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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2005Stray vs. catnapping? Does it matter?
I posted the message below a few days back, but it seems to have got lost in the ether. OK, so there was only one and it was about six months old. But it was a Calico bitty (Junior Kitty). Looks like the neighbours are on their third cat in two years. Unfortunately the "killer Tom" was on the loose tonight. It would make mince meat of that poor little thing. If you ever needed a good reason to keep your cat indoors, he is it.He is in bad need of a shower. It's still hanging around at night, laying in one of the deck chairs for about four hours. It's fairly timid, but will come up to you if you have food. It will even let you pet it while it's eating, but won't let you near it otherwise. We assumed it's just mooching and going home after midnight.But this morning it was hiding under one of the neighbour's cars, so obviously hadn't been home. It's definitely not thin or in poor shape, but then it could be a recent drop off. It does seem fairly ravenous and will easily eat over a cup of food at one sitting if we gave it that much. (But then it is a kitten) It doesn't have a collar obviously and I don't know if it's spayed (doubt it). I suspect it hasn't had it's first heat yet. My first reaction is to snatch it up see if any missing kitty posters go up. If not, take it off to the vet for a chip inspection and ultimately a speuter. Any advice? > I posted the message below a few days back, but it seems to have got > lost in the ether. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Any advice? Personally, I think that's a good plan. My guess is no kitty posters will go up at all. >> My first reaction is to snatch it up see if any missing kitty >> posters go up. If not, take it off to the vet for a chip [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Personally, I think that's a good plan. My guess is no kitty > posters will go up at all. That's what I would do too, Bill. In fact, I have. Three turned out to be homeless and not desexed, but one male was neutered already, and I released him after his visit to the clinic. That was over 2 years ago, and I still see him out there from time to time. But now I know where he lives. He stays closer to home after his trapping experience. Heck, he spent so much time hanging around my house that I thought he was a stray or feral like the other three. I think he just made friends with them.  SignatureCheryl > and I released him after his visit to the clinic. That was over 2 > years ago, and I still see him out there from time to time. But now > I know where he lives. He stays closer to home after his trapping > experience. Heck, he spent so much time hanging around my house > that I thought he was a stray or feral like the other three. I > think he just made friends with them. I'd be quite pissed if some busybody neighbor with nothing better to do would capture my cat and subject him to such a stressful experience. I see a couple of cats around my house all the time, but I leave them alone. You should be more cautious in the future, some people may react violently if you mess with their pets. > I'd be quite pissed if some busybody neighbor with nothing > better to do would capture my cat and subject him to such a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > You should be more cautious in the future, some people may react > violently if you mess with their pets. Nothing better to do?? No, this was a cat who I'd seen cross the busy road in front of my house. He hung around here the same as the feral and the few strays I fed. He ate heartily, and he was even hungry enough to be trapped twice - the first time I meant to trap the little one that ended up as my Bonnie. At that time I didn't know if he had a home, so I released him. When he kept showing up, and got trapped again, that's when I took him to the clinic to see if he needed neutering. This isn't the sort of neighborhood where pet cats roam free. Most of the roaming ones don't have a home. Here, we have to keep them indoors. It's the law. And it makes sense here. SignatureCheryl >>I'd be quite pissed if some busybody neighbor with nothing >>better to do would capture my cat and subject him to such a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > busy road in front of my house. He hung around here the same as the > feral and the few strays I fed. You did the right thing then. You live where--Holland? I live in southern Indiana, and the neighbors' cats (but not dogs) roam free, although city ordinances prohibit that. There never was any problem with the cats. It helps that we live on a very quiet street. I think the ones not showing caution were the neighbors -- NO collar, No tags, and a cat running across streets and in other yards. Rhonda > You should be more cautious in the future, some people may react > violently if you mess with their pets. > I think the ones not showing caution were the neighbors -- NO collar, No > tags, and a cat running across streets and in other yards. Depends on the 'culture' of the neighborhood. Free roaming cats do no harm. > Depends on the 'culture' of the neighborhood. Free roaming cats do no > harm. Unless you're a bird or a rabbit. :( SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Depends on the 'culture' of the neighborhood. Free roaming cats do no >> harm. > > Unless you're a bird or a rabbit. :( or it's intact and you are a femal cat or another male. Free roaming unneutered cats can do a lot of harm, including to themselves. >> and I released him after his visit to the clinic. That was over 2 years >> ago, and I still see him out there from time to time. But now I know [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > You should be more cautious in the future, some people may react > violently if you mess with their pets. Then they need to take care of their cats. In most places (USA) if a cat is not on his property he can be impounded. This cat sounds like it is out all the time. Those people wouldn't have the right to come down on Animal control if it was called and the cat picked up and that just might happen, with fatal consequences. Unless that cat is chipped (and I highly doubt it) IF there is an owner, they won't be able to prove anything. Bill would take damn better care of it than present owners IF owners there are. >> You should be more cautious in the future, some people may react >> violently if you mess with their pets. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >anything. Bill would take damn better care of it than present owners IF >owners there are. I agree. If I see a kitten or younger cat hanging around my place more then a couple days I will try to find them a good home or take them to a no kill adoption center / shelter. You can see two of the strays at the stray web page below. http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ http://members.aol.com/larrystark/strays.htm My 2 kittens (8 month olds) come and go as they please through a small kitchen window. They generally sleep with me, but otherwise they'd rather be outside, and they like to sit under (and, at night, on top) a neighbor's truck. So dont assume that cat is abandoned just because you see her outside at odd hours. She may have access to a cat door. But if she's malnourished, coat in bad shape, then yes, she may be abandoned. > My 2 kittens (8 month olds) come and go as they please > through a small kitchen window. They generally sleep [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > have access to a cat door. But if she's malnourished, > coat in bad shape, then yes, she may be abandoned. Sounds to me, you're going to have to scrap a squished kitty off the driveway someday. Grace > Sounds to me, you're going to have to scrap a squished kitty off the > driveway someday. I'm pretty sure you're going to be disappointed, and that my cats will live long, happy lives. >I posted the message below a few days back, but it seems to have got lost >in the ether. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Any advice? I'd go for it. And hope she isn't already expecting. Jo > I posted the message below a few days back, but it seems to have got > lost in the ether. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Any advice? Go by your first reaction, get her inside asap. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > My first reaction is to snatch it up see if any missing kitty posters go up. > If not, take it off to the vet for a chip inspection and ultimately a > speuter. > > Any advice? No, just an observation. Your instincts are good. :) > > My first reaction is to snatch it up see if any missing kitty posters go > up. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > No, just an observation. Your instincts are good. :) If a cat is spending most of its time hanging around your property, I think you're justified in taking it in. I think it would behoove you to put up some "Cat Found--Please call if this is your cat" notifications: but to keep creeps from claiming her for dogfight bait or something, make it so that they have to identify what she looks like before you turn her over to them. --Fil |
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