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Kitten Survives 275-Mile Ride Next to Car Engine
Yahoo! News ^ | Reuters

Posted on 12/09/2004 7:07:59 AM PST by Tarpaulin

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German couple was shocked after a 275-mile car journey to discover a surprise stowaway cowering next to the engine of their car -- a 6-week-old kitten.

The meows of the tiny animal only became audible after Elisabeth and Dieter Gesehl had parked their car.

"First of all we called the police as we feared for a moment that we must have run over and seriously injured a cat," the 64-year-old woman from Eggenfelden told Bonn express newspaper.

After checking under the hood, however, they discovered the unharmed kitten. The animal, which the couple have since adopted and named "Pussy," was soon back to normal after a few minutes of petting.


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To: Tarpaulin
Clark: Do you smell something?

Eddie: Fried pussycat!

41 posted on 12/09/2004 7:43:21 AM PST by Bluegrass Conservative
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To: HostileTerritory

"Serious question: can a six-week-old kitten survive without its mother? That's extremely young and probably not weaned."

No problem. Kittens generally begin to eat solid food at about 4 weeks. At six weeks, they're adoptable, although it's usually better to wait until 8 weeks.

One of my stray cats had a litter, then got sick. She recovered, but couldn't provide milk any more. I hand-raised the kittens, starting from three days after birth. At four weeks, they started wolfing down wet cat food, and my job was done. Momma kitty lived a good long life after that.


42 posted on 12/09/2004 7:43:31 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: HostileTerritory

Feed it milk with a dropper. But it will probably always have attachment disorder and try to nurse.


43 posted on 12/09/2004 7:45:01 AM PST by Tax-chick (O! the leaves are falling, the breeze is blowing, and the rivers are all going Republican!)
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To: rohtol

I have a Ball Python.

Looks like a larger version of mine.


44 posted on 12/09/2004 7:46:04 AM PST by KidGlock (W-1)
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To: MineralMan

I was 8 years old in South Carolina on base and mom gave us a ride to school. We heard something and looked back and the cat was jumping ten feet in the air in pain.

Mom was afraid to stop with us, but after dropping us off went back. The cat went to sleep in the hood but got out at the wrong time.

I didnt know cats could jump that high. I still remember it to this day.


45 posted on 12/09/2004 7:48:02 AM PST by winodog (We need to water the liberty tree)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

Now, that's the definition of "Ambitious"...


46 posted on 12/09/2004 7:48:07 AM PST by Old Sarge (In for a penny, in for a pound, saddlin' up and Baghdad-bound!)
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To: MineralMan
Nothing more disturbing than killing a cat in the fan belt

Extracting the remains is much more disturbing. Trust me....

47 posted on 12/09/2004 7:48:51 AM PST by awelliott
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To: Tax-chick

"Feed it milk with a dropper. But it will probably always have attachment disorder and try to nurse."

No need, at six weeks. They're all ready to gobble wet cat food at that age. It's early, but I've had several kitties that I got at six weeks. No problems, other than the usual hassles of raising cats from kittens.


48 posted on 12/09/2004 7:49:31 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Kitty ping.


49 posted on 12/09/2004 7:49:32 AM PST by tuliptree76
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To: rohtol

This happened in Missouri? I didn't think pythons run around wild there. What kind of snake is that?


50 posted on 12/09/2004 7:49:57 AM PST by sasportas
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To: awelliott

"Extracting the remains is much more disturbing. Trust me....
"

Those weren't my words, but I'll bet you're right. I'd rather avoid the situation.


51 posted on 12/09/2004 7:50:50 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: MineralMan

Thanks ... it might be useful to know that someday. We've never had kittens younger than 8 weeks. Our current feline is 18 and spayed!


52 posted on 12/09/2004 7:51:31 AM PST by Tax-chick (O! the leaves are falling, the breeze is blowing, and the rivers are all going Republican!)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

Yikes!


53 posted on 12/09/2004 7:52:00 AM PST by Darksheare (You must be this tall to read this tagline.)
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To: Tarpaulin; MeekOneGOP; Zavien Doombringer; jriemer; MEG33

Hey, the kitten passed the Viking Kittie inintiation challenge. Let's UPS him a helmet pronto! ^_^


54 posted on 12/09/2004 7:55:07 AM PST by 4mycountry ("We don't have 'Happy Holidays' aroud here. We have MERRY DADBURN CHRISTMAS!" - Chris Kirk)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

kung pao kitty


55 posted on 12/09/2004 7:56:17 AM PST by Laura Earl (1/2way290)
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To: Old Sarge

On who's behalf?


56 posted on 12/09/2004 7:56:21 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (I'm a monthly donor and all I get is this stupid tagline.)
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To: Tax-chick

"Thanks ... it might be useful to know that someday. We've never had kittens younger than 8 weeks. Our current feline is 18 and spayed!"

It's sure better to wait until they're 8 weeks old, but don't be afraid of one a couple of weeks younger. Any earlier than 6 weeks, though, and I'd turn the kitty down, if possible.

You can hand raise kittens from birth, but it's a big, big job. I did it with five kittens, and didn't lose a single one, but it's one of those every two hour things, 24/7. I don't recommend it. Even my vet was blown away that I'd managed it successfully. I gave all the kittens away, once they were 8 weeks old. They were really cool little cats, very friendly with humans and pretty well adjusted.

The momma cat couldn't nurse, but she did all the other rearing stuff. When it was time for the kittens to eat, she'd carry them over to wherever I was and meow loudly. I'd feed one and put it on the floor, then she'd carry it off and bring me another, until all five had been fed. It was like living in a cartoon, really. But I worked at home, so I was available.

BTW, if you ever do have to hand-raise unweaned kittens, do some web research. There are little jobs to do that you wouldn't know about.


57 posted on 12/09/2004 7:57:42 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: Petronski

That's funny!
I guess my mind doesn't work that way 'cause I completely missed that fore, er, I mean, WORD play...


58 posted on 12/09/2004 7:59:13 AM PST by krunkygirl
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To: Tarpaulin

Oh man does this bring back a bad memory for me! A good friend gave me two kittens this summer and later that day I drove into town. On the way I heard this "thump" and in the rear view mirror I saw one of the kittens in the road and I pulled over to try to get it. Too late! He ran into the brush and I couldn't coax him back. Went to the store and came back home and found the other kitten hanging onto the wheel well pretty thrashed up! I felt really bad, they didn't even last one day at my house.

I never told my friend what happened. Someone else gave me another kitten and when my friend came over she commented on how different the kitten looked now that it had grown up!
I just nodded and agreed that he did look different.


59 posted on 12/09/2004 7:59:43 AM PST by senorita (A real American native)
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To: MineralMan

Thanks again ... you never know when something like this could be useful. Just this summer we found a cockatiel in the back yard, of all things. Kittens are much more probable!


60 posted on 12/09/2004 8:00:17 AM PST by Tax-chick (O! the leaves are falling, the breeze is blowing, and the rivers are all going Republican!)
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