Hi again all,
the ground has shifted again very quickly in the past week... I am now due to collect 2 of the cats from Coventry from a cats welfare fosterer this weekend and bring them to Reading area.
I now need either rescue, fostering space, or re-homing for 2 cats in the Berkshire area. All vet and accommodation costs will be paid.
The previous thread is here:
http://www.dogpages.org.uk/forums/index.ph...31827&st=10 ,
and as an update:
ROUGH ITINERY:
APPROX 2-3 WEEKS AGO: GF semi-abandons all 3 cats almost 2 weeks ago I think, living in the new house, occasionally visiting the old squat (where the cats were) to collect her belongings. The old neighbour kindly feeds them.
APPROX 1-2 WEEK AGO: GF fully abandons all 3 cats. The old neighbour continues to feed them. I liaise with GF and neighbour to have cats rescued. The GF will not hear of rescues.
FRIDAY: Courier turned up to collect all 3 cats, on condition no rescue involved and they come to me, but oddly, only Weasel, the cat the GF does not like, could be found. I suspected foul play and that she had hidden the other 2 cats that she tolerates. I suspected this because the GF has a vested interest in effectively keeping at least 1 of the the cats hostage against our family since she can use this as financial leverage. Because of this, I also felt that I would be less likely to be successful in rescuing all 3 cats if I couriered less than 3, since the GF is more likely to give up on all 3 than just 1 or 2 (the calmer, placid ones that she can just lock in a shed), plus I would like them to stay together wherever possible.
MONDAY: partial relief: 2nd cat Toby turns up at neighbours house. Neighbour continues to feed Weasel and Toby, liaising with me and looking for Tiko.
TUESDAY NIGHT: The GF moved Weasel and Toby against my wishes and without neighbours knowledge to the new house. I already had the ex-neighbour feeding and providing shelter to Toby and Weasel until Tiko returned and all 3 could be collected, but the GF blew that out of the water by taking Toby and Weasel during the night on Tuesday night in what I can only describe as a raid, without mine or the neighbours agreement. I feel this makes it less likely that Tiko will come back if the other 2 are now not around, which makes me sick with worry.
She then complained to me 1/2 hour later on the phone after taking them that she was "burdened" with them, they were "shi**ing in her kitchen and pulling her f***** carpets".
WEDNESDAY: Thankfully an excellent rescuer (Angie) picked them up from the GF's new house.
THURSDAY / TODAY: Sadly, the 3rd cat, Tiko, still has not turned up. I am pulling out all stops to find him via contacts in the area. The GF is not helping at all now to find Tiko and the situation is very complicated. I am travelling up to look for him myself this weekend.
I'm now desperate for a rescue place for the remaining 2 in Berkshire since we have 3 rescue dogs who love small furries for the wrong reasons, live on a main road, and my partner is allergic to cats.
I really don't want to have to keep them cooped up in my garage / shed - they have been through too much already. I have a spare room which the other half can stay away from, but my dogs will go crazy knowing there is cats in the house, and this will stress the cats out no end I should imagine.
Can anyone help?
many thanks
Mark's Cats.