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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2004Problem kitten
Last week when we were in the garden a small kitten jumped out of the hedge. Im not sure how old it is but our friend down the street who works in a vets, said it was far too young to be let outside by itself. It is so skinny you feel sorry for it just to look at it, anyway out friend found out that the kitten belongs to our next door neighbour. An last Sunday about 9pm she heard the kitten out side her house crying, when she went out, there was the kitten in the garden. So she took it upto the owners (our next door neighbour) and said that it shouldn't really be left out side because its too young. they came back with the reply "Well we leave it out all the time and its been fine", the just threw it in the garden and went in the house. The worrying things are, its skinny and looks like it hardly ever gets fed or drink (ive just give it some food and milk and ive never seen a kitten eat so fast (even out 2 cats when they were kittens didn't eat the food as fast as this one did). They leave it out all the time, which is worse because next to the houses are 2 very busy main roads (its almost been knocked over once this week). Plus the problem of kittens getting diseases. At the minuite my mans doing the garden so its running about in our house lol and it seems to get so happy if you go near it as comes running straight over. Is their anything that can be done, its owners (our next door neighbours) dont seem to give a **** about it, (heck they have a baby about 2 years old who they seem to ignore since its always crying and screaming all the time). Why don't u take the kittens in yourself. Are they still fending for themselves? The hell with your neighbors. They don't care what happens to them and if it means stealing them which I can't see how anyone can call it stealing.Do it anyways. If anything happens to those kittens or that one kitten.You're as much to blame as the ones who tossed them out to defend for themselves because you know what's going on the kitten comes up to you & you didn't do anything to help. If u did take the kitten or kittens in. Thank yu for caring. Do you know how old they might be? "Hi Im WEEniE with MyFav4ite Midi" <Ahh_YEs_HaPPyTrailz_back_again@webtv.net> wrote in message news:27915-40AF58FE-2@storefull-3137.bay.webtv.net... > Why don't u take the kittens in yourself. Are they still fending for > themselves? The hell with your neighbors. They don't care what happens [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > kitten or kittens in. Thank yu for caring. Do you know how old they > might be? not sure of the age but at max about 3 months old, atm its just going between our house and our friend down the street (we both have cats so theres food etc for it), so luckly its got 2 houses to goto that *are* looking after it, unlike its owners who should be shot for treating it like this. god knows why they bought a kitten if there not even going to luck after it properly > "Hi Im WEEniE with MyFav4ite Midi" > <Ahh_YEs_HaPPyTrailz_back_again@webtv.net> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > this. god knows why they bought a kitten if there not even going to luck > after it properly I doubt if they actually "bought" the kitten, under the circumstances you describe. Would you be able to keep the kitten indoors all the time if you adopted it? If so, I would claim the kitten the next time it is on my property, bring it in, and give it a good home. Your neighbors probably won't even know the difference (but don't discuss it with other neighbors, just in case they might "mention" it to those who see themselves as the kitten's "owners"). This is a highly unusual answer for me. I have a high regard for the property and privacy of other people -- but I simply do not look at cats as "property" in the sense of a chair or table being property, even though the law in many areas does not make any such distinction. This kitten has a right to a good life, and it is clear that he is not getting that now. If you can't bring the kitten indoors, then there is not going to be any enhancement in the kitten's life except for whatever food and attention you can give it "on the side." MaryL Sorry about that.Change the word bought to got & the word luck to look.But if anyone is planning on taking one of those kittens in as their own they better do it right away before they become ferral. "Hi Im WEEniE with MyFav4ite Midi" <Ahh_YEs_HaPPyTrailz_back_again@webtv.net> wrote in message news:27914-40B0A2FF-32@storefull-3137.bay.webtv.net... > Sorry about that.Change the word bought to got & the word luck to > look.But if anyone is planning on taking one of those kittens in as > their own they better do it right away before they become ferral. Sorry...I really wasn't trying to focus on your use of a word. I meant to imply that these people probably would not be as concerned as they might be if they had "bought" the cat. If the conditions are accurately described, I think the cat could "disappear" into the home of the OP and the "owners" (certainly not guardians or caregivers in this case) would hardly notice. MaryL > Sorry about that.Change the word bought to got & the word luck to > look.But if anyone is planning on taking one of those kittens in as > their own they better do it right away before they become ferral. Yeah. Somebody should do something. Be aware that these people who appear to have no interest in the cat can become very belligerent if somebody else takes care of it. You might wantto think about calling whatever organization looks after the welfare of animals in your area. Around here it would be the SPCA, or better yet a non-killing animal shelter.  SignatureFred (Remove FFFf from my email address to reply) > "Hi Im WEEniE with MyFav4ite Midi" > <Ahh_YEs_HaPPyTrailz_back_again@webtv.net> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > like this. god knows why they bought a kitten if there not even going > to luck after it properly I think 3 months is just about old enough to be outside by itself. Is this their only cat? Rather than getting melodramatic about it, why not just keep feeding it? If you are feeding it, then what's the problem? >> "Hi Im WEEniE with MyFav4ite Midi" >> <Ahh_YEs_HaPPyTrailz_back_again@webtv.net> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > their only cat? Rather than getting melodramatic about it, why not just > keep feeding it? If you are feeding it, then what's the problem? until you get enough meat on his skinny carcas he isn't worth the effort to SKIN AND FRICASEE > Last week when we were in the garden a small kitten jumped out of the > hedge. Im not sure how old it is but our friend down the street who works [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > old who they seem to ignore since its always crying and screaming all the > time). feed the kitten imediately, how else will it be worthy of slaughter for dinner? technically a cat with out a leash off the owner's property is considered a stray, and is able to be taken to a shelter. Most shelters have a 1 - 3 day waiting period before the cats are put up for adoption. If the owner doesn't come looking for it before then, Id consider it abandoned. http://www.ottawahumane.ca/stray.html > Last week when we were in the garden a small kitten jumped out of the hedge. > Im not sure how old it is but our friend down the street who works in a [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > dont seem to give a **** about it, (heck they have a baby about 2 years old > who they seem to ignore since its always crying and screaming all the time). > technically a cat with out a leash off the owner's property is considered > a [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >> who they seem to ignore since its always crying and screaming all the > time). or be shot as vermin, or tortured by cultists. Is the kitten still in your house? If so. Keep it. Don't say sh.t about it. It came on your property.Take it to the vets & if you can get a microchip inplant put in it. Once that's done the neighbors can't do diddly squat & probably won't anyway. Too bad you don't know anyone that finds homes for animals. See I know someone who finds good homes for dogs & cats. please take the kitten in, feed it. If you can't keep it, find someone who can. And report your neighbors to animal control. They are vile. LT > please take the kitten in, feed it. If you can't > keep it, find someone who can. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > LT lure it in like the witch like in that ginger bread house story, then take the machete to it.
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