Took a stray cat in
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why would they let out a cat this time which could get ran over?, to me thats bad ownership right there, i have probably saved this cats life, after eating its stuff it seems really happy and wont stop puring around me, licking my arm to ..i think ive made the right choice
Just to say, its not bad ownership if cats are out early in the morning. My cats ask me if they can go outside at half 6 in the morning, if they wanted to stay in they could. The cat flap is locked from about 7pm until 6:30 - 6:45 in the morning but if you ask me it would be cruel to keep them in if they want to go out.
Cats by nature are active early in the morning and at dusk.
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If hes small he's likely a youngster or kitten and has escaped/gotten lost. Take him to the vet and find out if he's chipped. If that fails then put a notice in local shop window, etc. Poor wee chap.
My Snoopy wont wear a collar, she is chipped though
However that is no good if she decides to flounce off for a few days and the person who comes across her don't think to take her to the Vets to check for a chip...
Take your new kitty friend to the RSPCA/ PDSA/ Cats Protection who ever is the local animal charity and ask them to check for a chip
Unlike what someone said on this tread, they wont just put her/him down...how ludicrous
If he/she isn't chipped then take her/him back home and pop some cards up in any local shops around your house and where you found the kitty. If he/she does have a family then someone will be looking for her/him.
Then if no one comes forward in...say a month...then she/he is yours
However that is no good if she decides to flounce off for a few days and the person who comes across her don't think to take her to the Vets to check for a chip...
Take your new kitty friend to the RSPCA/ PDSA/ Cats Protection who ever is the local animal charity and ask them to check for a chip
Unlike what someone said on this tread, they wont just put her/him down...how ludicrous
If he/she isn't chipped then take her/him back home and pop some cards up in any local shops around your house and where you found the kitty. If he/she does have a family then someone will be looking for her/him.
Then if no one comes forward in...say a month...then she/he is yours
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Exactly, many won't understand but it can be gut wrenching losing a pet, especially the first few days.
Knowing what that feels like, I could never be contempt taking in a stray, assuming ownership and doing nothing to find out of it was actually lost.
If I was a millionaire I'd happily pay for an public service advert explaining how chipped cats can be returned to their owners if you get them scanned. The fact is, pretty much no non-pet owners know this and even a lot of cat owners don't. There's a lot of ignorance and naivety when it comes to chips out there, a non-pet owning mate of mine for example couldn't understand if my cat was chipped how we couldn't 'track' it when it went missing, as if a the microchip acts a GPS receiver (you can of course get GPS and radio trackers on collars though, we now have the latter. Sadly the GPS ones are massive and look silly).
Knowing what that feels like, I could never be contempt taking in a stray, assuming ownership and doing nothing to find out of it was actually lost.
If I was a millionaire I'd happily pay for an public service advert explaining how chipped cats can be returned to their owners if you get them scanned. The fact is, pretty much no non-pet owners know this and even a lot of cat owners don't. There's a lot of ignorance and naivety when it comes to chips out there, a non-pet owning mate of mine for example couldn't understand if my cat was chipped how we couldn't 'track' it when it went missing, as if a the microchip acts a GPS receiver (you can of course get GPS and radio trackers on collars though, we now have the latter. Sadly the GPS ones are massive and look silly).
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why would they let out a cat this time which could get ran over?, to me thats bad ownership right there, i have probably saved this cats life, after eating its stuff it seems really happy and wont stop puring around me
Seriously?
Get it scanned.
People often don't choose when they 'let there cats out'. Cats are animals that are by nature, very self-dependent, it is one of the reasons people like them. You don't need to take them for walks like dogs.
Most people will have a catflap which the cat can get in and out of in its own times. Cats are by nature actually nocturnal (well crepuscular - Dawn and Dusk), so they tend to be out at all sorts of times, and early morning wouldn't surprise me.
Cats, as with any animal, will go to the source of food/attention. If a cat is frequently around a specific location (as seems to be the case here) it is probably because it has learnt that it can get some attention there, or it's just part of its normal territory.
This is why if I had a cat, I'd never let it out without a collar. I know it's a 'safety' thing, but people who have never had animals, seem to have no idea. Take it to a vet, and get it scanned for a chip. How would you feel if in a year or twos time the cat you've now taken in is found by someone else, presumed to be a stray, and taken in by them? Pretty sad I'm guessing. Get it scanned. If you want a cat, go down to the local shelter where there will be plenty quite needing and wanting of a new home.
