Sometimes it happens like this: you return home on a cold autumn evening, encounter a tiny, squeaking bundle in the yard or at the entrance, and before you know it, a few minutes later, this frozen and starving creature has found its way into your apartment. After the kitten has warmed up, eaten, and stopped shivering, the owners wonder what to do with it next. After all, there's no way to keep it.
Offer to relatives, friends, colleagues
The first thing you should do is think about whether anyone close to you or a relative has recently lost a pet. Call your friends, colleagues, or relatives and offer to take in a kitten. Perhaps someone close to you would be willing to give their love and care to a little furry creature.
Post an ad on the Internet
Knowing that you can only provide a temporary home for the unfortunate animal, try finding it a home through social media. Post on your page and in relevant communities. Describe the story of your lucky rescue of this furry miracle and include a few photos. It's a good idea to explain why you can't keep the animal: allergies in the household, aggressive behavior of your pets, a shift work schedule, renting a place, and the owners don't allow pets, etc. Perhaps the six degrees of separation principle will work, and the kitten will be adopted by friends of friends.
Add a note on a dedicated animal website. Contact a foundation for the protection of homeless animals. At a minimum, you'll receive recommendations and assistance in finding a home for your furry guest. And if you're lucky, your unfortunate furry guest will find a new home.
Print the ad on paper and post it
When looking for a home for your furry friend, don't limit yourself to social media ads. Someone who could adopt a kitten might live in your building or a neighboring building. Print out flyers and post them around your neighborhood: in the entryways of your building, in buildings in your neighborhood, and in the immediate vicinity. If possible, include a photo of the pet and a detailed description.
Take it to the cat cafe
These days, almost every city has a cat cafe where you can enjoy a cup of coffee and chat with our furry friends. The owners of these establishments not only provide shelter for stray cats but also, when possible, help them find homes with their regulars. If you take it upon yourself to help the "cat cafe" and be involved in their lives, such as bringing them food regularly, then perhaps your little furry friend will find a new home thanks to the cat cafe.
Take to a cat shelter
You can help a homeless kitten even by simply taking them to a cat shelter. During the cold season, animal shelters are often overcrowded. However, compassionate staff at these facilities are always willing to help and take in animals. If you decide to take your kitten to the shelter, be sure to bring some pet food. There's no need to buy expensive, specialized cat food. The shelter will be grateful if you bring a few kilograms of various grains, which the staff will use to prepare hot meals for the kittens. Rags, old rugs, blankets, and sweaters are also essential at the shelter. Therefore, if possible, please bring some warming blankets with the kitten.
Ask in the nearest shops, markets, warehouses
During the cold season, various rodents make their home in warehouses, store pantries, and markets. To get rid of them without using chemicals, management often adopts cats. Ask your local retailer; they might be willing to take your kitten "in to work." This way, the little one will be warm, fed, and watered. You can visit them often when you're grocery shopping.
Once you've done a good deed by saving a dying kitten, don't send it outside again. It's highly likely the little one will die as soon as the frost hits. Help this helpless animal find a home, and perhaps this fluffy bundle of fur will relieve its new owner of loneliness.
