Foo - New member of the family

Just as I was pulling in to work on my bike, two weeks ago Friday, I spotted a orange tabby cat dead on the side of the road...hit by a car it looked like. As I climbed the stairs up to my office door, I heard baby kitties crying in the underbrush below. So of course I went down to investigate...and sure enough, two kittens...same coloring as the dead cat in the road, were stumbling around crying. I went and checked out the dead cat in the road...sure enough, a momma cat who looked to have been nursing. Crap.

By this time everyone else is rolling into work and wonder what I am doing...so I explain. Our receptionist pipes up right away...'Bring those kittens up here, I'll take at least one home. Two other co-workers say they will do the same...so I am off to round up kittens, while Tera runs up the the pet store to get some formula and bottles.

I get the two kittens I spotted, but everyone insists that there must be more. So I keep going outside and checking, listening and rummaging around in the underbrush, but can't find any others. In the meantime the first two kittens are getting fed and bathed "Eek, fleas!". I had a TV dinner for lunch and took the remains down to the underbrush, figuring if there were any other kittens, the smell might draw them out. Sure enough an hour later I hear another kitten crying...and there she is, right by my tv dinner. So I round her up, feed her and bathe her myself.

Well of course, all but one of the people who claimed they would take a kitten backed out for one reason or another...but luckily one of the gals from upstairs commits to take one. So there is only one kitten left who is unspoken for....the last one I found, the runt of the litter and cute as all get out. The rest of the story is obvious, isn't it? Yes, we have a new kitten.

http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten1.jpg
http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten2.jpg

Both of my female dogs took to the kitten like mothers. She loves playing with them too...no fear at all!

Here is Bailey with a little furball sleeping in on her legs
http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten_bailey1.jpg
http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten_bailey2.jpg

And Bandit, worrying over her as she sleeps all curled up with the heating pad after a bath to de-flea her somewhat.
http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten_bandit.jpg

and with Thor, who's no longer the littlest and never had much use for cats.
http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten_thor.jpg

She looked to be about 3 weeks old when I found her. I've had to drive to work and take her with me so I could bottle feed her...but she's making progress weaning from the bottle and is already litter trained pretty well. Finally made a vet appointment for next week...hopefully they can give me something 'safe' to get rid of any remaining fleas and that stubborn flea dirt.

Tonight she figured out she can climb stairs...my baby is growing up! :cry:

It's all over now Chip. Save one cat, you have to save them all. I know, we foster for the local shelter.

But good for you. I think that's great.

Mwuaha. Kittens are so adorable. We had 2 for a while.

:beer:

Mwuaha. Kittens are so adorable. We had 2 for a while.Want a couple of more? With 7 of the little bastids running around, I am always looking for an excuse. Fernando especially tonight is looking to become roadkill himself if he doesn't lighten up.

:beer:

Good on ya, Chip. Ya done good. See, had you been in a car, you never would have heard the kittens' cries.

Bikes save lives!

I love cats....good job.

Good work, Chip. My pound kitty is sleeping on my shoulders right now. Makes it tough to type...not that he cares.

Good job, chip. I just finished rescuing three feral kittens that had made a home in my neighborhood. Found homes for all three, thankfully, since I'm allergic.

if that is the tv dinner kitty you gotta name her swanson or hungryman or something along those lines. awesome pictures.

Great stuff, Chip !!!

:love: the kitty katz !!!

It has to be said - I've always been a sucker for cute ******* ;)

You're a good man, Chip! And the kitty is so cute- love the pic of Bailey sniffin' around. yep, that's what they do all right....:p:p:p

DAMN!

That cuteness is too much. I almost can't stand it.

Great search and recuse mission, Leatherneck!

:beer: Yay, Chip and Cheri! September must have been Foundling Kitten Month or something.

:beer: <wipin' tears from eyes> That is such a nice story to hear. :)

I think a submission to dailykitten.com is in order.

Good job. Cats add a lot to a family. They're very entertaining.

It has to be said - I've always been a sucker for cute ******* ;)

i so wanted to go there, about you tramping in around in weeds looking for it, but that would be too high brow for me.

That's how they get you. The cuteness. If they were baby slugs, no one would try to adopt them. But cute little furballs beg to be picked up. Good job chip!

jyo, my boys have come home from walks with giant slugs more than once. admittedly they ended up squished on the front steps as soon as the novelty wore off and it was time to come in for dinner. still they were giant slugs.

jyo, my boys have come home from walks with giant slugs more than once. admittedly they ended up squished on the front steps as soon as the novelty wore off and it was time to come in for dinner. still they were giant slugs.

Be glad you didn't end up squished on the front porch when your wife brought you home to meet her parents, ya big slug.

Have you broken her in for a bike ride yet?

Just put her in your jersey pocket, she'll be fine. ;)

Have you broken her in for a bike ride yet?

Just put her in your jersey pocket, she'll be fine. ;)

A jersey is way too thin to protect my peaches-n-cream soft skin from them little needle claws!

I did take her for a spin in the handlebar bag...but I ain't gonna commute 25 miles each way like that.

Mwuaha. Kittens are so adorable. We had 2 for a while.

