A pure white kitten has been dumped here

We started seeing it yesterday - a little thing, probably not more than 10
weeks old, pure white, short-haired and cute as can be, but just a bit
frightened of the hoomins. I left a bowl of food in the yard when I saw the
kitten early this morning sleeping under an elm tree by the fence. Looked
like this was where it spent the night.

I made sure the bitty saw me as I left the food about 20' away. Then I went
away. A few minutes later I peeked around the corner to see if white bitty
was eating the food. Sure enough, and it saw me peeking too, and did not run
off.

Later, I was walking in a different part of the yard and startled the white
bitty, who ran off into the blackberry patch. I happened to notice a few
bites left in the food bowl at that time, and later it was gone. So the
bitty is still around.

Ah, just what I needed, another cat! And while I still have Twiggy and her
brood of two in treatment for earmites.

On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:56:39 -0500, "Pat"
wrote:

We started seeing it yesterday - a little thing, probably not more than 10
weeks old, pure white, short-haired and cute as can be, but just a bit
frightened of the hoomins. I left a bowl of food in the yard when I saw the
kitten early this morning sleeping under an elm tree by the fence. Looked
like this was where it spent the night.

I made sure the bitty saw me as I left the food about 20' away. Then I went
away. A few minutes later I peeked around the corner to see if white bitty
was eating the food. Sure enough, and it saw me peeking too, and did not run
off.

Later, I was walking in a different part of the yard and startled the white
bitty, who ran off into the blackberry patch. I happened to notice a few
bites left in the food bowl at that time, and later it was gone. So the
bitty is still around.

Ah, just what I needed, another cat! And while I still have Twiggy and her
brood of two in treatment for earmites.



How is it that dumped cats and kittens ALWAYS seem to find the cat lover
in the area? And the cat lover who can't pay for the cats she already
has?

I have a BIG weakness for white cats: I got Blizzard(RB) when she was
too young to be away from her mother, and she shared my life for 18
wonderful years. She wasn't a very smart cat, but she sure knew how to
be a sweet kitty! A consummate lap fungus; one of the many things I miss
terribly

I hope this kitten does well under your care, and doesn't run up a big
vet bill....yeah, like that's not going to happen...

Please keep us posted. Any chance of pics, maybe a little later? I love
pics of white kittens

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

"Pat" wrote:
We started seeing it yesterday - a little thing, probably not more than 10
weeks old, pure white, short-haired and cute as can be, but just a bit
frightened of the hoomins. I left a bowl of food in the yard when I saw the
kitten early this morning sleeping under an elm tree by the fence. Looked
like this was where it spent the night.

You have an epidemic! I hope you'll be able to do something for the
kitten. She sounds extremely cute, but I don't envy you. It's funny
that I've never seen any kittens in my own neighborhood, just the
neighbors' cats on their usual rounds.

(Gandalf) wrote:
How is it that dumped cats and kittens ALWAYS seem to find the cat lover
in the area? And the cat lover who can't pay for the cats she already
has?

I have a BIG weakness for white cats: I got Blizzard(RB) when she was
too young to be away from her mother, and she shared my life for 18
wonderful years. She wasn't a very smart cat, but she sure knew how to
be a sweet kitty! A consummate lap fungus; one of the many things I miss
terribly

I hope this kitten does well under your care, and doesn't run up a big
vet bill....yeah, like that's not going to happen...

Please keep us posted. Any chance of pics, maybe a little later? I love
pics of white kittens

But she'll need a zoom lens, since Pat can't get within 20 feet of
her. Krista once mentioned that tiny white cats that you can't get
near are twinkle-afar cats, from this poem:

High in a tree
at the alley’s end.
Right at the top
so no-one can get her,
or fret her
or pet her,
lives one little cat

A tiny-white-star cat,
a twinkle afar cat.
In the moonlight she dances,
like snowflakes on branches,
she spins and she whirls.

"Gandalf" wrote

| How is it that dumped cats and kittens ALWAYS seem to find the cat lover
| in the area? And the cat lover who can't pay for the cats she already
| has?

I've about decided to start a charity for rescued cats. I know how to apply
for the tax-exempt status.... There will be a website, and depending on
funding, perhaps I will be able to get a bigger place. I'd like to emulate
Cat House on The Kings but on a smaller scale.

