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So I work at a place that is predominantly outside and we had a mother cat with kittens on the property at one point. Animal control came and took the cats, but missed one small little kitten. My coworker has been trying to socialize it and care for it, hoping to be able to get it comfortable enough that he can take it in; but is worried about the kitten being discovered and losing his job. Meanwhile, I'm ready to take action, especially since he's worried also he's going to have to let it be, because he still lives under his parent's roof and is struggling to convince them to rescue the kitten.
I know with my cats, I'll have to get a separate kennel, separate litter box and put the kitten in a separate room for a time, assuming I can catch him. I want to take him in for a short period of time, get him off the property and checked out with the vet (our city's pound is not a no-kill place, so we're worried about that) and then find someone that can take him in-either a local foster or rescue.
The kitten has appeared to get slightly comfortable around the coworker, I had him extend his hand out this morning to try and let the kitten sniff his hand; and he got very close to being able to pet the kitten. For a brief moment also, I had him pull a weed and start trying to entice the kitten to play since it appeared to be wanting to play with an object near him on the ground, and the kitten was excited for a moment before going back under it's hiding spot.
The coworker has a mesh fabric kennel thing with a zipper that is hard to close entirely; so I was thinking of buying a small kennel, spraying it with catnip spray and putting some toys along with a can of wet food (which again my coworker was feeding him with, another reason I'd be concerned about just leaving the cat alone)
I'm worried a little bit about bringing it into my apartment because I have no idea what he might have and if Prince or Nikita might catch anything; but with the weekend coming and vets likely closing down for the weekend....still it almost has to be now if we're going to get him in. Maybe I should just use the little fabric kennel already out there? But then need to figure out how to get him in there or even how to keep him calm. Do you have any advice? I'm trying to not only save this kitten but I'd like to keep my coworker from digging a proverbial hole for himself as well, as he's a little concerned that having not come forward about the cat in the first place due to fears of animal control taking it to a kill shelter might cause him to lose his job.
So any advice on how to save this little guy? What needs to be done, how do we go about this? Should I just use the fabric thing, or should I get an actual kennel (not sure my cats' kennels will work because of their scents, though they haven't been in those kennels for nearly a year now)
I know with my cats, I'll have to get a separate kennel, separate litter box and put the kitten in a separate room for a time, assuming I can catch him. I want to take him in for a short period of time, get him off the property and checked out with the vet (our city's pound is not a no-kill place, so we're worried about that) and then find someone that can take him in-either a local foster or rescue.
The kitten has appeared to get slightly comfortable around the coworker, I had him extend his hand out this morning to try and let the kitten sniff his hand; and he got very close to being able to pet the kitten. For a brief moment also, I had him pull a weed and start trying to entice the kitten to play since it appeared to be wanting to play with an object near him on the ground, and the kitten was excited for a moment before going back under it's hiding spot.
The coworker has a mesh fabric kennel thing with a zipper that is hard to close entirely; so I was thinking of buying a small kennel, spraying it with catnip spray and putting some toys along with a can of wet food (which again my coworker was feeding him with, another reason I'd be concerned about just leaving the cat alone)
I'm worried a little bit about bringing it into my apartment because I have no idea what he might have and if Prince or Nikita might catch anything; but with the weekend coming and vets likely closing down for the weekend....still it almost has to be now if we're going to get him in. Maybe I should just use the little fabric kennel already out there? But then need to figure out how to get him in there or even how to keep him calm. Do you have any advice? I'm trying to not only save this kitten but I'd like to keep my coworker from digging a proverbial hole for himself as well, as he's a little concerned that having not come forward about the cat in the first place due to fears of animal control taking it to a kill shelter might cause him to lose his job.
So any advice on how to save this little guy? What needs to be done, how do we go about this? Should I just use the fabric thing, or should I get an actual kennel (not sure my cats' kennels will work because of their scents, though they haven't been in those kennels for nearly a year now)