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Charlie

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LaChatte · 20/07/2014 18:06

Last night I took in a tiny kitten as his "owner" was no longer capable of looking after him.

His name's Charlie, he was crawling with fleas and has quite bad coryza. I'm not sure how old he is, but at a guess I'd say about 6-8 weeks.

Last night we put him in a travel crate, with lots of straw and some water, 12yo DS slept on the floor next to him (literally, I came in to find him lying on his rug with various items of discarded clothing in lieu of bedding). I nipped out to pick up some kitten kibble, pouches and milk this morning, and made him a temporary litter tray out of an old baking dish. I let him out of the crate and he went straight to the litter tray, then I gave him some food and he wolfed it down.

We've spent the day playing and cuddling him, and right now he is curled up in a ball fast asleep next to me while the DCs play Lego.

We're keeping him in quarantine until we see the vets tomorrow.

The photo is a bit dark, but I'll post some more later.

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cozietoesie · 28/07/2014 13:40

A mature resident female and a new male kitten? That's a good balance so it should work out fine. I bet your DS is thrilled to have rescued him.

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Bustarhymes · 28/07/2014 14:06

Little Charlie is a wonder of beauty and charm! Congratulations on your new arrival Thanks

LaChatte · 01/08/2014 11:25

Well, dog & cat have rapidly become great friends!

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cozietoesie · 01/08/2014 11:48

That's excellent - it will improve his spirits and socialization no end to have someone to cuddle. Smile

(How's he getting on with your girl cat now?)

I take it that there's no longer any thought of him being anything but your cat?

LaChatte · 01/08/2014 11:54

Ex didn't even mention the cat last time we spoke, so I think him even asking for him back is off the cards.

Girl cat is keeping out of everyone's way as usual, so no change there.

I'm looking forward to Charlie sleeping on our bed once he masters the stairs!

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cozietoesie · 01/08/2014 11:57

Oh he'll already have the stairs well within his capabilities. He'll just be enjoying hanging out/sleeping with DDog. Smile

All sounds good, LaChatte.

Fluffycloudland77 · 01/08/2014 12:53

He's such an adorable little bundle.

I couldn't have given him back if asked.

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