The Story Behind Cal, the Warehouse Cat Part 2
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (89552)
United States
March 13, 2023 9:39am CST
Continued from Part 1
..."There's a cat under the table!
It was a very tiny kitten, probably not more than a few weeks old. We had no idea where he had come from, or why he was not with his litter. He seemed a bit fragile. Not quite frisky like you would expect a kitten to be.
Nonetheless, we thought if he stuck around with us, we'd keep him. We made a little spot for him and fed him some tuna and gave him some water. He didn't immediately take to it, but eventually we saw that at least the tuna was gone.
We named him Butch.
On day two he seemed unwell and really wasn't taking to food much. He slept a lot and really didn't move from the spot we made for him. On the morning of day three we took him to the vet deciding he needed some care.
He passed away, unfortunately, overnight. Even for the short time we had him around he had warmed our hearts, and we were happy that we could at least give him a good couple of days of special love and care.
...to be continued.
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Poor kitten, Mom cat surely abandoned the kitten because she knew he could not survive.
@lovebuglena (44453)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Mar 23
Oh no! That is very sad. Poor kitten. I wonder why he was on his own like that. What was the cause of his passing? Or is that story to be continued?
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@porwest (89552)
• United States
13 Mar 23
He had some kind of an infection and I guess when he ambled in to our warehouse it was already, unfortunately, too late. The only thing I can surmise is that mommy cat knew he was not going to make it and kicked him out of the litter so that she better tend to and care for the healthy ones. Something animals tend to do. Although, I would have thought the mommy cat would have killed him.
Either way he was on his own, found his way in, and we were intent on taking him in. He was really cute. It was very sad. He just didn't have a chance.
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@lovebuglena (44453)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Mar 23
@porwest It was really nice of you to not kick him to the curb.
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@porwest (89552)
• United States
14 Mar 23
@lovebuglena How could anyone kick such a cutie such as Butch was to the curb?
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@RasmaSandra (79424)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Mar 23
Very sad story but perhaps for Butch it was better than suffering, I am sure that short time he knew he was loved,
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@LindaOHio (176899)
• United States
12 Apr 23
How very sad. He must have been too young to be on his own. I'm so sorry!
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@porwest (89552)
• United States
24 Apr 23
@LindaOHio Nothing is more cruelly just as nature is.
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