As it says in the title, he crawled out from under the house while I was out on my stoop, having a cigarette break. I knew I couldn’t just let him run around, and he couldn’t go back under there and get lost.
I’ve seen his mother go in and out of there from time to time, but I also know her as a neighborhood cat that would likely abandoned him. So I grabbed him up and took him in. I have tried to poke my head and this access hole and another one on the other side of the house and look around a bit to see if there were any other kittens, but I couldn’t see or hear any.
It’s probably only about four weeks old, so I’ve been feeding him some wet cat food, giving him water. I have a roommate that’s going to foster him.
We’ve named him Raindrop because it was raining out when he emerged from under the house. He’s extremely snuggly, chatty, and active! ❤️
There are several neighborhood cats that come by the house. I’m pretty sure I’ve also seen the father running around. It doesn’t surprise me that the mother chose the underside of our house to give birth. I’ve also seen an opossum running in and out of there before. :(
I can only hope that the kitten we discovered was the only one.
You could try putting some treats near the opening of the crawl space and watch them a while to see if any others come for them. I wouldn't leave them overnight though since there are other critters in your area that might be attracted by it
Yeah, that’s a no can-do. There are way too many other critters around that would be attracted to anything left outside, even for a few hours.