+111!!1

But they always grow up to be cats <blech>

Great story chip, now keep your pussie happie. How about a lolcatz pic to work with? :D

Awww, ya big softee!

Just as I was pulling in to work on my bike, two weeks ago Friday, I spotted a orange tabby cat dead on the side of the road...hit by a car it looked like. As I climbed the stairs up to my office door, I heard baby kitties crying in the underbrush below. So of course I went down to investigate...and sure enough, two kittens...same coloring as the dead cat in the road, were stumbling around crying. I went and checked out the dead cat in the road...sure enough, a momma cat who looked to have been nursing. Crap.

By this time everyone else is rolling into work and wonder what I am doing...so I explain. Our receptionist pipes up right away...'Bring those kittens up here, I'll take at least one home. Two other co-workers say they will do the same...so I am off to round up kittens, while Tera runs up the the pet store to get some formula and bottles.

I get the two kittens I spotted, but everyone insists that there must be more. So I keep going outside and checking, listening and rummaging around in the underbrush, but can't find any others. In the meantime the first two kittens are getting fed and bathed "Eek, fleas!". I had a TV dinner for lunch and took the remains down to the underbrush, figuring if there were any other kittens, the smell might draw them out. Sure enough an hour later I hear another kitten crying...and there she is, right by my tv dinner. So I round her up, feed her and bathe her myself.

Well of course, all but one of the people who claimed they would take a kitten backed out for one reason or another...but luckily one of the gals from upstairs commits to take one. So there is only one kitten left who is unspoken for....the last one I found, the runt of the litter and cute as all get out. The rest of the story is obvious, isn't it? Yes, we have a new kitten.

http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten1.jpg
http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten2.jpg

and with Thor, who's no longer the littlest and never had much use for cats.
http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten_thor.jpg

She looked to be about 3 weeks old when I found her. I've had to drive to work and take her with me so I could bottle feed her...but she's making progress weaning from the bottle and is already litter trained pretty well. Finally made a vet appointment for next week...hopefully they can give me something 'safe' to get rid of any remaining fleas and that stubborn flea dirt.

Tonight she figured out she can climb stairs...my baby is growing up! :cry:


nice t-shirt
:D

awwww, Chip, the pics of your new kitty are so cute!

Awww, ya big softee!

he is :) cute cat chipchip

http://www.chipcom.net/pets/kitten2.jpg

For some reason, this picture made me laugh. How cute is that little guy?!? :)

... Brad

nice t-shirt
:D

Just another advantage to sons who enlist...I can still get all the bling! ;)

For some reason, this picture made me laugh. How cute is that little guy?!? :)

... Brad

It's the face...same one we'd make if a cold nose started sniffing our butt!

A jersey is way too thin to protect my peaches-n-cream soft skin from them little needle claws!

I did take her for a spin in the handlebar bag...but I ain't gonna commute 25 miles each way like that.

Wuss!!

he is :) cute cat chipchip

He's a she. I can understand how it would be hard to tell with anything associated with me, Karen, half of BF isn't even sure if I am a he or a she! :D

Wuss!!

Yeah buddy...I'd rather take a baseball bat to the chops than them little claws in my back.

Thor doesn't mind that he's not the only cat in the house?

Cute family member.

cute critter...but like stacey said..those things grow up to be cats.

If I had heartstrings, this would tug at them.

+111!!1

But they always grow up to be cats <blech>

Great story chip, now keep your pussie happie. How about a lolcatz pic to work with? :D

I think the 2nd pic with the puppy sniffing the kitten's butt and the kitten seeming to be growling could be workable with a bit of an imagination that i obviously do not have.

Great story Chipcom. She sure is a cutie. I've got an orange tabby that we adopted at 5 weeks old. Looked just like her.

Yeah buddy...I'd rather take a baseball bat to the chops than them little claws in my back.Those little kitten claws are something else! I adopted a kitten off the street about 15 years ago. He was about 5 or 6 months old at the time. I had to give him daily baths and put ringworm goo on him for a week. I did this in 4 layers of long sleeve sweatshirts and he still got me quite a few times. My wife got a lot of good laughs from that.

Just another advantage to sons who enlist...I can still get all the bling! ;)

So you signed up for ebay too? http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=marines+shirt&category0=

He's a she. I can understand how it would be hard to tell with anything associated with me, Karen, half of BF isn't even sure if I am a he or a she! :D

I always figured you for a tough ol' gyrene until I saw the picture of the kitten!

Now your cover has been blown, you're just an ol' softy!! :) Great pictures, Chip!

Thor doesn't mind that he's not the only cat in the house?

He still has his perches on the tops of chairs and couches that the little one hasn't claimed yet...but he's not happy about losing so much lap time!

So you signed up for ebay too? http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=marines+shirt&category0=

That would require paying money ;)

That is a great story. I had to put my cat down on Monday, so reading your news was a major mood lifter tonight.

Good story I had one with a similar ending but I had to climb a realy big tree.

You call that dog Thor "God of thunder".:D

Good story I had one with a similar ending but I had to climb a realy big tree.

You call that dog Thor "God of thunder".:D

Thor, Dawg of Thunder!