It's a glorious, bright, sunny spring day today, with a colder snap on it's way . I was up early-ish, drinking tea and watching videos. Briony surfaced not long after me and said she would be changing her routine today, rather than walking Lucy in the afternoon, she was going to go before the heat of the day. The forecast top temperature for today is 30 degrees, which is well below a very high summer temperature but becoming uncomfortable for walking.
A little while later she came rushing in saying that a box of kittens had been dumped at the end of the street.
How big are they? I asked. Tiny was the answer.
And I just knew they were newborns.
Lucy and Harry were contained while Briony went back to get the box.
Five minutes before opening I urged Briony to call every vet she could find, fortunately there was someone close by and the wee things were taken and handed over.
They wouldn't have lasted long in the heat or the local ravens would have made a meal of them.
I feel so sorry for poor mama cat, too, who will be beyond distressed. Times are tough but there are better options than this.
I hope there is an experienced foster carer out there who will be able to raise happy, healthy cats.
That is so sad about the kittens and their poor mother. What was the note?
ReplyDeleteThe note was left on the ground next to the box they were in.
Delete"SORRY BREAK MY HEART CAN NOT PAY"
Thank you, Briony and the vet. I do hope the note leaver can afford to get that mumma cat to a vet to stop a repeat of this distressing event.
ReplyDeleteI hope so too
DeleteThat is such a sad story Kylie - for the kittens, mother cat and the poor woman who can't look after them. I'm glad she left them with you though. Good on you. She may well have known you were a good sort.
ReplyDeleteThe kittens would have had a much better chance if they had been kept with their mum for longer and then surrendered to a rescue. It is sad. Ignorance at it's finest
DeletePoor wee things. I'm glad they were rescued and didn't come to some horrible end. But how sad that someone felt unable to keep them and care for them.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad they were found but I sense that at least one was already very weak and they will take a good deal of time, money and expertise to raise, effort that their mother would have willingly made.
DeleteI simply cannot understand why pet parents of female pets cannot get the pets spayed.
ReplyDeleteI want to be gracious about this because I don't know the circumstances but really I'm very hard line about spaying. I'm also hard line against pets being bred in puppy or kitten mills.
DeleteYou were very kind to see that they at least have a fighting chance. I am so sad that someone could do that to them.
ReplyDeleteIt's such a short sighted thing to do. I hope they do well.
DeleteYour title is heartbreakingly true. How lucky your daughter changed the dog walk routine today ... Thank you for taking quick action and I agree about the poor mama. Tears here.
ReplyDeleteYes, the change to routine made all the difference. At first Briony didn't think much about the box but Lucy was very interested (which could have gone badly)
DeleteSorry to make you cry!
Briony did a great thing, rushing home to tell you about the box of kittens.
ReplyDeleteIf Sydney is like Glasgow, the vet will find homes for them; kittens are much sought after during this strange time. People want animal companions.
Briony and Caitlin: What lovely Celtic names; Wales meets Ireland !
I have just been watching YouTube:
*Harp in the South. Poor Man's Orange Excerpt.*
The short scene features kittens.
The production values in this drama were high, the actresses are brilliant.
Now I must read the novels.
Thanks, Kylie.
Jack Haggerty
You're right, Jack, there's nothing more adoptable than a bouncy kitten. Unfortunately their long term survival will come at a price though.
DeleteI hope you enjoy those books. I loved them.
Thank you for rescuing them, poor little souls.
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I hope they make it!
DeleteI hype they have free spaying for those who can't afford it in your area. I know we have it here.
ReplyDeleteMy heart broke seeing these innocent creatures. At least she/he left a note. In my last home I had a barnful of cats, I was so enraged at the owner who would drop them off in the dead of night. I called SPCA who came and spayed/neutered the lot of them. Free. I allowed them to stay as the shelters were overflowing. Neighbours chipped in to feed them. And my dog Ansa adopted them and checked on them all regularly.
I can't handle animal cruelty of any kind. Thank you Kylie for stepping up
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To my knowledge there is no free spaying in my area. Some council areas do free spaying two weeks a year or something like that but I think it's quite restricted.
DeleteI'm glad your barn full were spayed/ neutered and there were people looking out for them but dumping them was a miserable act.
We were happy to get them to a safe place, we might have even tried to adopt one or two if it weren't for our high prey drive dogs
Oh my word, that breaks my heart too. I had a neighbour who had a few cats and just kept letting the females breed and breed (and breed and breed). Hell you can only get rid of so many to friends and neighbours!
ReplyDeleteyep. If people want pets they need to care for them properly.
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