‘We were about to leave when I heard the faintest meow a few houses down.’: Couple finds and adopts orphaned orange kitten hiding under construction debris, and promises to give him the best indoor life possible

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    "He has lots of toys and I promise that my partner and I will do our absolute best to give him the most wonderful life possible."
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    Im sorry for the stupid question. Long story short - my partner and I are building a new home and we went past about a week ago to check the progress.
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    We were about to leave when I heard the faintest meow a few houses down. I went over and couldn't see anything until I saw this little bright spot of orange under
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    some debris and building materials. I went in and tried to check on the cat but when I did he ran away. I ended up going to the shops to buy
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    some cat food and water and left some containers in the area where I saw him. The next day I came back and the food was gone. Straight away I heard more meowing and
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    then the cat ran up to me and let me pat him. I came with food, fed him and then he ran off. Yesterday I went again and sure enough he was there waiting for
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    food. It was raining and I saw him run towards me from underneath this cardboard box and knew I couldn't leave him. I got him into the car and
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    took him to the vet to see if he was microchipped. He wasn't. The vet said they would not take him and the only option was to take him to the pound to be put to sleep.
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    Obviously I couldn't do that, so now he is living in my laundry lol. I have no idea what I'm doing. We are going to the shops today to buy him some
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    proper food, a litter box, and a bed. We've booked him in to the vet to see what medicines and vaccinations he needs... lol I wasn't counting on the visit to my
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    under construction house to be so expensive, but he deserves it. I guess my question is, how do I make him comfortable and happy? I
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    am worried he will escape and run away. I honestly have only ever owned dogs previously, so I'm not too sure how to give this cat the best life.
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    Any advice, tips or tricks would be so, so appreciated. EDIT: thank you so much for your knowledgeable and informative responses. Just
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    an update Clifford has been fed, and is currently sleeping in the cardboard box his new bed came in. I have posted in our local community
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    groups to see if anyone owns him, as I don't want to be taking him if he already has a loving home. However, given the condition
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    he was in I am not too hopeful this will be the case. He is booked for the Vet this coming Monday where he will be de-
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    seed, given his shots and assessed to see his condition. He has lots of toys and I promise that my partner and I will do our absolute best
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    to give him the most wonderful life possible. I apologise if I don't reply to your comment, I will try to get to them all but it's been a little overwhelming replying to all of your
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    kindness while trying to make sure the little fella has everything he needs. Thank you again for being so genuine and caring. It is so appreciated.

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