Hello
This is my 1st post so i apologise if I've put this in the wrong place....... I'm really hoping i can get some much needed advice / guidance
A couple of weeks ago hubby & i came back from holiday to find a stray cat in our garden with 4 kittens. Since we discovered them we've been feeding them & trying to get to know them a bit better. Sienna (mummy) is gorgeous & now lets us cuddle her, however the kittens won't come near us. We been able to stroke them a couple of time when they've been eating & don't appear to realise they are being stroked.
Anyway, as we're currently pet-less we've decided that we can offer a home to mummy & 2 kittens - we would love to keep all 5 but it's just not possible. I've had a couple of friends offer to take the other 2 kittens but then when i try to get them to commit they begin to make excuses etc so basically i haven't found a home yet. I've tried Cats Protection but they are full, RSPCA don't class them as 'in need' & Battersea (Old Windsor) haven't got room. I contacted local vets but they just gave me info for the places I've already tried.
We estimate that the kittens are 7 - 9 weeks old now, they are eating cat food but also still suckle.
Obviously we want to get our 3 neutered, vaccinated, wormed etc
My dilemmas are as follows:
1. How do i go about finding a new home for the 2 kittens we can't keep? Any suggestions would be great.
2. How do we go about getting mummy & kittens to the vets for check up, neutering etc? I've ordered a top loading cat basket but it hasn't arrived yet.
We are in Slough. Any advice would be very gratefully received
PS I was directed to this forum by the lovely people at moneysavingexpert.com