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A couple of nights ago a kitten appeared on our porch. It's not a terribly young kitten, but it can't be more than a few months old. We don't know where it came from. It just showed up, begging for attention and cuddling.
We left it alone, but the next morning it was still there. And all day long. It wouldn't leave. My mom, figuring that since it wasn't leaving anyway and there was no reason to let it starve, gave it food and water.
The kitten? Still there last night. And this morning. It sleeps curled up on our lawn chairs and greets everyone who goes in or out. Today my mom plans to ask the shelter what we should do. None of us want to take it to the shelter, because it'll likely be euthanized. And it's such a friendly cat who's clearly been socialized among people and probably lived in a house, so it's not a street cat. It wasn't wearing a collar, so I told my mom she should find out if it's microchipped, because maybe it's just lost. I have a sinking feeling, though, that its previous owners just threw it out, probably for some stupid, petty reason. That happens disturbingly often around here. When I was younger we saved a kitten from a litter that someone had tried to drown. It died not long after, but I hope we made it feel loved in its last few days.
There's a part of me that hopes, if the cat doesn't belong to anyone who wants it back, that my mom will adopt it. Since I'm moving out and taking Amy with me, I think my parents need a new second cat.
We left it alone, but the next morning it was still there. And all day long. It wouldn't leave. My mom, figuring that since it wasn't leaving anyway and there was no reason to let it starve, gave it food and water.
The kitten? Still there last night. And this morning. It sleeps curled up on our lawn chairs and greets everyone who goes in or out. Today my mom plans to ask the shelter what we should do. None of us want to take it to the shelter, because it'll likely be euthanized. And it's such a friendly cat who's clearly been socialized among people and probably lived in a house, so it's not a street cat. It wasn't wearing a collar, so I told my mom she should find out if it's microchipped, because maybe it's just lost. I have a sinking feeling, though, that its previous owners just threw it out, probably for some stupid, petty reason. That happens disturbingly often around here. When I was younger we saved a kitten from a litter that someone had tried to drown. It died not long after, but I hope we made it feel loved in its last few days.
There's a part of me that hopes, if the cat doesn't belong to anyone who wants it back, that my mom will adopt it. Since I'm moving out and taking Amy with me, I think my parents need a new second cat.