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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2007Abandoned cat now has a home
I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they moved into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not met them before. Eleanor started to tell me about their cat that "came with the house." I was startled -- in fact, shocked -- to hear that the people who moved out had just handed over their cat, along with the house. But it got worse. They had moved and simply *abandoned* the poor cat. Luckily, the cat still claimed the house as "her house," and she now has a new home with the new owners of the house -- and is a protected indoor-only cat. But what scum those previous people were! He was a physician and they moved to another town. What wonderful, caring people. NOT!! MaryL On Jun 14, 11:58 pm, "MaryL" <stanco...@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote: > I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they moved > into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not met them [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > MaryL That's terrible! Poor kitty. But it sounds like she made out very well, out of sheer luck of the draw that a compassionate person bought the house. Sherry > On Jun 14, 11:58 pm, "MaryL" <stanco...@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > draw that a compassionate person bought the house. > Sherry Exactly. Could have been someone who didn't like cats instead. I'm glad the cat has its old home back and nice new people :) >I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they moved >into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not met them [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > MaryL Somehow the fact that he was a physician makes it even more shocking. My Nanki-Poo was also abandoned by is people. From what I was told, he wasn't the only one. The family apparently had several cats, and just moved away and left them all. Nanki was apparently on his own for several weeks before a neighbor trapped him and took him to the shelter. He was terrified of just about everything and everybody when I got him. He has gained a lot of confidence, and is a real lovebug with me, but he still hides when other people come over, and he's afraid of my son Dan. Since my son is a real cat lover, that hurts him a lot. I keep telling Dan that he must look, sound or smell like someone who abused Nanki during the time when he was on his own. Joy >>I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they moved >>into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not met them [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Somehow the fact that he was a physician makes it even more shocking. Yes, that's why I included that information. > My Nanki-Poo was also abandoned by is people. From what I was told, he > wasn't the only one. The family apparently had several cats, and just [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Joy It's so hard to understand why people do things like that -- acts of horror both to our furry friends and to other people. MaryL >had moved and simply *abandoned* the poor cat. My friend Hugh has two cats, Chloe and Tigger, who were left in a locked house with no food and water when the people moved out of it. Luckily a neighbour saw their faces at the window and rescued them and lucky the Mothership was on the alert for them to find a decent slave Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >>had moved and simply *abandoned* the poor cat. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs We had a similar case here a number of years ago when I was doing some volunteer work for the animal shelter. Chloe and Tigger are lucky cats! MaryL >>had moved and simply *abandoned* the poor cat. > > My friend Hugh has two cats, Chloe and Tigger, who were left in a locked > house with no food and water when the people moved out of it. Luckily a > neighbour saw their faces at the window and rescued them and lucky the > Mothership was on the alert for them to find a decent slave That's unforgivable! Some people who abandon their cats just assume that, being predators, they can fend for themselves, but at least THOSE jerks leave the cats outside, where they at least stand a CHANCE of survival (however slim it may be, in some cases). > I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they > moved into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > MaryL There's a cat that lives near me who's on at least his third set of humans. The last owners of the house adopted him from the previous owners, when they moved and had intended to take him whith them to their new house. When the present owners of the house met him they fell in love with him and it was agreed he would stay in the house where he was happy. I'm glad he stayed where he was, the road outside their new house is dangerous for cats.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they >> moved into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > agreed he would stay in the house where he was happy. I'm glad he stayed > where he was, the road outside their new house is dangerous for cats. I can't conceive of giving up my cats -- they are family, my furbabies. On the other hand, they are safe and secure because they are indoor cats. MaryL On 15 Jun, 06:51, "MaryL" <stanco...