What do you think I should do with this feral kitten?

Question

First of all, let me tell you the situation where I live (not in the US). There are no shelters etc., and there are many feral cats in the streets. These cats are care for by the people, who feed them and everything, but of course there is no medical care for them and there are many accidents.
Now, to the point. I found a feral kitten recently whose eye was hanging out. It lived in a nice neighbourhood with low traffic, with other cats and kittens, eating at the tavernas there. I took it to the vet who operated the eye and neutered him. There is no question of keeping the kitten, as I have 2 already and i am not allowed or able to take more in a flat. So there are 2 options:
1. Take the kitten back to his old neighbourhood, with his family, at the place which he knows (supposing he will remember). My husband says to do that, since I wouldn't have taken it away if it was healthy.2. Take it to a friend's garden, in another neighbourhood. She feeds all the cats who come to her garden.

However, she doesn't keep them in the house. If the kitty strays away, he will be found in an unknown area all alone.
Which option is better?

If he stays at my friend's garden, though, he will have good food and no danger. But will he stay there? Will the other cats accept it?

Answer 1

The ideal, of course, would be for you to find someone to adopt this unfortunate kitten and keep it indoors.

Of the two choices, I would choose giving the kitten to the friend with a garden. Hopefully, the kitten would stay in the garden where it is fed, and be safe.

It will have to fit in to the group of cats your friend is already feeding, but if you return it to the place you found it, it will have to re establish itself there, too, because it has been gone and it will smell different when it returns.

Thank you for going to the trouble and expense of helping a little stray cat.

Answer 2

Sounds like the garden is the safer option for a one-eyed kitten. Of course, you could always take a third option and ask around for another compassionate soul who would want to adopt a poor one-eyed baby kitty (I would do it!)
But failing that, I suggest the friend's garden which sounds like it's away from traffic and mean people who might want to hurt him.
BIG BIG KUDOS for getting him neutered - that will prevent many, many more unwanted kittens running around. GOOD JOB!

Answer 3

Friend's garden is the best choice under the circumstances you've presented, even though it may stray, though generally they will stay where food prevalent. Other cats will most likely accept it.

Answer 4

I vote for the friend. It would be best if she could keep him in a cage for a week before releasing him. He'll know the area and the cats by then and be less likely to run off.

Answer 5

Maybe go on the gumtree and put it up. There might be someone willing to look after this kitten. Obviously, it might be tricky if you want to find it a nice home with nice people because they're just random people on the internet.