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JonThePenguin
06/11/22 2:46:46 PM
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My daughter heard some meowing last night, but we didnt think anything of it. Then in the middle of the night our dog needed to go out, and I could still hear it, so I tried to look - but seeing as it was 4AM I didnt put much effort in.

Cut to this morning, as we go to load up my wifes car with stock for her RenFest booth (well be open next weekend so have to get ready). And the meowing is still going on. So this time I go all-out. Check the tall grass between our house and our neighbors, nothing. Open the trunk, nope. Under the seats? Nada.

And then I realize what I have to do. I call my son out and have him crawl under the car with a flashlight - bingo. Kitten. In the engine block. Pop the hood to get a better view and then jack the car up to give our son more room to work, and there s/he is. Tiny kitten.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/9/3/AADcu0AADVFZ.jpg

We already have five cats, so were not planning on keeping this one. But we are going to keep it around until its a few weeks older - we estimate age at four weeks. Got some kitten milk and wet food and the kitty is settling in very nicely as my wifes new nap partner/parrot.

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Crescent-Moon
06/11/22 2:48:02 PM
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Awwww kitttttteeeennnnn

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GenesisSaga
06/11/22 2:54:40 PM
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It's so cute

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ZenOfThunder
06/11/22 2:56:28 PM
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mail me the kitten

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BlueCrystalTear
06/11/22 2:57:11 PM
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Aww, what a little cutie! Glad you're able to help it out. Did you give this one a name?

Also, pics of your other five cats? How are they treating the little one?

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mnkboy907
06/11/22 3:26:30 PM
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JonThePenguin posted...
But we are going to keep it around until its a few weeks older [...] and the kitty is settling in very nicely as my wifes new nap partner/parrot.

Congrats on your sixth cat.

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JonThePenguin
06/11/22 3:28:57 PM
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BlueCrystalTear posted...
Aww, what a little cutie! Glad you're able to help it out. Did you give this one a name?

Also, pics of your other five cats? How are they treating the little one?
No name yet; the kids have been fighting all day over who gets to choose one though.

The other cats have mostly ignored the new arrival; it seems to have picked our small dog, Sherlock, as its new mommy in the meantime.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/9/AADcu0AADVF9.jpg

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bryans7
06/11/22 3:36:52 PM
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So what you're saying is that it's name is Watson.

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BlueCrystalTear
06/11/22 3:47:02 PM
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Awww, that's adorable! We'll see how the little one adjusts to its new family, since... I don't think it's gonna want to leave. I think it chose you guys.

As for a name... I was thinking Carburetor given where it was found. Watson works too tbh.

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Seanchan
06/11/22 3:49:16 PM
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It could have been worse:
https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/v7x39u/man_stops_to_rescue_kitten_gets_ambushed_by/

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Forceful_Dragon
06/11/22 3:55:31 PM
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JonThePenguin posted...
We already have five cats, so were not planning on keeping this one.

That's a funny joke

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Forceful_Dragon
06/11/22 3:56:09 PM
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bryans7 posted...
So what you're saying is that it's name is Watson.

Second

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Lightning Strikes
06/11/22 4:50:36 PM
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Not much to say other than aww and you are good people.

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JonThePenguin
06/13/22 10:19:41 AM
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Update: We've found a wet food the little one likes (Fancy Feast Kitten). Still working on getting business to be done in a litter box rather than the floor. Other cats still not interested.

My son wants to call him/her Enzo, while my daughter is on the Watson train. As a compromise I suggested Enzo Watson; this seems to have cooled the argument for now.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/1/6/AADcu0AADVdM.jpg

Fresh out of a bath and still a bit cold.

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ninkendo
06/13/22 10:28:27 AM
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Ape Escape!

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Aecioo
06/13/22 10:32:27 AM
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JonThePenguin posted...
Update: We've found a wet food the little one likes (Fancy Feast Kitten). Still working on getting business to be done in a litter box rather than the floor.

