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[Summit Lover]

We have a couple of strays that have appeared in our communal garden over the last few months - a very pretty longish haired marmalade coloured female and her shorter haired daughter. A neighbour was feeding them initially but has stopped recently and I am worried for their welfare. Does anyone know the best charity to contact to hopefully get them picked up?

[Canon]

You could try http://croydoncpcats.org.uk/

[Sidney Ruff-Diamond]

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Edited by MattVN, 06 July 2012 - 05:34 PM.
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[Sylvester]

They may not be strays but just looking for a free meal! Croydon Animal Samaritans might also help http://www.croydonan...maritans.co.uk/ but these charities are usually inundated.

[belli]

There's also this http://www.celiahammond.org/

[Fang]

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Sidney, you rascal, what did you suggest?

[Sidney Ruff-Diamond]

It was a slightly modified version of a tree rodent accelerating device (as seen on a popular video clip site).

[andreas]

I just chuck water over the squirrels, gets them accelerating in no time at all.

PS this isn't a random act of violence, but simply to stop them destroying the last remaining seed/nut feeder in the garden.

Edited by andreas, 06 July 2012 - 09:11 PM.

[Posie]

Are they approachable or really feral? The Celia Hammond Trust is usually very good. We have a ginger tom visiting us at the mo, he pops in to avail our cat of her grub, and he chewed and clawed his way through a bag of butchers complete one night, I was not amused, nor was the dog!!

[Summit Lover]

They are relatively tame and strokable - thanks for all your advice all. Here's a pic of them in their afternoon/evening spot:

[colinf]

Sometimes they freeload after having found a nice spot, especially if builders or a new kid has moved into their normal house - if one has a collar why not wrap a message around it w. a contact number saying that you are being adopted...

[Posie]

Yep, if they are strokable then it's likely a human belongs to them somewhere out there, ask around see if anyone will give you info.

[nikdevlin]

Or just give them names and accept that they're part-timers. I've mentioned our rentacat before; a beautiful tabby we've named Stella who pops in most days, sits with us for a bit, makes sweet and beautiful love to our feet (she has a serious love thang going with feet in socks), then heads on out. She's in good shape, she's clearly well fed, she has one of those magnetic collars that opens a cat flap, though with no name on it, and she's lovely, so we're quite happy with her. She is, right this very minute, rubbing herself all over my feet, purring like a steam engine...

[Summit Lover]

Or just give them names and accept that they're part-timers. I've mentioned our rentacat before; a beautiful tabby we've named Stella who pops in most days, sits with us for a bit, makes sweet and beautiful love to our feet (she has a serious love thang going with feet in socks), then heads on out. She's in good shape, she's clearly well fed, she has one of those magnetic collars that opens a cat flap, though with no name on it, and she's lovely, so we're quite happy with her. She is, right this very minute, rubbing herself all over my feet, purring like a steam engine...

Trouble is they are seeing of all the local cats, including mine, who are too scared to go outside now. We are pretty sure they are feral as the older female's hair is matted and both are flea infested.

[nikdevlin]

Ah, right. We dont have cats any more, and the mog currently lurving my feet is most definitely not feral.

In which case, a super squirter water pistol is your friend.