Help! Cats in Sussex needing homes

Message

BikerGran · #1 Post by **BikerGran** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:55 pm

This is a last resort.

My stepdaughter died suddenly and she had 3 cats, we are taking one but we already have 2 and can't take any more.

They are about 10 years old, spayed females, both torties (I think) but they are very nervous and are used to spending a lot of time out of doors catching and eating rabbits. They were only really very tame with their owner tho I did stroke one of them once - not the easiest prospect to take on.

All the cats homes are full, we have to find somewhere for the cats on Tuesday as the rented house has to be cleared, so this is just a last-ditch attempt to avoid having to put them to sleep.

Samray · #2 Post by **Samray** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:15 pm

They sound semi-feral anyway.
I'd set em loose rather than put em down.
They'd soon adopt someone if they wanted.

That probably sounds dreadful to the townies.

#3 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:21 pm

Sorry to hear of your loss Bobbi and of the predicament with the Cats.
Im tempted to agree with Sam. If theyre more 'out of town' as catching rabbits, etc suggests, then i'd let them loose. They can clearly fend for themselves and as Sam says, they'll pick a victim if they want for something.

BikerGran · #4 Post by **BikerGran** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:49 am

I'd be tempted to agree about letting them fend for themselves but I'm afraid that if the house gets boarded up they could be hiding in it. A friend on another forum is going to ask his mum if she'd have them on her farm but i'm not getting my hopes up as I know she hasn't been well and may not feel able to take them.

BikerGran · #5 Post by **BikerGran** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:12 pm

Just got back from Brighton.

The cats turned out to be much less wild than we had thought, and a friend who lives near there performed a minor miracle. She had talked to a friend who might take them, but the friends partner didn't agree, then she remembered an old lady she found a cat for when hers died, and contacted the rescue organisation. That lady couldn't help as she had just come out of hospital but she gave Fazer the number of someone who was going to be taking over from her.

Right at the last minute when we facing the prospect of taking two healthy cats to the vet Lesley phoned to say she had found somewhere for them! It was only 15 minutes away from where we were so we took them there and met a lovely lady who does home checks for the RSPCA. She took the cats and said they would be rehomed together (they've been together all their lives). She's just phoned to say they're settling in really well and are very sweet - so much so that her husband keeps looking at them and saying 'couldn't we?' She's telling him NO as they already have a number of rescued cats in their home, but I wonder who will win?

Quite apart from the good result for the cats, it was a good result for us too as it would have just made a bad situation worse if we'd had to put them down.

Now all we have to do is coax Bubble, the big fat black one we brought home, out from behind the settee! But we'll let her stay there a while to recover from her 130 mile journey.

Samray · #6 Post by **Samray** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:33 pm

#7 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:40 pm

Thats great news