Took car in for service this morning and garage phoned to say they'd lifted the bonnet & found a tiny tiny kitten...After recovering from the shock I walked over to pick it up & it's absolutely tiny - maybe 5 weeks? Eyes are open...All I've managed to establish so far is it's male - white with tabby patches - it's hungry and it's covered in fleas! We are a cat-loving household & have 2 very geriatric cats, hadn't bargained on a kitten at all but have to admit it's very cute. But I'm clueless about kittens - 18 years since I had one! Have given it a bit of chicken/ham food for adult cats, which it devoured, and phoned the vet, but what else should I do?
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HELP! Garage have found a tiny KITTEN under my bonnet!
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timtam23 · 19/08/2013 10:39
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cozietoesie ·
19/08/2013 19:57
In my experience, it's the practical ones that fall the hardest when they do fall.
Fluffycloudland77 ·
19/08/2013 20:04
Yes, like the snow bengal he wanted to buy last year. I thought he was going to offer to part exchange me at one point 
timtam23 ·
19/08/2013 20:32
I can't remember who suggested finding out Karl-the-mechanic's surname, but I asked this afternoon, and I think it works as a kitten name (although sadly gives no opportunity for lots of puns about cars), so...
The kitten's name is DUDLEY!
He is really cute, perked up a lot over today and is trying to play with pingpong balls (but a bit too scared still!)
He was on DH's lap this afternoon 
and is on mine at the moment, although am not convinced that all the fleas are gone yet [yuk emoticon]
Geriatric cats are not too impressed but we didn't expect them to welcome him with delight, so will take it slowly.
On the bright side one of my friends has been looking into getting a kitten recently so she has said if we really can't keep him she would like to have him
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cozietoesie ·
19/08/2013 20:39
Oh - and remember to email/print out the picture for the garage. It will make their year!
littlemisswise ·
19/08/2013 21:00
Awww 
Dudley is very cute.
DS2 is really, really jealous. He wants a kitten but I won't let him, he knows that if one found it's way under our bonnet I'd let him keep it. The hamster wouldn't be happy though!
ThatVikRinA22 ·
19/08/2013 21:00
Call him Herbie after the beetle that had a mind of his own! Am !
fuckwittery ·
19/08/2013 21:13
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edam ·
19/08/2013 21:14
Aww, Dudley is gorgeous. He's a very lucky kitten, whether he stays with you or goes to your friend. But my money's on your dh growing very attached to him...
MyBoysAreFab ·
19/08/2013 21:18
Aww, I was going to make a witty remark about how your DH can't dump Stig but Dudley is a fab name, and lovely that he could have a home with your friend if not you!
timtam23 ·
19/08/2013 21:37
DH playing peekaboo with kitten + a sheet of newspaper...
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cozietoesie ·
19/08/2013 21:40
.....DH playing peekaboo with kitten......
I think 'My Boy' is probably not far off.
RoastedCouchPotatoes ·
19/08/2013 21:42
I have 3wk puppies who were dumped- want to swap? They're just as cute, honestly.
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FairPhyllis ·
19/08/2013 21:47
Sparkling, out of curiosity, do you spend all day at the computer pressing 'refresh' on MN and waiting for stray kitten threads to turn up? Or do you have a siren that goes off when someone starts one?
Sparklingbrook ·
19/08/2013 21:52
I think in Active Conversations I am drawn to the word 'kitten' Fair. Plus The Litter Tray is one of a handful of my unhidden topics.
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