Max the Tabby Cat

We found a 6 week old kitten today, in the carport, the day after Doug and I returned home from an 8 day trip to Utah.  He was so little, hungry and frightened. You may ask how did a little kitten end up in your carport? Well, we have a lot of feral cats in our neighborhood so it's not surprising that one day we would find one by the front door.  Here is the rest of the story!

After we found the kitten I had to take him to the vet because I have Simon a 12 year old tabby that I want to protect from any diseases.  On the way to the vet I called my friend Nancy, who was taking care of Simon while we were away.  I told her I found a cat and was she responsible for it being in my carport?!?!  Silence on the phone.  She asked, "What color is it?"  I told her, "It is a Tabby."  She said, "There was a black cat and I almost fed it!".  I told Nancy NEVER to feed any stray cats at my home, and that this little one is not a result of Nancy's caring ways with cats...She was not to blame! Unfortunately, in our neighborhood we have a lot of stray/feral cats that have been abandoned by their owner due to the economy.  This little one probably got lost while traveling with his mother. 

So, at the visit we discovered the kitten is a boy and named him Max.  Max was tested for feline leukemia and feline aids and found to be negative.  However, he does have an upper respiratory infection and is on antibiotics. Now we have to worry about Simon because this is very contagious.   

And you guessed it...he now lives with us.  Meet Max a cute little tabby/ginger cat.
 

I have forgotten what it's like to have a kitten in the house, always under foot, eating like a Piggly Wiggly, and following me around everywhere I go.  I LOVE IT!

Here's Max lounging on my desk keeping me from doing my work!