# What to do with a stray.. (Any Pittsburgh Area Dopers Looking For A Kitty?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 6, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-stray-any-pittsburgh-area-dopers-looking-for-a-kitty/199865 "2003-09-06T02:02:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![modro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@modro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/modro)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-stray-any-pittsburgh-area-dopers-looking-for-a-kitty/199865/1 "2003-09-06T02:02:10Z")
Today while I was out walking the dog, I heard a kitten meowing, and found her, stuck in a tree. After taking the dog home, I walked back down, and got the kitten down out of the tree. She is a little grey kitty, with white-ish tiger striping. Really neat looking cat, and quite friendly. She can’t be more than a few months old, she is still a kitten. My dilemma though, is that the local humane society isn’t open until Tuesday. I can’t keep her here for a few days, as I have two cats and a dog, and I can’t babysit 4 animals between work, plus I just don’t want to have her all stressed because of there being two curious cats who don’t like her, and an overly nosy dog. I have her with me now, in my room, but I can’t _keep_ her in here for 4 days either. I was thinking I about just leaving her food and water outside in the hopes that she would stick around for a few days so that I could get her on Tuesday and run her up to the shelter. But then if I do that, I feel like a total jerk for not taking her in for a few days. (she just hopped up on my lap)xsssssssszasd88888888888888 er5rrrrr4 (and stepped on the keyboard) She’s extremely friendly (and vocal) on top of being obscenely cute. She needs a good home in other-words, and doesn’t deserve to be on the streets. The local humane society doesn’t euthanize unless they have no space (regardless of how long an animal is there) so I am not worried about them taking care of her. If any Pittsburgh area dopers are interested in giving her a home, I’d be more than happy to help out. On a side note, how about some doper name suggestions for the little girl? ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-stray-any-pittsburgh-area-dopers-looking-for-a-kitty/199865/2 "2003-09-06T02:26:40Z")
Bring her to Dallas and I’ll take her! Can’t you leave her in an enclosed room (like a bathroom) while you’re at work, until the humane society is open? Trust me, being inside with food/water is entirely less stressful than where’s she’s come from, even if she does hear meowing/barking from your other animals. **Tigger!** ---
**Author:** ![ArtyDooDoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@ArtyDooDoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtyDooDoo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-stray-any-pittsburgh-area-dopers-looking-for-a-kitty/199865/3 "2003-09-06T02:49:03Z")
Please don’t put her out on the streets. Please just keep her till you can take her to the spca. Please. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-stray-any-pittsburgh-area-dopers-looking-for-a-kitty/199865/4 "2003-09-06T04:57:11Z")
When I lived in Pittsburgh, I found three kittens in an alley on Forbes. I kept two. The other, I found a home for the same afternoon. I took them to the lawn in front of Pitt, just down the street from Brueggar’s Bagels. Sat there with all of them and played with them for a while. Before you could say “Free kitten”, the third fuzzy baby was snatched up by some college girl who just loved her. You might give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![modro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@modro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/modro)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-stray-any-pittsburgh-area-dopers-looking-for-a-kitty/199865/5 "2003-09-06T11:24:42Z")
She’s in a room now just kinda hanging out with food, water, and a litter box. I am such a sucker. Thanks for the suggestions, I never thought of just taking her to a public place and playing with her. Good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-stray-any-pittsburgh-area-dopers-looking-for-a-kitty/199865/6 "2003-09-06T12:19:52Z")
Animal Friends in the Strip District (get your minds out of the gutter, Dopers) is open on Saturday and Sunday, and they’re a no-kill shelter. You might want to try them. Who knows? You might even get an offer carrying her from your car to their door. CJ ---
**Author:** ![ArtyDooDoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@ArtyDooDoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtyDooDoo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-stray-any-pittsburgh-area-dopers-looking-for-a-kitty/199865/7 "2003-09-06T14:03:15Z")
Thank you modro. 🙂