Meet Smokey

We have acquired a new kitten!  We were not intending to have a new kitten, but a new kitten had us.

The short version of the story is that a Siamese cat has been coming into our yard regularly for months.  One day, she brought a kitten with her. It was clear that she had these kittens very nearby.  Six days later, the kitten came into our yard and I grabbed it.  I estimate that it was about 3 weeks old at the time.

For the first week or so we had to bottle feed the kitten, but then she transitioned to wet food.  The kitten is black except for a white spot under her chin.  We named her Smokey.  It's hard to get pictures of her because she won't stay still, but here are a few:

 

 

There is more to the story.  Our big question was, are there any more kittens?  It turns out the answer is yes, there is apparently one more kitten.   So far, we have been unable to capture the other kitten (or the mother, who we would not want to capture until we got all the kittens).  The mother is still coming into our yard, so the story isn't over yet.  

But for now, Smokey is an extremely friendly and active kitten, although she is all claws and teeth.  More to come.

Comments

[Lynn F. Noyes]

She can't be all claws and teeth. There have to be hairballs for it to be a complete cat.

[Kami Scott]

AWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

[Barbara Prowse]

You won't believe this! A few days ago I also unexpectedly acquired a cat called Smokey! Not a kitten but a beautiful grey adult. Rehomed from a sick owner. Very loving and sweet but moments of teeth and nails when thwarted or worried. So a real cat! Best wishes. And have fun with your Smokey!

[J. A. G.]

Smokey is just toooo toooo cute!! Congratulations! We owned 3 cats in past years…. They are the sweetest companiions!

[Shaun]

Over the years we have has 4 Siamese and one Tonkinese. All now passed on, and well-loved in their day.
We have a rescue cat now - a big tom Tuxedo.

[Maggie]

Have you tried feeding raw? Get some mice from reptile freezer in your local pet shop, mine go wild for them and they're specially bred so are clean. One of mine eats tge tail first, the other goes for the brains. No mess, ever.

[Steve Michaud]

Cute Kitty! we have three kitties, One was found as an adult and two were found as baby kitties. It' so sad these kitties were abandoned.