nelliefay

kitten rescue

Posted on 07/03/12, 10:24 am

Hi, I just wanted to share with fellow cat lovers. I went to a place about 2 weeks ago, a man turned up carrying a garbage bag. It turned out there was a kitten in it, and he said it'd been in there for 9 hours. I was so horrified, and got the kitten out. it was wet and totally traumatised, only about 7 weeks old. I nursed it for hours, it took an hour to stop shivering. The man wasn't deliberately cruel, he's got something wrong mentally, and the kitten was a stray he wanted to bring it along to find a home for it. anyway, the kitten ended up purring loudly as I nursed it. I took it home for the night - i've got 3 cats, so I kept kitten in a separate room with plenty of food and milk. the next day, I rang a friend who'd been looking for a kitten, and she wanted it. So I took the kitten to her, calling it 'Lucky'. Well, that was 2 weeks ago. I visited my friend tonight, and Lucky (a girl) is so happy, with a full tummy, and playing like mad. My friend has another female cat who was hissing at first, but now likes the kitten.
The man who brought the kitten in a garbage bag, said there was another stray kitten where he lives. The mother cat had been caught and sent off 3 weeks earlier. So, I rang a mad cat lady I know. She went and caught the other kitten, and is now nursing it carefully at her place. it's a boy, she called him 'Smoky Joe'. he's very pretty, so she's going to find a home for him.
I know there's lots of suffering animals in this world, but I feel happy about these two little kittens, it ended well for them.

• Reply #1 07/03/12  3:16pm
  
  Koyu
  Thank you for sharing this wonderful story. The kittens were lucky. I feel that you were the angel they needed.
• Reply #2 07/05/12  3:56pm
  
  Colleena
  I am so glad that the man felt safe enough to bring the kitten to you and that you would know what to do with it! You must be a very special person to those in need! Sounds like you have done a WONDERFUL job!
• Reply #3 07/07/12  7:12pm
  
  Estragon
  Some years ago my wife found a very small, very sick kitten in a puddle of water, We nursed him back and these days he likes to leap onto the older, larger, very tolerant cat.
• Reply #4 07/08/12  10:43am
  
  nelliefay
  Just an update. The first kitten, who was in the garbage bag, is very happy. she plays all the time, gets on great with the other cat, and is growing. I just visited her tonight. And the other kitten, who my friend rescued, has found a good home with a good family.
• Reply #5 07/08/12  1:32pm
  
  angel42
  Glad to hear everything turned out well for these kittens.
• Reply #6 07/09/12  5:59pm
  
  Carm416
  I'm glad the kittens were rescued. Thanks for being such a significant part of their lives that made a huge difference.
• Reply #7 07/19/12  6:51pm
  
  skinnybinny
  That is so wonderful that they were saved and now cared for. Thanks so much or sharing.

For all those people who are slaves to their cats!