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Last night I went for a jog, with intent to do this every night along the road I saw the badger on after leaving the bar where I work part-time. In case anyone doesn't know, I have a thing for badgers.
Anyway, I heard some very loud and cute mewing from behind a locked fence, some old industrial type yard. I could have jumped the fence and thought of it, but this was on one of the streets that actually has traffic and I wasn't sure I wanted to explain myself as it was nearing midnight.
I went back today and asked the guys at the mechanics place located across from the abandoned property if they knew how I could gain access. Turns out it was theirs and we looked for the kitten together and found him straight-away. He was still crying and was out in the open sun clearly waiting for a mama that wasn't going to show. About 4 weeks old and cute as hell, I put him in the box I brought and drove straight to the vet. I had already been there once earlier in the day for an interview on some dead west nile horses.
We had talked about getting a kitten for the kids so the timing was perfect. We took the kids to the vet right after work, without letting them know why and they were very surprised and thrilled with the new addition. He's so young that he needs to be bottlefed and we'll have to set the alarm for the middle of the night to make sure he gets fed often enough.
Pretty darn cute, hey? We named him Badger.
Anyway, I heard some very loud and cute mewing from behind a locked fence, some old industrial type yard. I could have jumped the fence and thought of it, but this was on one of the streets that actually has traffic and I wasn't sure I wanted to explain myself as it was nearing midnight.
I went back today and asked the guys at the mechanics place located across from the abandoned property if they knew how I could gain access. Turns out it was theirs and we looked for the kitten together and found him straight-away. He was still crying and was out in the open sun clearly waiting for a mama that wasn't going to show. About 4 weeks old and cute as hell, I put him in the box I brought and drove straight to the vet. I had already been there once earlier in the day for an interview on some dead west nile horses.
We had talked about getting a kitten for the kids so the timing was perfect. We took the kids to the vet right after work, without letting them know why and they were very surprised and thrilled with the new addition. He's so young that he needs to be bottlefed and we'll have to set the alarm for the middle of the night to make sure he gets fed often enough.
Pretty darn cute, hey? We named him Badger.