Help! Cats in Sussex needing homes

[BikerGran]

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.

[tbone]

Sorry to read your sad news Bobbi. Cant help tho, am a dog man.

[tazet]

Shame this wasn't in a few years time whan we will hopefully be more organised and would be able to give them the time they need. I would be so worried about them here as the main road goes straight past our cottage and would hate for something to happen to them. I hope you find somewhere for them.

[Baby Duck]

cats are a problem. My cat is 8 years old...has always been used to total freedom. I might be moving to an upper floor flat and if I do I am going to have to find a new home for him.

hope you manage to rehome Bobbi.

[BikerGran]

Just got back from Brighton.

The cats turned out to be much less wild than we had thought, and a friend from another forum, who lives in Sussex, 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 Fazer 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.

[tazet]

Thats great news Bobbi  I'm glad it all worked out in the end.

[Baby Duck]

good news Bikergran...I hope I can find a good home for my cat Geoffrey.

[BikerGran]

I hope so too.