Crazy dog lady needs cat help--seriously...

[hazelrunpack]

The dogs treed a kitty.

After 30 minutes of dog wrangling I finally got the nudniks inside and went back out, expecting said kitty to hi-tail it out of the area. Nope. Cat jumped down, came right to me, and when I wouldn't pick him up, he climbed (very carefully, which I appreciated highly ) up my leg till he could get to my arms. He puuuurrrrrrrrrrzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

OMG, I love this kitty!! I wish I could keep him!!!

He's about 4-6 months, I think...green (not blue) eyes...old enough to be on his own. Seems well-fed and not all that put off by the dogs. Loves people. Gray...looks like Monsieur le chat or Paddy! (Frenchy, do you want another one? )



There's a spot opening up at the Clark County Humane Society tomorrow at 1, so he'll stay overnight. That's where I need the help.

He's out in the shed (heated inside, though right now he's happy as a clam sitting on a chair on the porch ). We have a small pet porter for him to sleep in tonight. I put an old dish pan with dirt in it for a litter box out there. He has some fresh water and I broke up some Innova dog food in a bowl for him. He has towels to snuggle into and a paper shopping bag to play in.

Anything else I should do for him till tomorrow?

I think it's a boy...but what does hazel know about cats. I tried to take a picture of his rear, but he's shy about having that end photographed!

[Winston]

Hazel what a beauty! too bad you cant keep him..I think you have it all covered? til tomorrow anyway...looks like he has some goop in his eye so make sure you clean up well...poor boy! GOD he could be Monseur le Chats twin brother!

Cant imagine what he was thinking with all the dogs down below!!

[dogcatharmony]

oh goodness he is gorgeous. Are you sure you couldn't squeeze a kitty into your house hold...LOL.

As for the dog food....well I wouldn't feed kitty dog food because its' not made for what kitty needs nutritionally......but it's for overnight. He may not be interested in it anyway......my two avoid dog food like the plague. Do you have any meat you could give him....maybe some tuna, chicken???

[hazelrunpack]

for answering my panicky cry!!!!!

I have tuna packed in water? Would that be okay to give him?

[phoozles]

The tuna would be perfect for him! What a sweetie

[hazelrunpack]

Do I just use water to clean his eye, Winston? His eyes look pretty good...doesn't seem to have a runny nose, either.

Anyone know if I have to be careful of anything a possibly unvaccinated cat might transmit to the dogs? Can they catch anything off my clothes?

This little guy loves sitting on my shoulder and rubbing against my hair and face! I'm already hooked.

But common sense is telling me that the dogs would have something to say about that.

[hazelrunpack]

Our closest neighbors are more than a quarter mile away. The other neighbor is more than half a mile away. I've called them both and left messages. Think I should put up posters, or do you think someone might have just dumped him? How could anyone do that to this little sweetheart!? Especially near a house with 8 dogs, for cryin' out loud!??

[dogcatharmony]

Oh and I must say that for being a dog lady......you picked the perfect cat toy for him. A paper bag........best cat toy money could buy. Second being an empty cardboard box.

[hazelrunpack]

The bag was a suggestion from a friend. I made a panicky call...and caught her in the dentist's chair...

I'm such a pest!