A bit of good news for a change!
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 3:09 am
The outdoor pen was empty, so time for a new foster cat. The rescue had had a little cat on their waiting list to come in since early summer, a stray female that one of the big charities had checked for a chip and returned to the area as they had no space either. Luckily the lovely couple whose garden she was in said they were happy to feed her and keep an eye on her until the steady flow of kittens coming in had died down and a space could be found for her, hopefully before the cold weather really set in as the husband is allergic to cats and they couldn't allow her in the house.
I went to pick up the 'poor little stray' and left with a glossy, tubby little madam who broke out of the cat carrier on the way home and spent the last half of the journey sitting on my shoulder as I tried to drive and not panic (the carrier had had it, and luckily she was good as gold once free of it)! I also came away with four bowls, three types of food and some treats, half a Frontline pack, a collar, a mousie, a heat reflective blanket and a small wooden cat house - so much for the poor unloved little stray! It was such a shame they couldn't keep her - they had had no experience of cats but had taken exemplary care of her.
Madam doesn't think much of the pen, she's a people cat and isn't keen on being shut in a quiet corner, and she's a proper 'outdoor' cat and doesn't much like being shut in. I felt a bit guilty really, so I was chuffed to bits to get a call this evening "we can't believe how much we miss her, do you think she'd be OK with a heated house like yours and maybe allowed just in the kitchen? We want to adopt her!".
They're lovely people, I'm sure we can find a way to make this work!
I went to pick up the 'poor little stray' and left with a glossy, tubby little madam who broke out of the cat carrier on the way home and spent the last half of the journey sitting on my shoulder as I tried to drive and not panic (the carrier had had it, and luckily she was good as gold once free of it)! I also came away with four bowls, three types of food and some treats, half a Frontline pack, a collar, a mousie, a heat reflective blanket and a small wooden cat house - so much for the poor unloved little stray! It was such a shame they couldn't keep her - they had had no experience of cats but had taken exemplary care of her.
Madam doesn't think much of the pen, she's a people cat and isn't keen on being shut in a quiet corner, and she's a proper 'outdoor' cat and doesn't much like being shut in. I felt a bit guilty really, so I was chuffed to bits to get a call this evening "we can't believe how much we miss her, do you think she'd be OK with a heated house like yours and maybe allowed just in the kitchen? We want to adopt her!".
They're lovely people, I'm sure we can find a way to make this work!