Hi - This really sucks - I think I would feel like storming over to their house and wrestling with them to get that kitty back - I had to fight with a couple over one of my kittens - he was 10 weeks old and under the weather (not eating) from his first shot, so i told them that their collecting him was out of the question
They reeeally didn't like it but at the end of the day, its the kitty that will suffer, not them..
Anyway, another approach - can't you impress on them that this kitty may well be ill-socialised and a possibly be a danger to their little kids if she is not taught how to be around humans by her siblings and mother? I would be genuinely worried about that, as kitten claws are very sharp and can do damage to little children if the cat is not aware that getting their claws out can hurt their human handlers. And the possibility of cat bites are definitely not something to ignore.
Having said that we got our cat at 7 weeks and he never gets his claws out, but like all things it depends on the cat..
Anyway, good luck, it doesn't sound like this family will cooperate, but you should let the family know that if any incident like the kitten scratching the kids occurs and they are no longer comfortable with the kitten, that you will be happy to take the kitten back.
They reeeally didn't like it but at the end of the day, its the kitty that will suffer, not them..
Anyway, another approach - can't you impress on them that this kitty may well be ill-socialised and a possibly be a danger to their little kids if she is not taught how to be around humans by her siblings and mother? I would be genuinely worried about that, as kitten claws are very sharp and can do damage to little children if the cat is not aware that getting their claws out can hurt their human handlers. And the possibility of cat bites are definitely not something to ignore.
Having said that we got our cat at 7 weeks and he never gets his claws out, but like all things it depends on the cat..
Anyway, good luck, it doesn't sound like this family will cooperate, but you should let the family know that if any incident like the kitten scratching the kids occurs and they are no longer comfortable with the kitten, that you will be happy to take the kitten back.