AN elderly lady did the right thing when a pregnant cat appeared in her garden - she called a well-known national animal charity. Unhappily, no action was taken so eventually she turned to us for help. But, by this time, five kittens had been born and living outside for several weeks.
The mum (left), named Topsey, was friendly but her little ones had not been handled. They were so terrified in our pen that they literally climbed the walls trying to get away (right).
After a spell, they settled down but, in the meantime, one had sadly died of illness. Luckily, two were offered homes by lovely families in Lee and Blackheath. We were sent a wonderful photo (below) of one cuddling up with one of the children, a world away from the frightened kitten who came to us.
Topsey has also been adopted, after being
spayed, leaving two shy little ones. One was homed to a family in north Kent and the last one, after TLC from a fosterer, turned into a lovely kitten (below) who adored sitting on a lap for a cuddle.
John and Gail came to visit and she was soon on the way to a new life in Hither Green and named Esther. They bought everything a little cat could need and were ready with lots of spoiling to make up for her poor start in life.
John told us: '
She's becoming more confident and is prepared to come up to us and be picked up when in the right mood. Right now, I'm having to work hard to keep her off the keyboard as I type this! Thanks for introducing us.'