Took in a stray cat.

[deltashad]

We were walking home from the restaurant yesterday evening and saw a stray cat, you see quite a few in the city in Romania, this one was different, for a start I don't think she can be any older than three weeks, also she was very friendly with the lovely wild cat dark brown and light brown colouring.
So I picked her up, took her home and fed her. Shes asleep on my neck at the moment.
I shall get some photos later today.

Edited due to very bad keyboard skills.

Edited by deltashad on Saturday 23 August 09:09

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Great! I was in Cluj last year and saw some very good looking strays.

Istanbul is the stray cat capital of the world. They roam in gangs, sometimes 50 in a group.

Pics....NOW.

[Munter]

This thread is worthless without pics etc etc

[deltashad]

Shes still asleep on my neck, what the hell, i'm getting up to fetch the cmera

[Munter]

Phone repeat post....stupid thing.

Now about that camera.

Edited by Munter on Saturday 23 August 08:16

[Pebbles167]

Good on you

I love cats.

[deltashad]

Everyone in Romania seems to be obsessed with dogs. My street is a dog chorus 24hrs a day.
Much prefer the moggies myself too.

So, here is Elise-







While I was writing this post she poo'd on the bed.....

[bexVN]

She looks a bit nearer to 4 weeks which would be good as will make weaning easier. She is adorable, what's she eating?

[Jasandjules]

Oh she is adorable.

Well done. It is one of the worst things about many other countries, seeing strays and how they treat them.

[deltashad]

Thanks, I think shes a little stunner, when we stole her from the street last night it was late. We walked past a hunting/pet shop on the way home and managed to grab some baby cat crunchies, so her diet has been these, milk and water.

We're off to the shops now to stock up on everything we need for her. Any suggestions on the food? I was thinking something like whiskas young cat food?

[Jasandjules]

If you can get raw chicken wings and legs... She will like those very much. And lacto free milk if you want to feed her milk.

[bexVN]

At 4 weeks I think raw chicken wings maybe a bit much prob once nearer 8 weeks. Even mums regurgitate food for their kittens at such a young age.

Balanced diet is most important right now and relying on ckn wings/ legs being enough is a bit risky just yet, try them in a few weeks. Whiskas isn't a choice I'd go for but I don't know how easy you can get hold of good foods where you are so it would be more than acceptable for now.

Royal Canin, Proplan, James Well Beloved are better ranges, if you can get them

[rehab71]

Good work OP!

[Hooli]

Very cute.

[Hilts]

Cool.

[0a]

So cute, it sounds like she's found a good home.

[Prolex-UK]

Well done

[wombleh]

Very purdy. Tortoiseshells have very colourful characters, I'm sure she will be great fun. We adopted a former stray tortie and never regretted it !

[steve2]

We are in the process of having a ginger cat join our other two, he gets on well with them and comes in a lot but does not stay in overnight.
We also had a torte who we lost out on the road but she was an amazing cat rip Lucy

[Martin4x4]

You are right as a Tortie she is she and I think a little older than 3 weeks and probably already started to wean which is why she strayed.

Main issue is to avoid 'ordinary' cows milk it is not rich enough as kitten food by itself and can induce fatal diarrhea. Use powdered kitten formula if you can get it, otherwise unsweeted condensed milk or if you must enrich full fat milk with cream or warming and disolving in butter. Kittens normally learn to eat adult feed from mum, but you will need to teach that. Try add some dry biscuits or kitten meat to start with and shift balnce over a few weeks.

Edited by Martin4x4 on Sunday 24th August 00:08