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@KatKnapper I think there are far too many cats in the area for that. They do try to take in as many as they can and adopt them out. But so many SPCAs around the country are full. I know that in the city where I used to live they'd often advertise for adoption days where you could come and meet...

Yeah, they have. I think it was more him being sick. I don't know anything about kitten health so chances are he was worse than what we thought. He could've even had something fatal, or at least something that couldn't have been easily cured. Whatever it was, it probably wasn't worth the risk...

He was 9 weeks when I caught him -- he's been hanging around for over a month, so we know he's been without a mother since he was at least 4 week, which is what I meant. Apologies if I was being confusing! I'm not mad about it, and I'm not blaming anyone. It's a shame, but it happens. As I...

He might've recovered from the URI, but he was way too feral to be tameable. He'd been without a mother for at least a month (so from when he was 4 weeks old or even before that) and most likely he wouldn't have been able to be handled or trained properly. When we took him to the vet he was...

Unfortunately I have a sad update. The SPCA (please note that they are usually no-kill and they do try to save as many cats as possible) decided to euthanise the kitten. He was quite sick and probably could never properly be handled by humans. There are so many cats that need adopting already...

So we rang the SPCA (the aforementioned "shelter") again and said they actually were able to take him since A) he was sick and B) we realistically couldn't keep him.  It sucks that I can't keep him, but with 2 cats in a small house it just wouldn't have been good for them (or us). They haven't...

He's still doing the wheezing a bit and can be quite loud but I think he's okay. My mum went into the garage for the first time since we caught him and she thought he sounded bad, but she could just be not used to the sound. I also thought he could be trying to hiss at her... Also, how many...

I was definitely hoping to save him! I was worrying a lot about him being outside in the cold and wet and I knew he was trying to get help but was just too scared. I'm really glad I was able to rescue him. I do go and check on him every couple of hours and talk to him over near where he hides...

Yes -- I definitely didn't want to delay it any longer. Thankfully the wheezing had only been going on for a couple of days and his nose wasn't dripping but you never know! He's still in the garage and now runs away from me the moment I walk in (understandably!). He's eaten a lot (had a whole...

Good news! We managed to catch the kitten today. We took it to the vet for a checkup & other than the chest infection (and slight fever) it's healthy. It's a boy and about 9 weeks old. He was given a deworming tablet and a long-lasting antibiotic. We're going to try and find a home for him...

The kitten kept coming into the house last night but running away when one of us saw it. I haven't seen it today, but it's been raining all day so I hope it's simply hiding somewhere dry and warm. I hope it's okay...

Kitten seems to be doing a bit better today but is still wheezing a bit. I think it has a blocked nose and is trying to breathe through its mouth, but I'm not entirely sure. It doesn't sound as bad as it did. It's letting us get almost within arm's reach of it now but will still run away. It's...

Thanks for the advice/replies! And sorry I didn't thank people before! Since it's cold again tonight I decided to take a cardboard box (with the flaps cut off), put an old towel in it and leave it outside (on its side) for the kitten. Thankfully it's been using it! I checked on it a couple of...

Sorry for the lack of updates! The kitten appears to have some kind of upper respiratory infection. It's been hanging around a lot more today and has been doing this (mostly) silent wheezing and it occasionally will meow after it breathes in and out. It will also tilt its head all the way back...