Our stray kittens have been with us longer than any other litter that was left on our doorstep and, frankly, we were worried about what would happen to the babies. We posted on pro-animal sites but I guess we were desperate or interesting enough for a reply or help. We had gotten down the the bottom of the barrel but knew that we couldn't possible cope with a total of four cats. We already had taken in two strays which kept us busy enough.
As luck would have it, we had a male kitten and a female one and knew would could end up doubling that population so had them fixed to avoid increasing the feline population. While the kittens were at the vet, the vet informed us that she takes in kittens and finds homes for them . . . except that at five months old, ours were too old. BUT, she said there was a no-ill shelter in the next city that will accept strays . . . if they meet their criteria.
My husband said he answered more questions about the cats than he ever did at a doctor's appointment for our children! After the medical aspects were done, the staff wanted to know what kind of toys our cats liked, did they like to be cuddled, petted, what they liked to eat, did they like other cats, dogs . . . Then they took the cats back to repeat a test, contacted our vet for their spaying/neutering certificates, and, finally, came out with the kittens and asked if my husband and daughter wanted to say goodbye! They passed muster and had a home! Whew!
The facility is very, very clean. All the dogs and cats have their own beds, blankets, toys, etc. They are available for adoption but the people wanting one of the animals has an even harder time getting one out of the place than we did getting them into the shelter! It was nice to see, however, a big bulletin board with a posting of how many cats and dogs had been adopted out the previous week - seven dogs and fifteen cats! Knowing how careful these people were, we are confident that any home our kittens might go to, will be a very good and loving one. Any animals that never get adopted, have a home there for the rest of their lives.
My husband did get a start when he left and they called out to him, "See you next kitten season!" Let's just say that we have put away the kitten kennel but keep it available because what are the chances?
