Me and OH had a talk last night - I didnt really know whether to post it or not, but if not I suppose how would anyone know we want to help
I was feeling rather upset about the lack of sightings of Car Park Charlie (for those reading the thread in general cat you know who he is) it will be six weeks today. I felt really annoyed with myself last night, wished i'd helped sooner etc etc. I have also had Ela's words ringing in my ears as I have seen the younger version of Charlie a few times, and I want to help him before he disappears too. OH was saying that last year when I worked here I didnt know that much about feral cats at the time (had only just got on Cat Chat) and at the time I genuinely thought he belonged to someone but just strolled around out work grounds - it was only when I came back to work here that I realised how ill he looked
Anyway - I have decided that I will try to catch mini-charlie (unfortunately already had him in the trap so it might be harder 2nd time round) so he doesnt have the same fate.
OH said to me last night that we havent got room for another permanent cat, and as we are renting we cant really foster long-term either - but we do have a good sized spare room and he said that we could put ourselves out there as emergency fosters (ie: for cats who need somewhere to go until a permanent foster or home is found for a few weeks - to help when people say things like "I will PTS unless you come take the cat today" and rescues have nowhere for them to go etc) We also are offering to drive cats to new homes etc if needed - either short/long distance.
I know it isnt much, but I thought if I dont post it up then nobody will know! I dont always have time to read all threads etc, so if anything like this comes up (especially around Manchester) you know that we are here to try and help