age, feral kittens are usually little spit-fires, hissing and biting if caught. This little boy is about five-six weeks old, I'm estimating, due to him still having blue eyes. I saw his eye-shine on the road, and thought he was a baby possum or a rat as I got closer, then he started to move towards the car, and I could actually here him meowing from inside the car with the radio on. He just ran right up to me when I got out. There were no houses for at least a mile in any direction. When I got him home, he was really dirty and covered in fleas, so he had to have a bath(make that TWO baths)immediately. He's way too young to put any sort of flea killing drops on, so I had to bathe him in Joy dishwashing liquid and then literally pick the stunned fleas off with tweezers and drop them in alchohol. I wasn't sure if he was even old enough to eat yet, but fortunately he can, if I soften the cat food up with hot water and mince it up with a fork. He still wants to nurse, though, and he'll suck on a towel or bedspread if I let him. Now, I guess I'm gonna have to come up with a name for this little booger-any suggestions? pitbulllady Last edited by pitbulllady; 07-01-2007 at 06:21 PM.