I've found a newborn kitten in Lara Beach Turkey. What should I do?

[whatisdrowsybutawake]

Hi, posting here as I've tried every other avenue with no luck. This morning I found a newborn kitten outside our hotel in Lara Beach. It still has the cord attached to its belly so can't be more than a day old? Mother was nowhere to be seen, hotel staff looked everywhere and couldn't find her. We left kitten where we found it for ages but nothing. There were four other mother cats in the nearby area and we tried to merge kitten with those families but no joy, mothers rejected and hissed.

I took kitten to my hotel room and have fed it baby milk (I know not ideal but tried supermarket and there is no kitten milk). Couldn't find any condensed milk etc either as I've heard you can mix that up in an emergency. It's drinking and peeing as normal.

We leave tomorrow night, the local vet will not help as they can't commit to looking after a kitten so small. Reception unhelpful too. I've reached out to local groups on fb and nothing.

I don't suppose there are any mumsnetters in the area who would like to take the kitten when I leave? I'm honestly considering putting in my cardigan pocket and bringing back to UK but I know there's a hefty fine attached to that option if caught.. On hol with husband and 2 toddlers but managing to keep regularly feeding kitten, feels like having a newborn!

Picture below of course!

Er @melodî

I'm really considering taking home with me.. it would sit cuddled in my pocket. I've had it down the front of my top for the past 2 hours asleep.

From the OP 🤷🏻‍♀️

OP is clearly a lovely caring person - but this was a mad mission from the start.

A massive cull of humans would be even better.
They are a nuisance. Fuck the planet up completely and there are too many of them.

"What an unpleasant post.

Of course OP wasn't really going to try to smuggle anything through customs. It would be foolish, and futile, to attempt."

Yes she was. And she was also foolish to bring it in to her hotel room, it could very well be diseased.

What an unpleasant thing to have beside the pool, a massive box of cats. Grim, and I stand by it.

I know what she said, but she wouldn't seriously have attempted it! I hope

"Humans are truly fucked up. Let's cull humans shall we? The world would be a better place without people like you in it."

Why? Because I don't like cats and rabies?

Bit harsh 😂😂

"I'm honestly considering putting in my cardigan pocket and bringing back to UK but I know there's a hefty fine attached to that option if caught"

She was considering it right from the off.

I don't like people like you.

The world is a better place with cats in. Without people to fuck the planet up.

🙄

Yeah, genocide, just the ticket.

FFS

That poster was being a complete drama llama.

Humans are the worst to this planet. People saying cull stays, really?

"I don't like people like you.

The world is a better place with cats in. Without people to fuck the planet up."

I don't like people like you because you support genocide. Whereas I have never mentioned culling cats!

Just not smuggling them illegally and sunbathing with diseased ones

@melodî

😀 I hope not too. But I'm not convinced .. and she was being encouraged by several posters 😬

I would have done the same as the OP
Humans carry many more germs.

I would rather sit with a diseased kitten any day than next to you or your family quite frankly.

"That poster was being a complete drama llama.

Humans are the worst to this planet. People saying cull stays, really?"

Can you read? I never said anything about culling cats

That's a sad update OP but you did everything that you could fir the poor little baby. Good on you for trying. Have a safe journey home.

Ignore the nasty arses on the thread.

People saying cull stays, really?

Well, yes, obviously. I'm not being smart but what else do you do?

Culls happen for all sorts of reasons. Deer in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, near me, have to be culled for the overall herd welfare.

"I would have done the same as the OP
Humans carry many more germs.

I would rather sit with a diseased kitten any day than next to you or your family quite frankly."

And I'm the drama llama ? 😵‍💫. What have my family done to deserve your hatred? 😅

Put the wine down love, you're getting aggressive again

@Mademetoxic

Your posts are very very odd. You would sit near a diseased cat than sit near @TheresBoozeInTheBlender

Gosh.

@EarringsandLipstick I'm really quite nice 😅 promise

Ignore the nasty arses on the thread.

Who is being nasty? Posters are practical & pragmatic.

It was kind but utterly pointless what OP did.

The kitten was helpless. I would have helped it, definitely cannot leave it there. Poor thing.

😂

And probably not diseased!!!

"And probably not diseased!!!"

Fingers crossed 🤞🏽

The kitten was helpless. I would have helped it, definitely cannot leave it there. Poor thing.

I know & it's lovely you (and OP) care.

But truthfully she did it no good at all. The kitten was not going to live. It didn't live. She should have left it there.

(Insulting other posters directly isn't great).

I’d have helped it too. Straight to the vet and if no rescue could take it I’d have paid the vet to pts.