It also seems like you don't have much knowledge about owning cats, with regards to diets, territory and other factors. I recommend you at least get it to the vets to have it checked out, especially as it may have special dietary needs, and whilst there you might be able to find some more information about looking after cats.
For anyone asking about cats and Lactose - http://pets.webmd.com/cats/guide/cats-and-dairy-get-the-facts
PLEASE. Just take it to be scanned. Someone might be very much missing that cat, and there's no way they've shown 'poor ownership' from what you've said.
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Trix your cat is called Snoopy, thats adorable
Our cat goes out whenever she pleases, comes in at 3am crying the odds \; *
Doesnt she know i've got work in a few hours!
*need new catflap
Yeap, "Snoop Pu$$y Cat" (like the rapper). Me and my OH were in the car after going to meet her for the first time trying to think of a name and 'Drop it like its Hot' came on the radio
She now gets referred to as 'puppy-cat' by the OH now though, cause she will gladly follow me around the house and the streets if she see's me leaving the house, unless I tell her to stay
Where is the Op?? I want an update on his kitty friend and if they have taken it (hate calling a cat 'it') checked for a chip yet!
As so many others have already said, please please take him to be scanned to see if he already has a family, who may be missing him terribly. That warm fuzzy feeling you have when he comes and nuzzles your chin or licks your arm after you've fed him... that's what his actual family are missing right now and wondering if he's been run over or what...
If it turns out that he has no chip, then put up a couple of posters in the area, and if no-one claims him, then by all means, let him live with you and be your cat. At the moment it sounds like you've basically just stolen a cat and are now justifying it to yourself by imagining his real family to be irresponsible and unworthy of keeping him!
If it turns out that he has no chip, then put up a couple of posters in the area, and if no-one claims him, then by all means, let him live with you and be your cat. At the moment it sounds like you've basically just stolen a cat and are now justifying it to yourself by imagining his real family to be irresponsible and unworthy of keeping him!
I just wrote my post above calling the cat "it" and then had to go through it and change all the pronouns to "him", "his", "he" etc because as you say, "it" is just wrong!
I just wrote my post above calling the cat "it" and then had to go through it and change all the pronouns to "him", "his", "he" etc because as you say, "it" is just wrong!
Thank you for your attempt to psycho-analyse me but I believe you may be slightly mistaken by your assumptions.
Why else would you own a pet, than for the joy of owning a pet? To love it and to be loved by it. I'm interested to know why you own a pet if for something other than that? I have owned many pets, mainly dogs, but also rats, rabbits, hamsters, turtles, etc (and one cat).
Of course dogs will accept food from anyone. The dog is usually very loyal to their owner though and will display signs of distress when separated from them. A cat on the other hand will quickly move on. I know this digresses the conversation into a cat vs dog thread but in my experience I really dislike cats and often find many cat owners have some unhealthy obsession with them and their evil tendencies ("Aw look tiddles has brought me a headless mouse to tell me he loves me"). The fact my grandparents foster over 30 cats doesn't help matters.
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Why can't someone love their cat?
Besides, as someone who has owned many cats I can say they do certainly show affection for their owners.
It seems like you're getting your ideas from the stereotypical cats vs dogs arguments from than from reality.
OK but why do you want to see your animal in distress? Your argument is basically "I don't like cats because they aren't visibly upset when I'm not around" which is exactly why I posted what I did about that saying more about you than it does about cats.
And yet you prefer a needy animal, isn't that just as 'sad' (btw I don't think owning any pet and loving it sad but just following your logic on cat owners). As for their hunting skills, my mate takes his dogs rabbiting over some fields. Another dog owner at work found it funny that his Jack Russell killed a cat and how many children and adults have been killed or maimed by dogs? Dogs are not vegetarians you know.
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a lovely single rich woman could be missing a cat. Then you could take it over to her place and she could invite you in for tea. Then you could get it on all night with her...
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As said, take it to the vets for a scan. If you don't, then you're an idiot.
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Make it happen men. The vet could also be a hot women in nurse dress who my invite you for a lovely cake after work so you can explain to her why you love pussy so much.
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Go see a shrink, you clearly have issues. Do it for all our sakes.
I've seen a dog kill a rabbit, and knew of another that killed a deer.
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