# I found a lost kitten **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 14, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287 "2017-07-14T22:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/21 "2017-07-15T19:10:29Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > I agree about being cautious with CraigsList, but the above really sounds urban legendish to me, especially with “often” appended to it. Has happened EVER? Sure. Happens _often_? I’m skeptical. [Link](https://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?157852-Free-Kittens-Snake-Food): > [@evan385](#): > > Re: free kittens are snake food (Everywhere) > Sorry to disappoint you, but 99.9% of snake owners would not feed a kitten to their snake. Stop giving us a bad reputation. We aren’t evil, sadistic individuals. I’ve got snakes and cats. And _gasp_ just adopted a FREE 8 week old kitten. And still, what are my snakes eating? Frozen rats! > > Apparently someone posting on the Knoxville craigslist thinks free kittens are snake food. I mean honestly how can people be so stupid to think this? I will say, however, that back in the '80s a friend of told me of someone he personally knew (in Orange County, CA), who would look for people giving away puppies at supermarkets and such, and use them for target practice. And my sister once saw a guy (in San Diego) throw a cat into a wood chipper. Sometimes I’m ashamed of my species. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/22 "2017-07-15T19:31:27Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > I agree about being cautious with CraigsList, but the above really sounds urban legendish to me, especially with “often” appended to it. Has happened EVER? Sure. Happens _often_? I’m skeptical. Sadly, I ran across a video on Facebook of the most adorable, tiny, fluffy puppy, sitting huddled against the wall; there was a large boa/python approaching. Before I could scroll past the snake grabbed the puppy and began doing what snakes do. I will NEVER forget the fear and pain in that puppy’s eyes as the owners laughed in the background. ---
**Author:** ![LiveFree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/23 "2017-07-15T20:06:15Z")
I only put the ad on Craigslist to possibly find the people who maybe lost it. Would NEVER try to find him a home there. I may still end up keeping him. My wife not really a cat person. She just got back from a trip. I already have 3 friends/family members that would like him… Thanks for the replies. Here’s another picture. I AM getting attached to him. And for the person who asked what I named him. “I will call him George”. Let’s see who clues in on that. The young people won’t. 😀 [IMG][http://i66.tinypic.com/1g5dmf.jpg](http://i66.tinypic.com/1g5dmf.jpg)[/IMG ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/24 "2017-07-15T20:15:26Z")
> [@LiveFree](#): > > I only put the ad on Craigslist to possibly find the people who maybe lost it. Would NEVER try to find him a home there. > > I may still end up keeping him. My wife not really a cat person. She just got back from a trip. > > I already have 3 friends/family members that would like him… Thanks for the replies. Here’s another picture. I AM getting attached to him. > > And for the person who asked what I named him. “I will call him George”. Let’s see who clues in on that. The young people won’t. 😀 > > [IMG][http://i66.tinypic.com/1g5dmf.jpg](http://i66.tinypic.com/1g5dmf.jpg)[/IMG “…and I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him” ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/25 "2017-07-15T20:27:41Z")
> [@LiveFree](#): > > And for the person who asked what I named him. “I will call him George”. Let’s see who clues in on that. The young people won’t. Isn’t that from “_Of My Sandmen_” by George R.R. Martin? ---
**Author:** ![Wonderful\_Woodhall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Wonderful\_Woodhall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonderful_Woodhall)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/26 "2017-07-15T21:08:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > That’s a very handsome little lad you have there. > > What’s his name? I agree 100% - I have a very soft spot for cats/kittens and I love the kitten in the OP! They’re so adorable! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/27 "2017-07-15T21:17:02Z")
If the kitten looks homesick, you can plunk it down in front of [this](https://purrli.com/) web site. ---
**Author:** ![LiveFree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/28 "2017-07-15T21:23:12Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > “…and I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him” You got it. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/29 "2017-07-15T21:24:05Z")
Thank you for taking him in. I hope you keep him 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LiveFree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/30 "2017-07-15T21:45:23Z")
> [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > Thank you for taking him in. I hope you keep him 🙂 I wish my wife gushed over him like some of you all and my sister’s. ---
**Author:** ![LiveFree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/31 "2017-07-15T22:01:56Z")
Same picture as before, but photobucket. (the other link may not show up for everyone). [![](https://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/dfor/George.1_zpskaguifa9.jpg) ](https://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m162/dfor/George.1_zpskaguifa9.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/32 "2017-07-15T22:35:46Z")
What a darling! He’s in good hands. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/33 "2017-07-15T23:02:03Z")
He is a darling! He’s gray, though - he looked orange in the first pic you posted. A heartthrob in any color. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/34 "2017-07-16T20:11:16Z")
I’d say someone’s got themselves a brand new kitty. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/35 "2017-07-16T21:05:38Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > If you found the kitten outside and alone, it’s a feral kitten. Or an abandoned kitten. [Mystery](https://www.flickr.com/photos/9624983@N05/3669241435/in/album-72157623434119688/) turned up in our yard fourteen years ago, six months old, hungry, and friendly as be. She was very obviously someone’s cat, but we were never able to find the owner. ---
**Author:** ![LiveFree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/36 "2017-07-16T21:46:15Z")
At approximately 6 weeks old, how long can he be left alone during the day? Right now I only have a portable cat crate that I put him in at night and if we leave for short time. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/37 "2017-07-16T21:59:06Z")
> [@LiveFree](#): > > At approximately 6 weeks old, how long can he be left alone during the day? As long as he has food and water, an arbitrary amount of time? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/38 "2017-07-16T22:05:47Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Sadly, I ran across a video on Facebook of the most adorable, tiny, fluffy puppy, sitting huddled against the wall; there was a large boa/python approaching. Before I could scroll past the snake grabbed the puppy and began doing what snakes do. I will NEVER forget the fear and pain in that puppy’s eyes as the owners laughed in the background. Thanks for ruining my day. ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/39 "2017-07-16T22:37:30Z")
We have enough cats. 🆒 [https://s25.postimg.org/mkzwrptzz/20170715\_154748\_1.jpg](http://postimg.org/image/uqhypvi8r/) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287/40 "2017-07-16T22:40:20Z")
> [@SigMan](#): > > We have enough cats. 🆒 > > [https://s25.postimg.org/mkzwrptzz/20170715\_154748\_1.jpg](http://postimg.org/image/uqhypvi8r/) I see several places devoid of cat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287.md?page=3)