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Adventures of a Shy Cat

New Cat!

Check out what mom brought home lastnight! Oh yeah, a new cat too! We're getting along pretty good but mom hid him overnight for some reason. Said she didn't want us all alone quite yet. Anyways we couldnt wait to meet each other and were already running around the house playing like crazy. The humans said something about me needing more exercise? I don't know what that is! Anywyas, check out this pic of us playing this morning :) http://instagram.com/p/XCgz2FlVRB

"stray" (?) miss kitten update

This is an update in regard to a kitten/small cat which was potentially stray in my yard. I had left her outside because I suspected she had kittens. After another day she stopped coming around and I was so worried, since we had "Hurricane" Sandy followed a week later by 4" of snow.

My local animal control posted a picture of a "kitten" found on 11/8 in my neighborhood. The picture looks to match her but I wrote expressing my interest and asking to confirm if it was her by 2 small white marks in the grey fur.

Hopefully whoever found her doesn't want to take her in, so I can and hopefully it's her. There was no mention of kittens...

EDITED TO ADD ORIGINAL POST/STORY/QUESTION:

Hi, long time no see. I am here because I am looking for advice on how to positively identify a stray.
I had to rewrite this because I ran out of characters. While trying to lure another cat into my yard (he's been abandoned and I got him a spot in the shelter) I have been putting out a little food. Well, he hasn't been eating it (like I thought) but a tiny female. (this was the 3rd night feeding). She is 7-10 month kitten, or could be full grown, I cant tell. Light, 5-7 lb. Spine easily felt and ribs too. Hips stick out, dirty feet, small cut, could not identify flea dirt, too squirmy. doubtful of her stray status since she is SO AFFECTIONATE & purrs. I would have kept her inside but she either has kittens or is about to, nipples large and showing. I am wondering how to identify a stray with certainty. I have written the shelter but no reply yet. If she is a stray I will be hopefully, taking her in. (we weren't "planning" on a 2nd cat for 6 more months, but she does match criteria).

The VET?!

Well, two days ago my human noticed I had some poo stuck in my fur. Since it was the first time she noticed it, and my fur seems to be getting longer, and my butt wasn't swollen, I think she brushed it off as poor grooming >.<

Well tonight after I went to the litterbox she was horrified to see me drag my butt on the ground after. She looked again and there was poop!! She washed it the best she could and noticed sadly the old poo was still there too and now my butt is swollen. She tried to clean me up well but I was pretty feisty.

She had been putting off going to the vet until I was fully acclimated but I heard her telling someone she had gotten a referral to one from the shelter woman.

I'm still very active and affectionate and after 5 minutes I forgot the misery she had just put me through but she's still feeling worried and guilty. I hope I'm Ok.

Could it be from the new dry food I just started?

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