I haven't had any myself, but the cat two doors down has had kittens. She had them in a corner of the garden and was trying to protect them by hiding them under the decking by the fence. The owner had managed to disentagle 2 and move them (with mums' approval) to a safer spot in the shed, but two were firmly caught... so I was called upon to come and help.

Anyway, I had a wonderful 15 mins coaxing and tweezing the remaining 2 kittens, probably only about 12 hours old, out from under the decking and into the waiting hands of the owner. They were so tiny, hardly bigger than mice (the mother cat is small herself) and so soft and delicate - they were a beautiful tabby/ginger/white mix and are going to be the prettiest little things when they're older...

That cheered you up?

LTS