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Neighbours kittens

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ShadowsShadowsEverywhere · 01/08/2014 09:38

We've recently had new neighbours move in next door. Towards the end of last week two kittens appeared in their garden, I'm not sure whether they'd just got them or had been keeping them inside for a few days.
One of the kittens kept popping its head over our fence and watching DCs playing.

Yesterday when I went to take the bins out the same kitten was sat on my path mewing. As soon as she saw the open door she was in the house. I ushered her out the back door, but she spent the rest of yesterday coming back in, or playing with the DCs toys in the garden. Every time something made her jump she ran to me and hid under my long skirt! By about 6.30 she was clearly hungry, had jumped up and eaten some scraps in my kitchen and drank DSs milk, so I shooed her back out the front door where I'd found her as she just didn't seem to want to go over the fence back to her own garden.

She was v v thin and seemed confused about where home was. Yesterday she was coming in the windows from the garden and mewing a lot. What do I do if she comes back today? It's obviously more interesting here as neighbours are out most of the day and we are home from lunchtime onwards most days and have a garden full of toys and balls etc which she spent hours playing with yesterday. I'm worried about how thin she looked but don't know a lot about cats or kittens so don't know how normal that is. Any advice would be v much appreciated!

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FatewiththeLeadPiping · 24/08/2014 20:46

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Fluffycloudland77 · 24/08/2014 20:49

They can't keep those cats in forever, and two adult toms would drive you mental to go out.

Haffdonga · 24/08/2014 20:51

No.Don'tspeak to them. Then they'll know you care.

Play the long game. Just wait. The minute those cats are let out they'll be back into your house like a shot. It will take a few months of the cats living between the two homes before the neighbours stop trying to contain them and get fed up with feeding them and you'll all agree that the cats have become yours.

Slowly slowly catchy kitty.

Scarletohello · 24/08/2014 20:56

Oh no that's so sad. What bastards! Those kittens would have been dead by now if you hadn't rescued them. I don't know what to advise, I just hope the kits will come back to you when they're let out again. Hugs xxx

Fluffycloudland77 · 24/08/2014 20:57

I wonder if they wouldn't go to them so that's why they broke the fence down?.

They are bastards thinking they can piss off for two weeks leaving them with no water and insufficient food and then just take them back.

NewEraNewMindset · 24/08/2014 21:02

I agree. Do nothing. They will come back.

SchroSawMargeryDaw · 24/08/2014 21:12

I hope everything is okay and the kittens come back to you, I think I would be worrying in case they had intended for them to die while they were away and are now planning something else now that they are back and the cats are fine. :(

Horrid horrid people.

girliefriend · 24/08/2014 21:14

Made me feel a bit sick to read your last post op Sad

Not sure what to suggest, I hate confrontation so would prob avoid them and keep an eye out for the kittens.

Would have been such a better outcome if they hadn't come back at all.

Fluffycloudland77 · 24/08/2014 21:14

Lets hope for the best, I've known people destroy kits but only ones they were responsible for, ones that escaped weren't pursued.

You must feel bereaved op, I'm so sorry.

crazynanna · 24/08/2014 21:17

So they come back after 2 weeks, realise the kittens are not dead, and then go out and take them back in?
Are these people for fucking real?

cazzybabs · 24/08/2014 21:20

I don't think I'd get them microchipped either because of the fact you have said the neighbours might get arsy and I would be concerned they might see it as stealing. I know you have fallen in love with those kittens and you want to get them neutered...but you are not the police or the RSPCA and you have said on a public forum you broke into the house - I know you did to it to save their lives BUT what you did is breaking the law and you have postered pictures of the kittens which your neighbour might recognise.

Please please please be careful - and don't get angry with me (I think those kittens are cute and lovely and I am so glad you have saved them) BUT you need to be careful! Think of how your neighbour might react...having lived with horried neighbours for a year I wouldn't want to do it again
ps do you think they might have moved away?

Fluffycloudland77 · 24/08/2014 21:20

Unfortunately yes, it's ok to be scum but not in their eyes to be seen to be scum by other people.

People who love their animals don't leave them with no food for two weeks.

Fluffycloudland77 · 24/08/2014 21:22

Op didn't break into or enter the house, the window was left open.

I still think it was open to let the smell of the cats out.

cazzybabs · 24/08/2014 21:23

ShadowsShadowsEverywhere - shit sorry I got distracted typing! tread carefully! and you might want to get this thread removed,

cazzybabs · 24/08/2014 21:23

Fluffycloudland77 = she said she used a screw driver

SchroSawMargeryDaw · 24/08/2014 21:23

I think the worst idea would be to not have them microchipped. Say the owners decide to take them to be "put down" having lived through their 2 week holiday, the only thing that will stop that is them not being the named on the chip! It's also the only possible way that the OP could get them away from the "owners" without them agreeing to it, as if she was to speak to the police, it would be the OP that owned the kittens.

knitcorner · 24/08/2014 21:33

Just seen this thread, what an awful situation OP, hoping to see some happier news about the kittens. You are right not to confront though, they are disgusting people.

msrisotto · 24/08/2014 22:00

Did they break your fence?

Fluffycloudland77 · 24/08/2014 22:06

I can't see the screw driver bit.

msrisotto · 24/08/2014 22:07

I feel awful having heard that so god only knows how you feel OP. I do agree with Haffdonga when they said this:
Play the long game. Just wait. The minute those cats are let out they'll be back into your house like a shot. It will take a few months of the cats living between the two homes before the neighbours stop trying to contain them and get fed up with feeding them and you'll all agree that the cats have become yours.

cazzybabs · 24/08/2014 22:07

Thu 14-Aug-14 07:59:53

cazzybabs · 24/08/2014 22:09

I am routing for the OP and kittens but also wary this is a public forum

JuniDD · 24/08/2014 22:18

Just read the whole thread. Sit tight OP, really hope they come back soon and there's a happy ending. I hope you're ok, I feel quite distressed for you all. Thanks

Fluffycloudland77 · 24/08/2014 22:23

Oh well I have very flexible morals when it comes to animal welfare.

It's easy to pull the thread op, you just press report post & they'll do the rest.

timtam23 · 24/08/2014 22:35

So sorry OP

Sit tight, see what happens tomorrow, fingers crossed