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meet Vin Tanner...
Oct. 1st, 2011 11:17 amso, the universe decreed that i should give a just-born kitten a chance today. i went out at 9am this morning to pay rent and get some groceries, and came back at 9.35 to see this little gray kitten in the spot i usually park in. when i checked it out, he still had his cord attached, and it wasn't even dried out yet. i figure mom dropped him on the way to somewhere else - we have a lot of strays around here. i tried to give him some milk - i only drink Lactaid, and i don't have other pets, so it was the only thing i had - needless to say, he was not too sure about it!
i know i don't have the time to care for a day-old kitten. poor thing. i took him to the office wrapped in a towel to see if they had numbers to the ASPCA or something. the gals in the office recommended Pet Smart, because the local Humane Society has adoptions every weekend there. ok. back to the apt, put him in one of my plastic boxes intended to freeze leftovers, swapped out the towels cause his baby claws were getting hooked on the fluffy ones. brought the groceries inside so they wouldn't spoil, then took the baby kitty to Pet Smart.
the Humane Society ladies were extremely concerned because he was so young. and i totally understand. they need to be hand-fed at that age, and every couple of hours, and that's if they recognize the milk when it's offered. i ended up buying them a can of formula, a kitty baby bottle, and some toys to get them started. honestly, i felt bad because i was giving them work, and giving up a responsibility the universe saw fit to give me - but i'm really not set up to take care of a kitten that young, and couldn't do it even though i've got the money - it takes an awful lot of *time*, too, which i'm short on.
as i was saying good-bye, i told the lady that if he made it, his name was Vin Tanner (Vanessa if it's a girl!). my hope is that the name gives him the strength of his namesake. i'm sure a few prayers to the Deity wouldn't go amiss, either.
sometimes, you do what you can, and the rest is prayer. *prays*
now i need to put the groceries away. and call the cable company - the signal's been out for a week.
-bs
i know i don't have the time to care for a day-old kitten. poor thing. i took him to the office wrapped in a towel to see if they had numbers to the ASPCA or something. the gals in the office recommended Pet Smart, because the local Humane Society has adoptions every weekend there. ok. back to the apt, put him in one of my plastic boxes intended to freeze leftovers, swapped out the towels cause his baby claws were getting hooked on the fluffy ones. brought the groceries inside so they wouldn't spoil, then took the baby kitty to Pet Smart.
the Humane Society ladies were extremely concerned because he was so young. and i totally understand. they need to be hand-fed at that age, and every couple of hours, and that's if they recognize the milk when it's offered. i ended up buying them a can of formula, a kitty baby bottle, and some toys to get them started. honestly, i felt bad because i was giving them work, and giving up a responsibility the universe saw fit to give me - but i'm really not set up to take care of a kitten that young, and couldn't do it even though i've got the money - it takes an awful lot of *time*, too, which i'm short on.
as i was saying good-bye, i told the lady that if he made it, his name was Vin Tanner (Vanessa if it's a girl!). my hope is that the name gives him the strength of his namesake. i'm sure a few prayers to the Deity wouldn't go amiss, either.
sometimes, you do what you can, and the rest is prayer. *prays*
now i need to put the groceries away. and call the cable company - the signal's been out for a week.
-bs
