# A kitten in a rainstorm **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994 "2008-09-24T15:07:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/41 "2008-09-26T02:32:16Z")
What a sweet story. Enjoy your pretty kitty. ---
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/42 "2008-09-26T04:26:38Z")
Looks like you got a sweet new buddy but I have to ask… [![](https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/caerie/family/clancy1.jpg) ](https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/caerie/family/clancy1.jpg) How’s your niece doin’? ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/43 "2008-09-26T05:56:58Z")
Oh, hooray for kitties! I got my buff tabby, Rufus Ruffus Johnson Brown, from the parking lot at work as well. He had some nasty parasites, and the antibiotics for that were quite an ordeal. Trust me, you gotta be careful not to squeeze the belly! Ole buff does have feline leukemia, but he’s been doing well for quite some time. He’s a very happy boy! ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/44 "2008-09-26T06:56:17Z")
Congratulations on your new found treasure. It was exactly 4 months ago that I found [Peachy](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathysq/2531832332/in/set-72157605308061919/), under the car in the driveway. She was in a little better shape, but only 4 weeks old. We were confused about her gender at first too, because she had a big dingleberry on her butt. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/45 "2008-09-26T09:15:23Z")
Make sure your vet tests for coccidia and for giardia. I see these frequently in strays, and they both cause diarrhea. Coccidia is pretty common and can be found in a standard in-house fecal flotation that’s not expensive. The standard dewormers don’t kill these, but once found the medicine given for them is very effective. That kitten is quite cute, and I see a lot of them! Good luck with everything, and thanks so much for rescuing him. Seems like he plans to keep his new mom! ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/46 "2008-09-26T14:33:17Z")
**ShermanAter** , she’s doing quite well…for a seventeen year old. 😛 **bufftabby** , aw. Rufus is one of my favorite kitty names in the world. He’s a lucky guy to have been found by you. Last night we finally achieved solid bowel movements, which caused great celebration, but then this morning she’s having new problems. Now she’s having a sort of… [TMI] …anal discharge that seems to be a watery mix of mucus, feces and blood. It’s not a lot, but it’s enough to concern me, so I’m trying to get a hold of the vet earlier than planned. I’m _hoping_ it’s just from her back end being so irritated. Otherwise, she’s eating, drinking, and attempting to climb anything that holds still long enough. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/47 "2008-09-26T15:40:49Z")
I hope it will be OK. maybe it is the after effect of the deworming. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/48 "2008-09-26T15:48:33Z")
grr…forum ate my post. I hope all turns out well for you - she’s very cute. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/49 "2008-09-26T16:01:56Z")
> [@Boscibo](#): > > I hope it will be OK. maybe it is the after effect of the deworming. The vet suggested it was probably a combination of that and her straining from the diarrhea, so we won’t be worrying until she’s gone through a few more dewormings to get it all out of her system (easy for _him_ to say). ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/50 "2008-09-26T16:05:15Z")
Wow - I just realized the forum didn’t eat my post. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/51 "2008-09-26T16:44:05Z")
Awwww, she’s so cute! I think she resembles our Minerva, when she was a baby. [![](https://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) ](https://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) [![](https://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) ](https://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) Hope she’s feeling better and being less stinky soon. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/52 "2008-09-26T17:27:50Z")
This thread is too full of Kitty SQUEEEEEEEE. I have to go lay down now. ^…^ ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/53 "2008-09-26T23:19:51Z")
i would tell malenka the miraculous it is a good thing you have a very,very, pretty front end; because your back end is a wmd! ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/54 "2008-09-27T07:27:57Z")
Or sweet little Clovis kitty had digestive problems like that (anal leakage and flatulence). The vet finally declared that she had IBD (:smack:) and gave her a steroid to help with the swelling and irritation. Fixed her right up. Aaaaand here she is! [![](https://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/DSCF0375.jpg) ](https://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/DSCF0375.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994/55 "2008-09-30T14:06:53Z")
How is the kitty doing? Any improvement? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kitten-in-a-rainstorm/464994.md?page=2)