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20-04-2007, 06:55 PM   #1

pregnant cats.


As you know we have had a few pregnant cats in the branch recently.
But this week it seems to have gone mad with pregnant ones & young litters being found.
Today alone I had 3 messages of pregnant cats and one of a young stray who had given birth this morning.
We can't take them all in.... it's really sad.



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20-04-2007, 07:02 PM   #2

Re: pregnant cats.


Oh dear Smudgley, that is sad When are people going to learn?

What will happen to the ones you don't have room for?



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20-04-2007, 07:20 PM   #3

Re: pregnant cats.


That is so sad to hear Smudgley! Poor babies x



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20-04-2007, 07:35 PM   #4

Re: pregnant cats.


aww how sad



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20-04-2007, 08:18 PM   #5

Re: pregnant cats.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Mags
Oh dear Smudgley, that is sad When are people going to learn?

What will happen to the ones you don't have room for?


We will prioritise them & bring in the ones we can who need us most, ie if they are outdoors etc. One man is willing to look after the litter when the cat has them, then we will just provide him with a kitten pen & food & litter. One lady is keeping them over the weekend until we can bring them into a spare pen on Tue. not sure about the others at the mo, I still have a lady trying to catch a pregnant one - but she's been trying for 3 weeks now she was going to go into Precious & Twinkles pen (they've gone by the way) But I can't hold the pen any longer (it's only been empty a couple of days - but we've been expecting the cat for 3 weeks) There are 3 pregnant ones in a factory, but it's just finding the time to get there in the week when someone is there.
All we can do is take in the most urgent ones & pass on numbers of other rescue places to the other ones & add them to our waiting list, problem is once a pen is taken up by a pregnant cat - it is not free then for at least 10 weeks.



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20-04-2007, 08:20 PM   #6

Re: pregnant cats.


Makes me doubly glad that Dawn made the decision to abort the torties and the tabby and have them speyed. too many wee kitties out there already needing homes! so sad!



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20-04-2007, 08:25 PM   #7

Re: pregnant cats.


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Makes me doubly glad that Dawn made the decision to abort the torties and the tabby and have them speyed. too many wee kitties out there already needing homes! so sad!
were they all pregnant Alex?
I must have missed that.



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20-04-2007, 08:27 PM   #8

Re: pregnant cats.


yep! All four of them were in early stages of pregnancy! Dawn didn't know what to do for the best, but in the end went ahead with the spey for them all. Deffo the best thing for them all, now they get to be kittens, not mummies!



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20-04-2007, 08:29 PM   #9

Re: pregnant cats.


Smudgley, do you go on Purrs at all? Maybe Teresa at Paws in could help with some of the pregnant kitties or some of the other rescues.
Just a thought.



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20-04-2007, 08:46 PM   #10

Re: pregnant cats.


What on earth is Purrs & paws Elaine?



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