11345Back in April 2003, I had this theory that garbage dumpsters spontaneously generated rabbits. This time, however, the dumpster created a litter of kittens. Here I am, sitting inside when John comes in and says “Heather, I think there’s somehting up with your car.” I’m like “WTF? What’s wrong with it now?” to which he replies “Kittens.” Brightly, I say “Huh?” and turns around to see him standing there with a mewing fuzzy spotted kitten perched on one shoulder. I grab my camera and head out, checking under the car for more. There are none there, so I’m thinking what we have is just a very adventurous young one out for a stroll. Then, we hear more mewing up the road.. by the dumpster! Another black kitten comes out from behind the can, and we hear more a bit of a ways off. A Korean couple has two more. They’re like “We no keep! You take!” So here I am, trying to juggle four squirming kittens in my arms, wondering what the hell to do with them. I plop them in the bathtub while John’s out looking for any more. I remember we had the KMR leftover from the found wild bunny, so I mix some up in a bottle. They are so hungry that they all jump the bottle and my hand, so I opted for a plate of the stuff instead. It worked rather well. They filled themselves up while I did some age research (they’re about 2-3 weeks old) and called the Athens Area Humane Society. They called me back at around 1pm, saying that they can’t take anything under 8 weeks, but they gave me another person to try: Meows without Moms. There’s no phone number, but hopefully they’ll get my e-mail soon.
Note: No, the Stump is NOT pleased.
stump may not like them, but they were very cute.