On April 21st I had a little adventure. I was walking home from a a meeting at Ingraham High School. Just after crossing the freeway on 130th, I was in that twilight zone where 130th somehow turns into 125th when I noticed something on the sidewalk. “It’s a dead vole,” I thought. “No. Maybe it is a mouse….” But upon looking closely, I realized that it was a KITTEN, newborn, still had the umbilical cord attached, eyes closed and ears folded. I did not see any mother cat nearby and I check about to see if there was a nest of feral kittens that he may have fallen out of. Nope.
“CRAP!” I thought. I remembered that Carla, who fosters kittens for the Animal Shelter and who fostered our own orphaned kitty Jasper, had mentioned that newborn foster kittens have to be fed every two hours, round the clock — and I just couldn’t imagine doing that right now, in my particular life, so “crap! What am I going to do with this kitten?”
I have to admit, I did think for a split second about leaving him there — but no, I could hear the crows in the trees overhead. I could never live with myself if I did that. Nope. Not an option.
So I picked him up and carried him home. Carla said to call the Seattle Animal Shelter and to keep him warm. When we arrived, we were asked to fill out some paperwork and he was given a case number: 4877. They told me that they had a mama cat with a litter of kittens and that often an orphan kitten will be accepted into the litter. I tried to take a picture of him, but he was fiesty and moved around a lot, so the pictures are out of focus.
I called May 6, to see how “Case #4877” was doing — apparently he’s doing well. They were surprised that he didn’t die. The person at the shelter asked me to mention in the blog that they have NO PROBLEM homing kittens and would I please invite folks to consider adopting adult cats, which they have far more difficulty placing. She said that with the adult cats, you know what you are getting, the people at the shelter know the cats and can find you a snuggler, or one who is good with children, dogs etc. She said they have wonderful cats that deserve good loving homes.
PETS OF PINEHURST NEWS FLASH: Leslie Csokasy is co-owner of the Great Dog Shoppe (I’ll do a post about them soon) She and her partner Judi, are committed to building our community here in Pinehurst. They invite you to visit their establishment and to mention that you read the “Pets of Pinehurst” in the blog. You will get a free treat for your pet!
If you would like to see your pet featured in Pets of Pinehurst, please send me photos and a few words about your fabulous pet: ehas2dogs@gmail.com
