need advice

Group: rec.pets.cats.rescue Date: Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 8:18pm (EDT-3)
From: (Rich)
here is the situation.. about november 2004, i found 2 kittens in my
backyard, very small, probably still nursing, but thier mother never
came back to feed them.. i kept an eye on them for a few hours, then
when it got dark, i put out a box and a blanket for them to sleep in,
and the next morning they were still there, so i gave them some baby
food and wound up caring for them in my backyard, giving them food and
water until they grew up a bit. now, they come and go, and i still feed
them when they are outside the door crying. they are not really feral,
they are used to me and my roommates. problem is, just last week, one of
my roommates said to me 'hey that one cat is getting fat'... well the
cat appears to be pregnant, and i dont want the cat to have kittens
here, because it would start a population boom in a very short time..
here i thought i was doing a good deed, and now it has backfired. the
block that i live on wouldnt be a good place for a bunch of cats running
around, there is a busy street right around the corner. so i called the
aspca for advice, they told me to call a local spay and neuter hospital,
who may even have waived the fee, considering the circumstances. well,
they said they cannot do it (spay) if the cat is starting to show
already, so they gave me the number of a vet that they said is
'reasonable'.. im figuring they would have to abort the kittens, we
estimated the cat is about 5 weeks pregnant. should i take the cat to
the vet and do this to prevent unwanted kittens in the neighborhood, or
should i let the cat have the kittens and try to find them a good home
(not always easy)? im kind of stuck on this, because i dont want the cat
to lose her kittens, but the alternative is probably worse, considering
they wont have much of a life running around in the wild out here. any
advice is appreciated. thanks

Let me ask you a question? Why when you first saw them as kittens
didn't you take them in instead of letting them stay outside? You could
of gotten them fixed or at least found a good home for them. One more
question. Lets say you get a vet that will abort those kitten. What
happens to the mother after that? Is she going to get fixed too? If
not. She will get pregnant again. All this could of been avoided if they
were taken care of when they were kittens