Cat Dispute
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What false pretences, exactly? The OP's already stated that he believes the cat was starving, and wouldn't have survived if he'd not stepped in.
The vet did not say the cat was going to die of malnutrition.
As such claiming he did to try and get money for vets bills would be false pretences.
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These are the main issues, the woman put in zero effort into finding her lost cat, to me that suggests she's a bad owner and keep the cat and tell her to smeg off basically.
The cat though, after running out, wouldn't necessarily know which house was "his" just by walking up and down the gardens at the back(assuming it can). So its definately possible for them to have let the cat out and he got away and couldn't find his way back. But in all that time she hasn't asked if anyones seen it so it simply sounds like she didn't care... till now.
I expect it is hers, but meh, mistreat a cat, or kid, they should be taken away from you.
Your garden being a cat garden already so maybe it felt safe and like other cats can hang out safely here so it could and stayed.
Its a hard call though, what would have happened if the reverse situation happened, you lost your cat, someone else took them in, fed them, then you found the cat again.
I think the key issue though is she's made zero attempt to find the cat in the meantime, keep the cat, take it to the vets, find out about the balls(as it might not be her cat), and just lie to the owner saying he's still got them, go away.
The cat though, after running out, wouldn't necessarily know which house was "his" just by walking up and down the gardens at the back(assuming it can). So its definately possible for them to have let the cat out and he got away and couldn't find his way back. But in all that time she hasn't asked if anyones seen it so it simply sounds like she didn't care... till now.
I expect it is hers, but meh, mistreat a cat, or kid, they should be taken away from you.
Your garden being a cat garden already so maybe it felt safe and like other cats can hang out safely here so it could and stayed.
Its a hard call though, what would have happened if the reverse situation happened, you lost your cat, someone else took them in, fed them, then you found the cat again.
I think the key issue though is she's made zero attempt to find the cat in the meantime, keep the cat, take it to the vets, find out about the balls(as it might not be her cat), and just lie to the owner saying he's still got them, go away.
But if it is actually her cat that is pretty immaterial.
No, but you do encourage it to do so. Cats are not the most loyal of creatures so anyone willing to feed it generally gets its attention.
To be honest you don't really know that the owner didn't lift a finger, you just didn't see any evidence of it. You also don't know what the cat was like previously. It might have been the sort of cat that normally wandered off for a week or two but always returned before.
If it is the woman's cat then I don't see what the dispute is, taking it while knowing it belongs to someone else is stealing it.
its her cat at the end of the day.
I have had cats that came into my house when i lured them with a free meal, Fat and skinny collarless cats i never claimed to own one... i think you should just buy or get a cheap kitten or a a sanctuary cat if you want one.
Only real way to solve this is to cut the cat in half with a band saw.
I have had cats that came into my house when i lured them with a free meal, Fat and skinny collarless cats i never claimed to own one... i think you should just buy or get a cheap kitten or a a sanctuary cat if you want one.
Only real way to solve this is to cut the cat in half with a band saw.
i don't put collars on my 2 cats as they can be dangerous for catching on things when cats are doing cat stuff outside
Although our cat is chipped we still use a collar and tag, but we use the collars that snap open if much pressure is put on them. They seem a good compromise, the only issue of course is that the cat loses one every few months, but I'd rather that than find the cat hanging from it somewhere.
Not sure about this one, sounds like you're keeping him in the house? Maybe not.
There is no way you can know that.
I don't know, but I didn't say that either. My point was even if she is lying you really don't have a leg to stand on with the whole "it's my cat" thing.
I'm ok thanks.
Urm, yes there is. The cat was literally skin and bones. He was running into the house and stealing our other cat's food before we stopped him. It was clear that he wasn't eating anywhere else as he never left the back garden. The weather was already turning nasty and the cat was constantly cold. He really would not have lasted another two weeks. We waited for a long time before eventually letting him in and that's purely because he didn't go away.
And no, you're not okay. You're a tit.
Immaterial, yes. But it is quite crucial to the situation as a whole.
I'm sure your wife encourages you to come home with cooked food. Doesn't mean she's forcing you does it? That's a pretty poor argument really.
Rubbish. The road is heavily built up and there's five grown adults from this house constantly coming and going. There was no effort on her part. Nor had any of my neighbours heard anything from anyone. She did nothing.
I beg to differ. She only wants it back because someone else is in the picture.
We're not keeping the cat inside at the moment either; he's coming and going as he pleases, We've left the 'new' collar on too, but he still never ventures far and always comes back.
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I didn't mean do it just to try and get some money out of it. I meant try it to see if she's really as serious as she says she is regarding the cat.
She might just be trying it on to get a free cat.
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The Cat thinks hes got it in the Bag, 2 houses to goto for sleep and have food.
Pick the cat up put them in your car then just drop them off down the A419.
Let him find his home then
Pick the cat up put them in your car then just drop them off down the A419.
Let him find his home then
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Who pays for a cat anyway? You can get cats for free from all over the place.
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Sounds like you acquired someone else's cat and they now want it back. Not much you can do really. You admit you didn't buy the cat so it must belong to someone, and I think you've just found out who.
Unfortunately I think this is the situation. You did a decent thing and got burned for it.