See http://www.cathouseonthekings.com/facility.php - watch the video.

| I have a BIG weakness for white cats: I got Blizzard(RB) when she was
| too young to be away from her mother, and she shared my life for 18
| wonderful years. She wasn't a very smart cat, but she sure knew how to
| be a sweet kitty! A consummate lap fungus; one of the many things I miss
| terribly

I miss my Cotton-cat terribly too. He was a gentle long-haired giant who
sang to me and brought me unharmed live snakes because he knew I love them.
|
| I hope this kitten does well under your care, and doesn't run up a big
| vet bill....yeah, like that's not going to happen...

I have yet to see if I can even get close to it.

| Please keep us posted. Any chance of pics, maybe a little later? I love
| pics of white kittens

I'll sure try. Lazy me, haven't even gotten pics of the little brood yet.
BTW mama got her stitches out and is doing well. She's so small....

On Jul 8, 12:06*am, "Pat" wrote:
"Gandalf" wrote

| How is it that dumped cats and kittens ALWAYS seem to find the cat lover
| in the area? And the cat lover who can't pay for the cats she already
| has?

I've about decided to start a charity for rescued cats. I know how to apply
for the tax-exempt status.... There will be a website, and depending on
funding, perhaps I will be able to get a bigger place. I'd like to emulate
Cat House on The Kings but on a smaller scale.

Seehttp://www.cathouseonthekings.com/facility.php- watch the video.

| I have a BIG weakness for white cats: I got Blizzard(RB) when she was
| too young to be away from her mother, and she shared my life for 18
| wonderful years. She wasn't a very smart cat, but she sure knew how to
| be a sweet kitty! A consummate lap fungus; one of the many things I miss
| terribly

I miss my Cotton-cat terribly too. He was a gentle long-haired giant who
sang to me and brought me unharmed live snakes because he knew I love them.
|
| I hope this kitten does well under your care, and doesn't run up a big
| vet bill....yeah, like that's not going to happen...

I have yet to see if I can even get close to it.

| Please keep us posted. Any chance of pics, maybe a little later? I love
| pics of white kittens

I'll sure try. Lazy me, haven't even gotten pics of the little brood yet.
BTW mama got her stitches out and is doing well. She's so small....

I'd seen that video before and was very impressed. There *has* to be a
lot more involved than
the video suggests -- it would take a tremendous amount of money to
properly care for so many.
And the owner surely has a corps of volunteers to keep it so nice for
the cats. Just for appearances,
the place really looks great.

Sherry

"Takayuki" wrote in message
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(Gandalf) wrote:
How is it that dumped cats and kittens ALWAYS seem to find the cat lover
in the area? And the cat lover who can't pay for the cats she already
has?

I have a BIG weakness for white cats: I got Blizzard(RB) when she was
too young to be away from her mother, and she shared my life for 18
wonderful years. She wasn't a very smart cat, but she sure knew how to
be a sweet kitty! A consummate lap fungus; one of the many things I miss
terribly

I hope this kitten does well under your care, and doesn't run up a big
vet bill....yeah, like that's not going to happen...

Please keep us posted. Any chance of pics, maybe a little later? I love
pics of white kittens

But she'll need a zoom lens, since Pat can't get within 20 feet of
her. Krista once mentioned that tiny white cats that you can't get
near are twinkle-afar cats, from this poem:

High in a tree
at the alley's end.
Right at the top
so no-one can get her,
or fret her
or pet her,
lives one little cat

A tiny-white-star cat,
a twinkle afar cat.
In the moonlight she dances,
like snowflakes on branches,
she spins and she whirls.

That is lovely, thank you,
Karla

(Gandalf) wrote in
:


How is it that dumped cats and kittens ALWAYS seem to find the cat
lover in the area? And the cat lover who can't pay for the cats she
already has?



The cat food dish in the back yard might be a hint.





I have a BIG weakness for white cats:


Yeah, white cats are great.



Andy

"outsider" wrote
| (Gandalf) wrote

| How is it that dumped cats and kittens ALWAYS seem to find the cat
| lover in the area? And the cat lover who can't pay for the cats she
| already has?
|
| The cat food dish in the back yard might be a hint.

There's no permanent feeding station or dish in the backyard; I don't leave
food outside as a rule. But if there's a hungry wild kitten hanging around,
what choice do I have?

On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:33:27 -0500, "Pat"
wrote:


"outsider" wrote
| (Gandalf) wrote

| How is it that dumped cats and kittens ALWAYS seem to find the cat
| lover in the area? And the cat lover who can't pay for the cats she
| already has?
|
| The cat food dish in the back yard might be a hint.

There's no permanent feeding station or dish in the backyard; I don't leave
food outside as a rule. But if there's a hungry wild kitten hanging around,
what choice do I have?


None, really. No cat lover has a choice in this situation.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein