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Mymblesdaughter:
I think she probably has the right to take her cat back from you according to the law but it's unlikely she is in accommodation that would take cats. Also she's probably not going to be in a great place mentally to take them.

Has she contacted you at all about the cat?

If it was me I'd probably lie and say you'd found a new home for the cat with some lovely people, don't mention the kittens. 

Gill (sneakiefeline):
 :rofl: :rofl:

I could nt understand the bit about home or cattery  :rofl: :rofl:

Ahhhhhhhhhhh so her, the cat costs are being paid by NHS Trust then?

Do you work at the cattery?

Still dont understand how you came to foster.

It sounds like the owner could  demand her cat back at any time but suspect it depends on what her medical issues are and how long this is all being financed.

midgecat:
sorry Gill .. not been clear about the different "she"s  ........ its the cat who is pregnant not the human.

the NHS trust placed the cat in the cattery when the human was sectioned.  and then the cattery, with the agreement of the Trust, have placed her with me now its been realised that she's pregnant. 

Gill (sneakiefeline):
Sorry I have no idea but sounds like a dodgy situation for the human and the cats  :hug: :hug: :hug:

It could be that the accomodation she is in cant have cats and if she is having a baby its likely that she will be persuaded that cats and babys dont mix.

How did you come to foster the cats? Who is paying for any medical care? This may give you an indication ofd the way forward.

midgecat:
Just wondering if anyone can shed any light on something that's worrying me at the moment.  To cut a long story short, I'm fostering a cat who was placed in a cattery when her human was sectioned under the mental health act.  It's just been realised that she's pregnant so all agreed it would be best for her that she's in a home rather than cattery.  I don't think the human is under the section any longer but is living just in temp accommodation.  My fear is that at any point she could land on my doorstep and demand to take the cat back, along with the kittens if she's had them.  And that the place would be unsuitable and that none of them would end up spayed or cared for properly.  The woman clearly loves her cats but I fear isn't in a fit state to take proper care of them.

I'd want to support anyone's right to have and care for a cat ... but I believe she'd trashed the house prior to the cats coming into care and they were in a bit of a state when they arrived.  Feeling very protective of this puss and her unborn kits.

Anyone know where the law stands with this kind of thing?

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