Need advice on this!!!

mydawgz · 06-30-2011, 01:03 PM

My Bassets have a pretty good sized hole that they have dug in the backyard. It is up against the house in a mulched flower bed, behind a huge potted plant. Well guess what.... a random cat that lives on my street (not sure exactly where, but I see her often) came over this morning and had her kittens in that hole!!!!! So now I have 5 tiny kittens plus 1 kitten that didnt survive and a protective nursing momma cat in the hole. I am soo thankful that I discovered them before the dogs found them.

What do I do???

Wworm · 06-30-2011, 01:05 PM

ya take cute pics of them like Bubbad of her puppies, and post them on this forum

--Worm (ie. not the cat expert at all..)

mydawgz · 06-30-2011, 01:10 PM

I am just not a part of a kitty forum. I have no idea how to handle them but I will need to move them for sure or have someone move them...

Bessiethebassetsdad · 06-30-2011, 01:21 PM

I would call a local no kill pet shelter in your area such as the Humane Society of Tampa 813-876-7138 and ask their advice.

Good Luck!

Annie714 · 06-30-2011, 01:36 PM

Yikes...this is almost exactly how I came to have my own cat LOL.

If you just can't deal with them, do as Bessiethebassetsdad says and call the humane society and hopefully they will come out and retrieve the bunch.

If you are ok with them being there, mom will nurse and do her momma cat thing until she isn't needed anymore and then move on, hopefully the kittens will move on as well. If this cat lives on your street, maybe someone owns her and is hopefully looking for her now.

bubbad · 06-30-2011, 02:34 PM

Or the kittens will grow up and have more kittens

Esther · 06-30-2011, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bubbad

Or the kittens will grow up and have more kittens

thus, the cycle continues... bad news.
here's a living, breathing spay/neuter argument...

hoping they get homes!

CatherineM · 06-30-2011, 08:51 PM

I had a digger once. Never had anyone have kittens in a trench though.

mhvonalmen8908 · 06-30-2011, 10:05 PM

Oh my gosh CatherineM!!! What did you do with the trench? Did you fill it back in or is it still there? That's a crazy digger you've got!

bubbad · 06-30-2011, 11:48 PM

I think he was trying to get to China.

06-30-2011, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
mydawgz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 107	Need advice on this!!! My Bassets have a pretty good sized hole that they have dug in the backyard. It is up against the house in a mulched flower bed, behind a huge potted plant. Well guess what.... a random cat that lives on my street (not sure exactly where, but I see her often) came over this morning and had her kittens in that hole!!!!! So now I have 5 tiny kittens plus 1 kitten that didnt survive and a protective nursing momma cat in the hole. I am soo thankful that I discovered them before the dogs found them. What do I do???

06-30-2011, 01:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bessiethebassetsdad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sunny South FLA Posts: 191	I would call a local no kill pet shelter in your area such as the Humane Society of Tampa 813-876-7138 and ask their advice. Good Luck! __________________ Basset Hounds are a lot like potato chips....You can't have just one!

06-30-2011, 01:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Annie714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,164	Yikes...this is almost exactly how I came to have my own cat LOL. If you just can't deal with them, do as Bessiethebassetsdad says and call the humane society and hopefully they will come out and retrieve the bunch. If you are ok with them being there, mom will nurse and do her momma cat thing until she isn't needed anymore and then move on, hopefully the kittens will move on as well. If this cat lives on your street, maybe someone owns her and is hopefully looking for her now. __________________ Blog about the antics of Annie and I. http://thechickandthehound.blogspot.com

06-30-2011, 10:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
mhvonalmen8908 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 671	Oh my gosh CatherineM!!! What did you do with the trench? Did you fill it back in or is it still there? That's a crazy digger you've got! __________________ Megan & Chris -Mom & Dad to Doppler (2 year old Basset/Redbone/Golden mix) and Virga (1 year old Basset)

06-30-2011, 01:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wworm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Left Coast Posts: 1,970	ya take cute pics of them like Bubbad of her puppies, and post them on this forum --Worm (ie. not the cat expert at all..)

06-30-2011, 01:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
mydawgz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 107	I am just not a part of a kitty forum. I have no idea how to handle them but I will need to move them for sure or have someone move them...

06-30-2011, 02:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
bubbad Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boiling Springs,Pa Posts: 1,347	Or the kittens will grow up and have more kittens

06-30-2011, 08:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
CatherineM Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 692	I had a digger once. Never had anyone have kittens in a trench though.

06-30-2011, 11:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
bubbad Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boiling Springs,Pa Posts: 1,347	I think he was trying to get to China.

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