HELP (kitty alert)...

[demmiblue]

I just brought in a cat/kitten. She has a collar and bell, but she/he is de-clawed, so I am assuming that she/he is an indoor pet of one of my neighbors. She/he is very sweet. What do I do now?

Lulz... my dog is afraid of her!

[Flaxbee]

1. Where did you find her?

Do not put her back out if she is declawed! You can take her to a vet's office or local (NO KILL) shelter to see if she's microchipped... if not, maybe put up lost cat notices in your neighborhood.

And prepare to adopt a cat :)

Seriously, though, she needs to be kept inside at all times until you find her home or adopt her.

Also, if you do put up lost cat notices, do NOT put her identifying information in the ad - you will want to test anyone who responds with how she looks, color of collar, etc.


I'm guessing you don't have kitty litter on hand. Do you have a cardboard box (with a low edge) you could put some shredded newspaper or grass or backyard dirt into for a makeshift litter box?

Just make sure she has some water, and if you have any spare cheese or deli meat, give her a little of that (not too much meat, though, b/c it's very salty). Some cats also do like a little milk, and one of our cats used to LOVE a raw egg.

[dmr]

2. Good advice,

I bet her owners are beside themselves with fear for their little baby.

If you give milk, it's best to dilute it with a bit of water. Sometimes they have problems digesting milk & will get the runs. But make sure she gets water too.

Thank you for providing her safety. :thumbsup:

Edit for spelling

[joeybee12]

4. Yes, good advice...and unfortunately my experience in finding such

pets is that they have been abadoned. Good luck.

[applegrove]

5. What they said...

You could also go door to door in your neighbourhood and ask people if they recognize a picture of her (or borrow a cat carrier from your local vets office).

[demmiblue]

7. Thanks, Flaxbee! See my update.

[suninvited]

3. Craigslist is a good way to post a pronto found ad

if I lost a pet, I would look there constantly.

[demmiblue]

6. UPDATE:

Thank you for the responses! I took Flaxbee's advice regarding the shredded paper. The only thing I had on hand was a pizza box... I am not sure that worked so well since one of my socks was wet when I stepped in a certain place! I blame it on my shredding skills! I tried to give the little one a piece of cheese from a sandwich that I had bought earlier, but he wasn't interested.

So, anywho, I brought him (I now know that it was a him) into my room and shut the door. Meowing ensued. So did an inordinate amount of exploring. Lordy, the kittehs are such detectives! Being VERY tired, I put in my earbuds to listen to some music in order to drown out the meowing and searching sounds. I was awaken a while later with a tug on the wires. Ha! I tucked my Itouch and wires under my pillow. I fell asleep again, only to be awaken by the kneading of my comforter and the kitteh nestled next to me. I gave him a few scritches (ok, maybe more like 5 minutes worth!), and went back to sleep. When I awoke, he was still nestled against me. :) More scritches.

Morning time came far too quickly. Honestly, I was a little hung-over physically and emotionally from the election. However, I knew that the first order of business was to get: a) food, and b) bathroom facilities! The Fancy Feast and the formal bathroom were used and appreciated!

{enter here the demmidog/kitteh interaction}: Without getting into too much detail, they had a mutual fearful/respectful realtionship. However, I would like to note that a hiss and a back-raise left demmidog running!

So, after I took care of kitteh's needs, I started to think about finding his owner. I decided to call the office of a nearby apartment building. GOLD, struck it! The owner called the office to report her lost cat. Apparently, the kitteh slipped by her when she opened the door. Kitteh is a rescue and mom is a wonderful person.

P.S. I would have so keep this kitteh if he wasn't claimed.

[Roon]

8. Nice!

My ex found a kitten once in our backyard. So we made up some fliers and passed them out. After people started coming home from work,the owner stopped by and reclaimed him. So we got to play with a kitten for a few hours. My ex wanted to keep him at first,lol.

[zanana1]

9. I love a happy ending.

They don't happen often with lost pets. Congratulations and thank you for helping him out.