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Hi all, URGENT advice needed on this one. I've browsed through forums for hours but couldn't really reach a conclusion because of my emotional thinking.
I recently encountered a post on social media group where people rescue animals and put them up for adoption. The guy who posted told me that mother cat gave birth to 3 female kittens and left them after a while. He has been taking care of them since last 2-3 months. The place where he stays is not at all appropriate for cats - no hiding place, no boxes, no toys. He doesn't let them enter his apartment and poor beings have to roam around outside in the balcony (around 30-40sq ft. area). This guy has been feeding them properly but they're not getting any affection from owner. Also, the kittens tend to play & cuddle with each other a lot.
Here's the problem. This guy's neighbours and owner are asking him to get rid of all 3 because of a couple of reasons. The playful kittens tend to enter neighbours' house and sometimes defecate outside their apartment.
One of the 3 has a different personality and tends to shy away (or scared) from human touch. She's not very playful with her siblings either unlike the other two. I was ready to take 1 of them but i'm afraid i'll end up separating the bond. If i take 2 (the playful ones), i end up hurting the third one. I actually tried taking 1 of 'em yesterday in a carboard box but she resisted so vigorously that i had to take her back within 2 minutes of coming out. I'll be out of town for 15 days starting from next tuesday and i've a feeling that adopting them when i'm not around is not a good idea. There's a solid chance that no one will be willing to adopt all three , not even 2 maybe.
What's the solution here?
- Is it too late for them to get separated? They're 2-3 months old and have a special bond maybe.
- Should i just take a couple of them and leave them in my apartment with my other flatmates? They'll feed them but i'm not sure if they'll cuddle and play with the cats. This way there'll be one of them left(shy one) and we can ask someone else to adopt her.
- If we try enough, its possible to find 3 owners taking all of them separately. But how would they react on finding out : change of place + missing siblings + changed owner?
I recently encountered a post on social media group where people rescue animals and put them up for adoption. The guy who posted told me that mother cat gave birth to 3 female kittens and left them after a while. He has been taking care of them since last 2-3 months. The place where he stays is not at all appropriate for cats - no hiding place, no boxes, no toys. He doesn't let them enter his apartment and poor beings have to roam around outside in the balcony (around 30-40sq ft. area). This guy has been feeding them properly but they're not getting any affection from owner. Also, the kittens tend to play & cuddle with each other a lot.
Here's the problem. This guy's neighbours and owner are asking him to get rid of all 3 because of a couple of reasons. The playful kittens tend to enter neighbours' house and sometimes defecate outside their apartment.
One of the 3 has a different personality and tends to shy away (or scared) from human touch. She's not very playful with her siblings either unlike the other two. I was ready to take 1 of them but i'm afraid i'll end up separating the bond. If i take 2 (the playful ones), i end up hurting the third one. I actually tried taking 1 of 'em yesterday in a carboard box but she resisted so vigorously that i had to take her back within 2 minutes of coming out. I'll be out of town for 15 days starting from next tuesday and i've a feeling that adopting them when i'm not around is not a good idea. There's a solid chance that no one will be willing to adopt all three , not even 2 maybe.
What's the solution here?
- Is it too late for them to get separated? They're 2-3 months old and have a special bond maybe.
- Should i just take a couple of them and leave them in my apartment with my other flatmates? They'll feed them but i'm not sure if they'll cuddle and play with the cats. This way there'll be one of them left(shy one) and we can ask someone else to adopt her.
- If we try enough, its possible to find 3 owners taking all of them separately. But how would they react on finding out : change of place + missing siblings + changed owner?
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