Kitten 6-8 Weeks, Kids Abuse it. HEARD FROM HER TODAY THURSDAY!

[catfamily]

I'm with Medussa...if the kitten hasn't been caught yet or seen...something must be wrong..or someone else hopefully brought it into their home.hopefully it is in someone's home happy and getting food and good sleep like a happy kitten should.
i hope...we all hope.
i'll say a prayer for this kitty.

[Medusa]

Also, if she didn't want to give out her address or phone number, how in the world were you supposed to help her? How were you supposed to get the kitten from her? Were you going to meet at a designated spot? If someone is sincerely asking for help, then a certain level of trust has to be there. She's turning the situation back on you and Pat rather than taking responsibility for this entire fiasco.

[catfamily]

i still am shocked that she would put you down for wanting the cat before Halloween
knowing you're a rescuer.she can't be that stupid not to know you wanted it saved.
how ignorant!
i think she wanted attention,or just isn't right in the head!

[phesina]

This afternoon she sent the following reply to me:

The kitten has already been placed in a new home.
I spoke to my neighbors aunt today about the
kitten, beings, I couldn't get a hold of my
neighbors and she said, they found her a home.


I hope this is true! There's no way to know for sure, but at least we're out of it now.

Way back I had this turkey pegged as being a few cans short of a six-pack.. but I've been so worried, IF this kitten is for real and it's really in this awful fix, and I'm so close.. am I not going to be able to help because I haven't handled the woman the right way?

Pat

[Medusa]

am I not going to be able to help because I haven't handled the woman the right way? Pat

No, Pat. Get that idea out of your head. No matter how the situation would have been approached, she was just yanking your chain. A person who truly needs help and indeed, asks for it, takes it; no conditions, no attitude, no excuses. If she could talk to the neighbor's aunt, then she should've done it a long time ago and all this mess could've been avoided. I don't even believe there is an aunt or, if there is, I don't believe she talked to her. I think, as I posted earlier, that the kitten is dead or missing and she's trying to save face and make it appear as though you and Melissa were bullying her to surrender the kitten. I've seen enough of these cases in rescue that it's disheartening but all you can do now is learn from it and know the signs so that, if anyone else tries to pull this kind of stunt, you'll be able to spot it immediately. After a couple of attempts to help, I would have moved on but I know you were worried about the kitten's safety. Take heart, Pat; you tried your best.

[Catty1]

Or - there never was a kitten to begin with.

[phesina]

Well, that's what I've wondered, if she made up the kitten's fate or the kitten itself just to get attention. ..if she's a troll who likes to "make things happen" (because she isn't doing so very well in her own life) and especially to get some bleeding-hearts out there jumping through hoops as a means of drawing concern and admiration around herself (which she also isn't doing very well in her own life).

[Hellow]

Or - there never was a kitten to begin with.

You have about the same mindset as me. I think this person was - and still is - a troll who just wishes to draw attention to itself.