@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote: > I can't conceive of giving up my cats -- they are family, my furbabies. On > the other hand, they are safe and secure because they are indoor cats. I do have a friend who had to give up her cat, her marriage was breaking up and she had to leave and wasn't sure where she would be living etc. etc. The little girl who lived downstairs from her loved the cat (and the cat spent most of his time with her) so when her mother offered to take the cat in and promised she could visit anytime she wanted to she made the decision that it would be best for the cat (at least in the short term she did have the option of taking him back once she was settled) to stay in a good loving home rather than face an uncertain future She tells me she cried more over doing what she felt was best for the cat than what she cried over the fact her marriage was over Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs On Jun 15, 6:51 am, "MaryL" <stanco...@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote: > >> I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they > >> moved into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Me neither. Were I to move, my girls would most definitely come with me to the new home. It wouldn't FEEL like home without them! I can't see how any human can drive away from a house, leaving a loving, trusting animal behind. The cat's eventual realization that they've been abandoned and the fear and grief they must feel makes me want to cry. Melissa > I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they moved > into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not met them [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > cat still claimed the house as "her house," and she now has a new home with > the new owners of the house -- and is a protected indoor-only cat. Poor kitty, but what a happy ending. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they moved > into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not met them [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > But what scum those previous people were! He was a physician and they moved > to another town. What wonderful, caring people. NOT!! I live in a very large apartment complex (1220 units, about 100 buildings). There seems to be a fairly large feral population here, and I strongly suspect many of them originally belonged to residents who moved and left their four-footed family behind. The cats could do worse - there's water amd makeshift shelter readily available, plenty of birds and small prey, and traffic is controlled by speed bumps and an enforced 10 mph speed limit. (But that's certainly no substitute for a loving home!) > I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they moved > into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not met them [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > MaryL I'm glad it ended well. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek On Jun 27, 4:43 pm, polonca12...@yahoo.com wrote: > > I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they moved > > into the house behind me (on a different street), but I had not met them [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Best wishes, > Polonca and Soncek When our neighbors moved and left Sam behind he would come to our house to eat and then go back to the empty house and wait for his people. Eventually he realized they weren't coming back and he stayed in the playhouse in our yard (this was before I could make an appointment to get him tested, fixed, etc.). So one Saturday the neighbors came back to mow the yard and make sure everything was presentable to anyone looking at the house. I walked next door with Sam following me and asked them if they'd left Sam behind. They felt he would be better off in a neighborhood he knew since he was essentially the neighborhood stray. Anyhow, Sam was so excited to see them again and when I returned to my yard Sam stayed behind with them. After they left it took Sam almost 3 days to realize they weren't coming back and he returned to us. But it broke my heart to watch him, sitting in their carport, waiting for "his hoomans" to come home. In retrospect he is much better off with us. They wouldn't have paid $2,000 on vet bills to get his asthma stabilized, or $100/ month for his asthma medication, or the $3,000 it cost when he was diagnosed with cancer. But it was their loss because Sam has repaid every penny we've ever spent on him every time he looks at us with his big blue eyes that say "You're mine". Julie > On Jun 27, 4:43 pm, polonca12...@yahoo.com wrote: >>> I met my new neighbors yesterday. Well, not exactly "new" -- they [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Julie I really can't understand how anyone can abadon an animal, I never heard from Snoopy's previous slave after she said she couln't take her. If I was ever in a position where I couldn't take care of my pets I'd still want to know how they were doing. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > So one Saturday the > neighbors came back to mow the yard and make sure everything was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > watch him, sitting in their carport, waiting for "his hoomans" to come > home. Oh, that is heartbreaking! The poor guy. :( I'm glad he's come to appreciate you, since you obviously appreciate him far more than they did! Joyce > But it was their loss because Sam has repaid > every penny we've ever spent on him every time he looks at us with his > big blue eyes that say "You're mine". Sam's story is so sad, yet with a happy ending since he found a couple of slaves who know to appreciate him. Aww, poor boy. How could anyone treat such a sweet boy that way? Scritches to good old Sam. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > When our neighbors moved and left Sam behind he would come to our > house to eat and then go back to the empty house and wait for his [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Julie Poor Sam, losing his family. But he couldn't have found a better family than yours, Julie. Purrs and hugs, Polonca and Soncek |
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