revelations Posted May 28, 2021 Posted May 28, 2021 out on our nightly walk around the property last night, we heard meowing coming from across the highway. we walked over and there was a kitten, halfway up a tree. eyes shut from crud all over them. looks like conjunctivitis. one eye could open a little, but i honestly thought the other eye was missing. had a little blood on its face. we brought it home and cleaned its face off and got all the crud from around its eyes. both eyes are open now. someone just dumped it off because they didn't want to deal with it, i'm sure. getting meds today and the local animal shelter is seeking a foster home for it. 6 2
revelations Posted May 28, 2021 Author Posted May 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Still Me said: Aww poor kitty It has plenty of food and water and a litter box. I don't know what sex it is. But it's doing better now. Just have to keep it away from all the other cats.
katt_goddess Posted May 28, 2021 Posted May 28, 2021 Poor little fuzzball, lucky you found it. If it's eyes were that bad it might have ended up as a snack for something without even being able to fight back. 1
revelations Posted May 28, 2021 Author Posted May 28, 2021 20 minutes ago, katt_goddess said: Poor little fuzzball, lucky you found it. If it's eyes were that bad it might have ended up as a snack for something without even being able to fight back. I was glad it had the wherewithal to make it up a tree to safety. 1
InsaneFox Posted May 28, 2021 Posted May 28, 2021 Poor babby. Hopefully something truly terrible will happen to the fuck that abandoned it. 1
Sofa King Kule Posted May 29, 2021 Posted May 29, 2021 6 hours ago, revelations said: out on our nightly walk around the property last night, we heard meowing coming from across the highway. we walked over and there was a kitten, halfway up a tree. eyes shut from crud all over them. looks like conjunctivitis. one eye could open a little, but i honestly thought the other eye was missing. had a little blood on its face. we brought it home and cleaned its face off and got all the crud from around its eyes. both eyes are open now. someone just dumped it off because they didn't want to deal with it, i'm sure. getting meds today and the local animal shelter is seeking a foster home for it. Is it a non kill shelter?
revelations Posted May 29, 2021 Author Posted May 29, 2021 Just now, Sofa King Kule said: Is it a non kill shelter? Yes. But the kitten is going to stay with us until the foster becomes available. It's not going to the shelter at all. 2
Sofa King Kule Posted May 29, 2021 Posted May 29, 2021 56 minutes ago, revelations said: Yes. But the kitten is going to stay with us until the foster becomes available. It's not going to the shelter at all. Good for you and the cat. I hope it is able to mingle well with the others. 1
revelations Posted May 29, 2021 Author Posted May 29, 2021 14 hours ago, Sofa King Kule said: Good for you and the cat. I hope it is able to mingle well with the others. I'm sure it will. But for now it has to stay quarantined since it is contagious. Looking better this morning though.
revelations Posted May 29, 2021 Author Posted May 29, 2021 The kitten got its medicine last night. Got some wet cat food and it gobbled it all up. We have several more cans. Glad its eating good.
revelations Posted May 29, 2021 Author Posted May 29, 2021 I have my doubts that disco will let it go to a foster home though. I'm sure we will end up keeping it. I don't care. We already have 4, what's one more? 2
revelations Posted May 29, 2021 Author Posted May 29, 2021 Afternoon update. Kitten is still doing good. Its napping in its litter box though. Other than that, all signs are normal. 1
katt_goddess Posted May 29, 2021 Posted May 29, 2021 1 hour ago, revelations said: Afternoon update. Kitten is still doing good. Its napping in its litter box though. Other than that, all signs are normal. Orphaned kittens tend to do that, it's a security thing even if it doesn't seem to make sense to the hoomans. The litter box is the one thing that is 100% theirs and they can fit in it. If it truly bothers, you can try to give him a less toilet-y option by putting either a small tuperware container near the box with a handkerchief or a small cardboard box with a low enough walls for the kitten to be able to peek out if they want to. 1
InsaneFox Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 18 hours ago, katt_goddess said: Orphaned kittens tend to do that, it's a security thing even if it doesn't seem to make sense to the hoomans. The litter box is the one thing that is 100% theirs and they can fit in it. If it truly bothers, you can try to give him a less toilet-y option by putting either a small tuperware container near the box with a handkerchief or a small cardboard box with a low enough walls for the kitten to be able to peek out if they want to. It's actually one of the most recommended things to do with a kitten who was rescued. Is just let them be in a tiny confined box for a couple of days and gently try to have them get used to your presence. 1
katt_goddess Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 3 hours ago, InsaneFox said: It's actually one of the most recommended things to do with a kitten who was rescued. Is just let them be in a tiny confined box for a couple of days and gently try to have them get used to your presence. What I meant was that it doesn't make sense to the hoomans to be curling up in what's basically a toilet. Small personal area is the important thing to little babby furballs.
InsaneFox Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, katt_goddess said: What I meant was that it doesn't make sense to the hoomans to be curling up in what's basically a toilet. Small personal area is the important thing to little babby furballs. *looks at ferret sleeping in the shitbox* Yeah animals don’t always get the concept of toilet etiquette. 1
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