Hi everyone, looking for a little bit of advice. My partner works in a building materials yard and last March a mum had 3 kittens in the yard. The owner was threatening to get them taken away but I said we would take them to get neutered which we did, including mum and dad and then returned them all to the yard. Mum and Dad and brother have gone their own way leaving 2 little girls which have been fed by the lads in the yard since then turning up every morning and night for food. 8 weeks ago one of the girls was killed by a wagon and now the other girl on her own has been spending lots of time with my partner, allowing him to stroke her and rubbing herself against him. The problem was she was spending all day following him around and with the wagons in and out constantly she has had too many near misses so we decided to bring her home. He has picked her up a couple of times but could not get her in a cat box so we borrowed a trap from a local animal sanctuary and brought her home on Wednesday. I looked at all the websites saying she should have her own room but we do not have a spare room so on advice from the sanctuary we have placed her in a large dog crate in the kitchen with a hidey pyramid in and a fluffy blanket with a litter tray. We also have 3 other cats which have the run of the house so I have turned the pyramid backwards so she can not be seen. We waited til our other 3 had retired for an afternoon nap in the bedroom and closed the door and took the pyramid out of the cage into the living room, she had a little sniff then ran upstairs and sat on the dark landing. we just left her to do her own thing then when we had to go out I just offered the pyramid up to her and she climbed in and I put her back in the cage. I am able to this for about an hour a day due to working hours but i feel she is depressed, I know this is probably normal as I have taken her freedom away. Can anyone give me any advice on if I am doing something wrong as I am wondering whether I have done the right thing bringing her home, but she didn't stand a chance where she was. Any advice would be greatly received.
thank you
jo
thank you
jo