You can't see it just yet but it's in there! Tonight as I was heading out to get some dinner I had ordered at a restaurant I found a little kitten under the hood. My mother had informed me of a little kitten meowing through the evening near my car but hadn't spotted it yet.
Seems like the little fella is lost from its pack and found it's way to my house. Here in India, there are tons of cats and dogs that are domesticated but are not necessarily indoor/house cats. They are looked after but have the freedom to roam around. Sometimes the little ones do get lost. There are plenty of strays here in this country as well. People feed them sometimes when they come by.
Anyways, I decided to open the bonnet to investigate and found him right underneath it. But my left hand was holding up the bonnet and the right had my phone with the light turned on and I couldn't catch it. My mother rushed to grab him but he sneaked past her and hid inside an area in the engine bay which was nearly impossible to get to.
You can barely see it's legs in the picture below.
I tried my best to get it out but it wouldn't come out. I felt it would be best to leave the bonnet open and wait. Hence, I left to the restaurant before it closed as it was already 10.30PM which is very late in my city. Most places are shut by then. When I returned he was still there and my attempts to get him out failed.
Fearing that he could be trapped I informed the service manager for my vehicle at the dealership to send his mechs over first thing in the morning as it was nearly impossible to get him out without opening up the area where he was located.
I also informed my friend @varunpinto to see if they knew any mechanic at this hour and also to find out if someone needed a kitten as I wanted to find a permanent home for it when we took it out. But it was scared and also stubborn and it wouldn't budge.
It was nearly mid-night and I went back out again. But, now I saw that it had come out and was sitting on the car's battery like it was sitting on a throne! I slowly went to catch it but it hid itself behind the engine and even as I caught it by its legs it wasn't possible to take it out as it was grabbing onto something. I left it as I didn't want to hurt it by forcing it out.
Over the years we've had many kittens do this. Especially in the rainy season as they seek shelter under the car even as there's an entire house! To be honest it's a pain in the ass when it occurs. There was a kitten that once took a ride to the local market sitting near the engine or wheel arches and jumped out when the car stopped. Fortunately my mother saw it jump out, caught it and brought it back home in the car.
Mostly they learn to run away from the car when it's fired up but the young ones take time to learn. But this wasn't our kitten and it doesn't know the house rules i.e, stay away from cars! We've only had one casualty so far in 20 years but I prefer there not be any. Hence, my mom @geetharao and I decided to wait it out some more expecting it to come out.
It was just past mid-night and my mother who's an expert with cats managed to catch the kitten and brought it inside. She was ready to catch it, and had a small box ready for the kitten to sleep inside. She fed the kitten and it finished a small plate of food as it was starving since evening.
Our neighbour's cat frequents our house all the time as he loves trying to play with me. We don't have any cats of our own at the moment but my mom feeds every single one that visits us daily.
I'm sort of allergic to cats, some breeds more than others for some weird reason but I always let this guy into my room for a stroll. Anyways, he followed my mother and perched himself on the washing machine and watched over the little kitten for an hour or so.
It's 3.30AM as I write this down. I couldn't get any sleep and I went to check on them for a bit. The little fella needed some love and after some petting is sleeping quietly.
My mom and I have done plenty of rescuing around our house over the years. This was interesting nonetheless.
Overall, it was quite an interesting night and we have a new kitten around the house until we find it a permanent home or it'll just grow up around the neighbourhood and drop by for breakfast, lunch or dinner as the rest of the cats we've got here.
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