I'm looking for some urgent advice from cat rescue experts. My family and I are on holiday in Spain on a Euro camp site.
A beautiful feral cat started turning up at breakfast and tea time for feeding and as cat lovers we were happy to oblige. I could tell she had recently had kittens. A couple of days in and we hear a lot of mewing and realise she had 5 babies and they were under our chalet. I think she may have moved them to be nearer the food source.
I've been feeding her lots of extra cat food and she doesn't leave them now to search for food. They are still milk fed although one started to have a go at the cat food this morning. I don't know how old they are, 4-5 weeks maybe but that's a guess.
I've done a LOT of traipsing round and eventually found a local lady who has a pet shop/groomers who rescues cats and dogs. There is not a lot of affection for stray cats here. She had a 10 day old black cat that she was hand feeding along with a couple of older kittens. Someone had taken it to her after finding it in the rubbish. It's eyes had just opened. She has a Facebook page and she definitely does rescue animals.
This lady is willing to take the kittens and care for them until she can find them homes. She would have mum too but I think it would be impossible to catch her. I can hand feed mum but getting hold of her is something else. I'm torn completely about the best thing to do. Is it better to leave them with mum and let nature take its course. Or take them from mum for a better future for them? We go home very early Sunday. My husband thinks we shouldn't interfere but is willing to drive the babies to this woman if we decide to take them from mum.
Thanks