Stray chooses to live with us!

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A new stray has chosen us to be her new home. I could have swore the NO VACANCY sign was on... Just kidding! She just showed up the other night when I was putting the 10 outside children in their enclosure for the night. I did my usual head count and closed the door when I heard the fence rattle and a meow. I knew the three in/out kitties were in so I was a little confused. There by the tree was a little black and white tuxedo cat. I started talking to her and saw how bony she was so of course I went back in and got some food. I statred to put it down and move away when she came to me and sniffed the food and started rubbing against my legs and purring. I picked her up and went back to the house to put some kmr on the dry food since she was a bag of bones. We get alot of "one time strays" here who just pass through so after some food and love off she went.
Next day ...... no kitty.
Day three and I realy didn't think she would be back. I put the kittys up early due to a thunderstorm coming in. Once again she came running to me like a long lost friend. Couldn't leave her out in the storm so into the house we go. Hubby comments on just how dirty she was so I say bath time. Now she is not the first cat I have have bathed and I'm sure she won't be the last but she is the only one who loved every minute of it! We kept her inside in crate (every one here is crate trained at some point) but I forgot to put a disposible pad in the bottom, That resulted on another bath first thing the next morning. She is very loving and does not like it if I am out of sight. She is very unsure of other cats and will hiss. She did ok tonight when Stormy came in the room to sit on my husbands lap.
She is very thin and the very tip of her tail is missing but completely healed. I wormed her just to be safe. Her nipples look as though she has had a litter but there is no active milk. Given her state and the fact she is young I doubt any kittens survived. (I did let her out before I let the rest out and watched to see where she went. She just lounged on the porch.)
She is just an attention sponge right now... She wants all my time. She does seen a little lazy but with everything she has been dealing with she deserves some down time!
Still working on a name for her...

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That is a sweet story! I find it hard to name tuxie kitties. We had one named Panda once. Steinway would be a good one too, but that's a boy's name. I had a stray adopt me about a year ago, and I named her Elsa after the lioness in Born Free.
 
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I have another tux named Oreo and it took forever to decide on that one!!!
 

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Originally Posted by sheilad

I have another tux named Oreo and it took forever to decide on that one!!!
Aww..it's great that you are able to take this stray...I would set her up to be spayed soon and I wouldn't let her back outdoors while she is intact.

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Originally Posted by TNR1

Aww..it's great that you are able to take this stray...I would set her up to be spayed soon and I wouldn't let her back outdoors while she is intact.

Katie
I think it's quite possible her kittens didn't die - my cat got extremely skinny nursing 8 kittens. I think it was a great idea giving her the KMR. Poor baby!
 

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Sheila, what a good heart you have
The KMR is a great idea - poor kitty, thank goodness you found her!! i hope that she didn't get lost while "in season". please keep us updated!
 
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I got the KMR idea from my vet a few years ago. My Momma Kitty (RIP) had an intestinal infection right after she had a litter. She had terrible diarhhea but still continued to nurse. The babies would not even let me help by bottle feeding. She got all the kitten food soaked with KMR that she wanted. She and all three babies survived but she did have a bald butt for quite a while.

The new one is doing great. She eats well and is becoming more active. She also went in and used the litter box today. I am taking her out occasionaly on a harness (she usualy pottys then too) but she will not be out on her own untill fixed!
 

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That's so kind of you to take her in


it might be an idea to ask the vet to check her for a microchip when you take her in, incase she was someones pet who got lost.
 
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She attacked my face last night!!!!!!

I was holding her had I guess I touched the wrong part of her tummy and the next thing I know she is hanging off my face by her claws. She let go after just a few seconds. My husband is laughing because he said it looked like a loony tunes cartoon which made me laugh. No major damage to me, just a few shallow cuts. At least I closed my eyes since some are on the lids. I did clean them and put some antibotic ontiment on them (it was the kind for going into eyes in case i got some in them). She came back out and started loving me like "I'm sorry". One of my other cats realized i had been attacked and started to go after her but stopped when she heard me laugh.

What a night!!!
 
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