Cats who teach me to fly…

Our vet texted us that there was a family roaming at the construction site and was asking for help. Being unable to take in anymore mummy and kittens, I was so stressed throughout the day. Although I had posted on Facebook seeking for help, still I wasn’t confident that someone would come forward to help. Recusers’ hands are always full and we have our cats to take care of at home as well as in our feeding areas. But my guts told me that I had to try. If no one came forward, my last resort was to sterilise the mummy first, release her and wait for the kittens to grow old… I must admit that I was a little inconsiderate at that moment as I was very stressed with who was going to help the family.

In the video I can see that the kittens are pretty big enough to eat by themselves, therefore, I wasn’t worried about them even when their mummy wasn’t with them. However, Mdm Law, a long time rescuer, contacted me. She went down to take a look on that very evening and told me that the mummy is an one-eyed cat and the kittens are around two months plus of age. My mind didn’t register the kittens ‘ age until Mdm Law told me that we cannot separate the mummy and kittens. At that split second, I finally recalled how three- months kittens were like. Yes, they need their mummy.

TNR can only sterilise the mummy but couldn’t take in the kittens. When Mdm Law visited the cats, she didn’t tell me that she would take over the case. However, when I told her that TNR has arranged trapper to trap the mummy, she told me that she’ll take care of the cats. I personally contacted the trapper and told him that I’ll take care of them.

According to Mdm Law, she took eight hours to trap them. Someone ever told me that Mdm Law is very patient with trapping cats. In fact, the minute I heard Mdm Law volunteered to take over the case, I felt relieved! I am someone who doesn’t like paying lip service. Having understood that taking care of them and rehoming them is not an easy task, the least I could do was to make a little donation. This way, it could relieve Mdm Law’s burden a little. I told Mel we’ll donate again next month.

I’m completely glad that the family received help from an experienced rescuer. To have someone like Mdm Law to step forward to help was not what I’ve expected. Like I said earlier, I didn’t expect anyone to come forward. From here, I’ve learned that I must not let stress blind my vision. How could I separate mummy from her three-month-old kittens? But what would I have done if Mdm Law didn’t come forward…? I probably had to feed them every night until all are ready to be sterilised and at the same time, waiting for help!

Thanks Mdm Law for taking care of the cats. May this be the last news and last rescue that I’ll receive from my vet. In other words, may there be no more cases of abandoned cats and kittens. Mel and I are tired and we need to retire…