| Sick mother cat with 5 kittens abandoned | for everyone |
Some children told Penny about 5 kittens in a drain. She could find only 2 and took them in (they have been adopted). The sick mother cat remained there for another day in the hope that perhaps she would find her 3 missing kittens... then Penny took her also in.
Yesterday morning Penny brought her to the vet. She called me when the vet suggested to put the cat down as she was very sick. We decided to put her on drip for one two days...to give her a chance... but she passed away this morning.
This is already the second mother cat Penny had to bury this year.
The first one was hiding in a drain on new-years day. Penny called me to help her trap but I was out cat-sitting so suggested she call the SPCA. They came quickly and together they managed to get the cat out... but then a panicky Penny called again... the cat had stopped breathing. As the SPCA rescuers were still there I suggested she let them take the body for cremation but Penny wanted to bury her... saying that she was a very good mother to her kittens, caring for them even though she was so sick.
