Freya, I got my two cats this same way...the mother cat (Maia) showed up pregnant at a ladies house and delivered her five kittens the next day. She was clearly a stray (dirty and very thin despite her pregnancy). This nice lady took care of her until the kittens were 7 weeks old, but then felt like she needed to turn them into the shelter (she was 87 years old and had just broken her hip)...I had gotten to know her and convinced her to just give me the cats. A friend of mine does kitten rescue and took four of the kittens (who all found homes with veternarians!)...and I took Maia and one of the babies (Gizmo). Wondeful cats. I had Maia spayed...the vet said she was probably about 4 years old and so this was certainly not her first litter. I also had Gizmo spayed when she was old enough. I wish people would spay and neuter their animals!
Wendy In a message dated 2/20/2007 4:22:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: like the idea of a Promote Animal Adoption release. Several years ago I was adopted by a pregnant stray cat. I think about the thoughtless people who took her in. Some other thoughtless person didn't get her cat fixed, she had kittens, and then some people, probably with kids, came to see them - "Mommy! Mommy! Can we have one?" A few months later they move out, and Mommy says, "Don't worry, Fluffy can take care of herself, she's a cat!" They leave "Fluffy" some food and water, and dump her, and of course she grows up an alley cat, gets knocked up, but luckily finds me just before she gives birth. Thanks to PetSmart, and a cat-loving friend, all of the little uns found good homes; mama kitty has been spayed. Unfortunately, there are too many "Fluffys" out there, and all too often they throw their litters out in the wild, and those kittens grow up to be feral. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
