Someone's cat has had kittens in the bottom tier of my rabbit hutch

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mum2twinsx2
mum2twinsx2 Posts: 380 Forumite
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I have two tier hutch, and I put the rabbit in the run this morning. I decided to give the hutch a good scrub clean, so I cleaned the top layer left it all open to air and dry. Went into do lunch, then had to go out do school run etc. Just got back now and was about to do the bottom tier and there is a cat with 3 gooey babies nested up in the bottom.

What do I do? No idea whose cat it is. Cat looks well looked after, just about to go ask a few neighbours to see if they know whose cat it is.
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  • kjmtidea
    kjmtidea Posts: 1,372 Forumite
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    mum2twinsx2 wrote: »
    I have two tier hutch, and I put the rabbit in the run this morning. I decided to give the hutch a good scrub clean, so I cleaned the top layer left it all open to air and dry. Went into do lunch, then had to go out do school run etc. Just got back now and was about to do the bottom tier and there is a cat with 3 gooey babies nested up in the bottom.

    What do I do? No idea whose cat it is. Cat looks well looked after, just about to go ask a few neighbours to see if they know whose cat it is.

    You take photos and post them on here for us all to go 'aaww' at :p.

    I would ask around neighbours and if no ones knows who she belongs to then I guess taking her and the kittens to a vet would be the next idea. They can scan her and fingers crossed she is chipped.
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  • G51shopaholic
    G51shopaholic Posts: 566 Forumite
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    leave them be and call RSPCA.
    If the kittens are new born is is important that you leave the mum to look after them - their too young to move.

    PHONE RSPCA and they'll deal with it
  • Sagz_2
    Sagz_2 Posts: 6,251 Forumite
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    If you have one, your local council Animal Warden should be able to offer help.

    And YES PLEASE to photos :)
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  • Jojo_the_Tightfisted
    Jojo_the_Tightfisted Posts: 27,228 Forumite
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    If you try and move them before mum is ready, she could try and move them again and kill them in the process. I think that you may have got yourself a lodger for a while - and a temporary house rabbit. Just think how perfect the hutch looked to her as she was looking for somewhere sheltered and safe to have her kittens.

    I wouldn't recommend the RSPCA - but someone could be worried sick about their missing cat.
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  • spike7451
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    Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »
    If you try and move them before mum is ready, she could try and move them again and kill them in the process. I think that you may have got yourself a lodger for a while - and a temporary house rabbit. Just think how perfect the hutch looked to her as she was looking for somewhere sheltered and safe to have her kittens.

    I wouldn't recommend the RSPCA - but someone could be worried sick about their missing cat.

    I agree with Jojo,better for you to try asking on Cat Chat or Purrs as the are a lot of people on there who can assist locally to you & help better.

    http://www.catchat.org/forum.html

    http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php
  • fannyanna
    fannyanna Posts: 2,622 Forumite
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    Nothing constructive to say but ahhhhhhhh :D
  • gettingready
    gettingready Posts: 11,330 Forumite
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    Do NOT call RSPCA or animal warden, they would probably put the kittes to sleep.

    If you can not find the owner, find a small cat charity - there must be one near by - and ask them for help.

    And try not to move the mum/kittens as someone said before - this may scare her and push her to try to move her babies somewhere else....so taking her to vet to scan for microchip not the best idea at this moment when they are so tiney...

    Photosssssssssssssssssss plssssssssssssssssss (yeas, I got 5 already.....no more, no more , no more LOL)
  • missmontana
    missmontana Posts: 1,994 Forumite
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    Def do not move them, just put some food and water near by for mum and get asking around :)

    post pics and don't let anyone on here who is single and has multiple pets offer to adopt them... :rotfl:
    Be who you are, say what you feel, those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind.
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  • gettingready
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    missmontana wrote: »
    and don't let anyone on here who is single and has multiple pets offer to adopt them... :rotfl:

    :p:p:p:p

    ( I was REALLY not checking where OP lives, I was REALLY not looking for extra litter boxes in the shed etc etc... honestly..... no I was not....)


    :A
  • Jojo_the_Tightfisted
    Jojo_the_Tightfisted Posts: 27,228 Forumite
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    gettingready wrote: »
    :p:p:p:p

    ( I was REALLY not checking where OP lives, I was REALLY not looking for extra litter boxes in the shed etc etc... honestly..... no I was not....)


    :A

    Me neither.......[cough]
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