Last week we came into work to find a cat carrier by the front gate. As Lynne one of the Cat Carers drove into the car park she saw the carrier by the gate. To her horror right in front of her eyes a tortoiseshell cat escaped from the carrier. Lynne was unable to do anything about it and the cat vanished out of sight. On closer inspection of the carrier we found that there were five two week old kittens inside. We also noticed that the carrier was missing a clip, this meant it wasn't secure.
We searched throughout the day to try and find the mother cat but we had no luck. By the end of the day Cat Carer Kelly took the kittens home with her for the night. Without regular milk feeds every three to four hours the kittens might not have survived the night.
The decision was made to take a chance of getting the mother back by setting a trap by the gate. We also left the cat carrier they came in by the gates. We couldn't quite believe it when by pure luck we got mum back! At around 10pm that night, her mothering instinct kicked in and she was caught in the trap. What an ordeal for her.
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