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I work at an animal shelter, and as you all know, it's kitten season. We have TONS of kittens and the number goes up every week (we're the only no-kill shelter in the county, so we rescue a lot of pregnant cats and babies as well as being brought plenty of both). Well, we just got Gracie. She's a gorgeous orange kitty, long haired and super soft, absolute sweetheart. Just a baby herself, can't be older than 7 months, we think. Two girls brought her in, said they found her and wanted to take care of her but didn't realize she was pregnant. They brought her in Thursday or Friday. She went into labor on Saturday.
Well, no babies yet, but we think she's getting close. We sometimes take animals home to keep an eye on them, or to foster them ourselves (lots of bottle babies). I wanted to take Gracie home with me, but I'm not so sure if the drive home (and back to the shelter, if needed-- I'd be taking her in with me then going home with her for however long) would be too stressful on her. I want to help her deliver and be able to be there in case she needs any help or if (Gods forbid, knock on wood) anything goes wrong. But I want her to have the best chances of having a safe delivery and healthy babies.
Should I just leave her at the shelter or risk the travel stress and take her home with me?
Thank you so much ♡
Well, no babies yet, but we think she's getting close. We sometimes take animals home to keep an eye on them, or to foster them ourselves (lots of bottle babies). I wanted to take Gracie home with me, but I'm not so sure if the drive home (and back to the shelter, if needed-- I'd be taking her in with me then going home with her for however long) would be too stressful on her. I want to help her deliver and be able to be there in case she needs any help or if (Gods forbid, knock on wood) anything goes wrong. But I want her to have the best chances of having a safe delivery and healthy babies.
Should I just leave her at the shelter or risk the travel stress and take her home with me?
Thank you so much ♡