Kitteh!

[geekchick]

Handful of kitten
Originally uploaded by catherine_s

Cow orker found a tiny little kitten, probably only a day or so old and seemingly abandoned. It's currently here in the office, being cuddled and warmed up and fed.

Self, you do not want to argue with your landlord about having another cat. You also can't wake up to feed a kitten every three hours without being totally useless for other stuff. SRSLY. You can not has.

Comments

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

OMG, cute! Take to shelter. That is what they are for. But good for you for rescuing it.

[geekchick]

Cow orker who found the kitten works with a rescue group, so it may be headed there.

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Yay for intelligent and compassionate cow-orkers! They are a rare breed.

[nixieq.livejournal.com]

actually, be careful about taking underage kittens to shelters. i know that the montgomery county shelter, at least when i was working there 10+ years ago, euthanized foundlings under 6 weeks because they didn't have the facilities to care for them. on occasion we could sneak them into foster homes, but often that was not the case.

a rescue group, as noted below, probably has different policies.

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

That's good to know. It is sad, but it makes sense if they don't have the 24 hour care necessary.

[redknight.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. So cute!

Probably just as well you're so far away from me, that way I'm not at all tempted to take it in (I'm so with you on the don't need any more cats/can't get up every three hours).

[geekchick]

To make it even worse, in that picture kitteh is busy nursing on my hand. *dies* No, cannot have another kitten. No, no, no.

[chadu.livejournal.com]

u am lost.

i bet u a quarter that u end up taking tinykitteh in.

cu

[geekchick]

Nope. My landlord didn't really even want me to have Gateway, I do not think he'd be amenable to another cat. And if he was, he might insist on declawing and that is definitely not happening.

But it is a sweet little thing.

[asetwoman.livejournal.com]

Oh, tiny baby!!

[geekchick]

Its lungs are definitely healthy; I could hear it yelling for food from the other end of the office. :D Not bad for a tiny baby that fits entirely into my hand. *wibble*

[fimbrethil.livejournal.com]

My Pewter was that size when I rescued him. He's the big horse of a grey cat in this icon. It's a lot of work to raise a teeny tiny like that. I'm glad the kitten is in good hands.

[geekchick]

Is Pewter the one in the rotation after the Siamese? They're all gorgeous kitties!

I hope everything turns out as well for this kitten; I know D's raised bottle babies before, but I don't think any of them were quite so young as this one. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[fimbrethil.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's Pewhead. The emergency vet I took him to the day I found him (my vet was closed) told me not to bother to feed him every two hours because his head was misshapen. That's because he had been born just hours before! Anyway, I did get up and feed him and it wasn't too hard because I had been used to getting up for Bree's feedings. But I had no idea you had to wipe tushies etc. It was quite a learning expericne. He's a hug cat now and 10 years old.

As long as the kitten eats and is being wiped for pottying and is healthy, it should be okay. I'll cross my fingers too and say a prayer to the guy in the icon.

[nixieq.livejournal.com]

oh dear ghod. i never thought i'd say this, but it's probably a good thing that i'm living w/ my parents right now (and thus can't take in another cat), or i'd be all over that. eep!

pee ess: good on your cow orker for rescuing it. too many people just ignore stuff like that.

[geekchick]

Cow orker has got something like seven cats, I think. Fosters who end up sticking around. =)

*snerk* As I'm typing this, I'm scrolling through ICHC:

more cat pictures

[simplykimberly.livejournal.com]

Someone sent that to me this morning. Said it was made for me. Do you think she was trying to tell me something?!?! ;)

[nixieq.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA and i love how they're pre-sprouted. just water and put in a sunny spot!

[simplykimberly.livejournal.com]

awww... I'm kinda fond of the wee ones ;) Let us know how she does!

[geekchick]

Is it bad that my first reaction to seeing the tiny baby show up was "simplykimberly! Halp!" ;)

[simplykimberly.livejournal.com]

Heh - only because I'm too far away than to do more than advise ;) But if she's with a rescue group, she'll be in good hands :)

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG KITTEN OMG OMG OMG OMG

[geekchick]

That's what I said. *grin* It is hard to get much productive work done when you're busy going "OMGOMGOMGOMGKITTENOMGOMG", I've discovered.

[malefica-v.livejournal.com]

And I bet it makes the teensiest "mew!"

[geekchick]

It does indeed, but then it also manages the kitten equivalent of

HEY YOU GUUUUUYS!!!!! HUNGRY OVAH HEAH!

;)

[simplykimberly.livejournal.com]

Yeah ... and when it's times three... well, then you're here at my place ;)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Also want and also cannot haz - The Ladies would not be real happy.

I'm SO glad to hear it was found by your rescue co-worker though. I couldn't bear to think of the little thing not getting the care it needs!

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Cute!

[penguinet.livejournal.com]

=( I want a kitty soooo bad. I've been talking to my landlord about getting rid of the other renter so I can get one. (He claims he's allergic.)

My landlord: You'd make him homeless so you could have a cat?
ME: (Being helpful) Or he could just take some allergy medicine.