Not sure if you've had kittens this young before, but if you take a towel, put some warm water on it and gently rub their butt it simulates the mom licking it with her tongue which is how moms get their cat to go. Do it in the litter box and they take to it very quickly.


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JonThePenguin
06/13/22 10:47:50 AM
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Aecioo posted...
Not sure if you've had kittens this young before, but if you take a towel, put some warm water on it and gently rub their butt it simulates the mom licking it with her tongue which is how moms get their cat to go. Do it in the litter box and they take to it very quickly.
We have but we always had the mom before so thanks for the advice, will definitely give it a shot.

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Aecioo
06/13/22 10:52:24 AM
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JonThePenguin posted...
We have but we always had the mom before so thanks for the advice, will definitely give it a shot.

Do it when their tummies feel full after eating. It works like a charm

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azuarc
06/13/22 7:26:00 PM
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That is a very frizzy kitten.

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JonThePenguin
06/18/22 11:48:13 PM
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So this isnt really the update I wanted to have, but when we woke up today she was weak and listless. Took her to the vet. They gave her some fluids, antibiotics, and antiparasitics. She perked up okay, at least as perky as she got, and we decided to take her with us to our RenFest booth since we were going to be there all day, the better to keep an eye on her. While there we got a great many people interested in her, including one from a kitten rescue. After some thought, we decided it would be best if we sent her to them, since we really dont have the bandwidth and experience to properly care for her. We met up late in the evening, and by the time I got to the meeting place she was back to the way she was this morning. Sowell see.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/3/0/AADcu0AADW2e.jpg

(Once the kids found out she was female they abandoned the previous names of Enzo and Watson theyd been arguing over and started instead arguing over Sparky and Rose.)

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Aecioo
06/19/22 12:13:48 AM
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:(

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mnkboy907
06/19/22 12:29:03 AM
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Get better Sparky Rose!

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BlueCrystalTear
06/19/22 12:30:27 AM
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Well fuck, I'm sorry to hear that. Hoping the kitty heals soon!

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JonThePenguin
06/19/22 9:13:58 AM
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New update: She didnt survive the night. :(

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colliding
06/19/22 9:39:00 AM
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oof

that's crushing.

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BlueCrystalTear
06/19/22 10:14:22 AM
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I'm so sorry to hear that... poor little kitty didn't get a fair chance at life. :( :( :(

I really don't know what to say...

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htaeD
06/19/22 10:32:52 AM
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Damn.

You did everything you could.

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azuarc
06/19/22 10:43:29 AM
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Kitten. =(

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mnkboy907
06/19/22 12:27:27 PM
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:(

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GenesisSaga
06/19/22 12:29:41 PM
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That's so sad

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PrinceKaro
06/19/22 1:12:28 PM
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I should not have scrolled down

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DeepsPraw
06/19/22 1:17:17 PM
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RIP. In my experience, that's an unfortunately common fate of a lot of stray kittens. It's a tough world out there.

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HanOfTheNekos
06/19/22 1:30:33 PM
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You gave her a lot of comfort she wouldn't have had otherwise.

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bryans7
06/19/22 1:40:41 PM
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Rest in peace little one.

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junk_funk
06/19/22 2:38:28 PM
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Wish I hadnt opened this topic again. Dang.

Rip kitty.

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Waluigi1
06/19/22 4:26:27 PM
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Well fuck.

:(

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Webbernet
06/19/22 11:14:02 PM
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HanOfTheNekos posted...
You gave her a lot of comfort she wouldn't have had otherwise.
She got to be part of a family that loved her enough to think of many cute things to name her, even if only for a little while.

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Punnyz
06/20/22 2:11:29 AM
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Ugh I just saw this topic and was about to say "Grats on the new cat!" As a joke

poor thing

you are still good people, imagine her passing on all alone and sick before you found her

I'm glad you showed her a little heaven before she went there herself


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LinkMarioSamus
06/20/22 7:48:39 AM
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Sadface

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