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We live in SoCal, in a desert area, so daytime temps are mid-to-high 70s right now, 50-ish overnight. It's late in the year for such new kittens.
Son is a senior in high school, and the baby was found in a covered outdoor workshop area where theatre students store lumber and work on set construction. When he texted me, he said "stairs," but later I found out he meant a movable set piece that has four stairs and a banister. The kitten was in a very sheltered area, so I think the mother might have been moving the entire litter there since the second one was found in the same place some 8 hours later.
The kids found the first baby because it was crying. One of the girls picked the kitten up before DS could suggest waiting to see if mama came with more. I'm not sure we'll be able to get the mama or the rest of the litter now, as she's mostly disappeared. DS is leaving food and water in the workshop area hoping to draw her back.
The kitten's ears are starting to open today, btw. The diarrhea has cleared up, and I'm certain she's a girl, now. We put the faux mama kitty in with her this morning, though we've had the heartbeat ticker in her nesting box for a couple of days.
When we took the faux mama kitty out of the box, we left her on our kitchen counter. My orange cat got up there, sniffed the mama all over and gave her a thorough ear-washing.
Son is a senior in high school, and the baby was found in a covered outdoor workshop area where theatre students store lumber and work on set construction. When he texted me, he said "stairs," but later I found out he meant a movable set piece that has four stairs and a banister. The kitten was in a very sheltered area, so I think the mother might have been moving the entire litter there since the second one was found in the same place some 8 hours later.
The kids found the first baby because it was crying. One of the girls picked the kitten up before DS could suggest waiting to see if mama came with more. I'm not sure we'll be able to get the mama or the rest of the litter now, as she's mostly disappeared. DS is leaving food and water in the workshop area hoping to draw her back.
The kitten's ears are starting to open today, btw. The diarrhea has cleared up, and I'm certain she's a girl, now. We put the faux mama kitty in with her this morning, though we've had the heartbeat ticker in her nesting box for a couple of days.
When we took the faux mama kitty out of the box, we left her on our kitchen counter. My orange cat got up there, sniffed the mama all over and gave her a thorough ear-washing.
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