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Neighbour Left Cat Out all Weekend!! Grrr
My next door neighbour left her poor little cat outside while she went away fro bank holiday.
Being a nosey neighbour, I noticed her cat was meowing on saturday morning and I didnt think anything of it as she always meows until I realised by saturday evening that her car wasnt there and she hadnt been home.
Sunday morning the cat was still meowing and she still wasnt home.
I gave her some cat treats sunday evening and yesterday morning, and fed them to her on her doorstep so she didnt try to wander into my house for food. (I've had a cat go and live with a neighbour before because she was enticed with nice food! so I wouldnt do that to someone elses cat)
I am sooo angry with her for going away all bank holiday and locking her cat out. I run a pet sitting business whereby i feed cats at their homes whilst their owners are away. Should I tell my neighbour i fed her cat and give her my business card?, not to get her to use me, but just to give the message that you can't leave your cat outside for three days with no food.
Yes cats are much better at looking after themselves than dogs, and can be left alone - but thats not the point.
Why have a pet if you're going to kick it out when it suits you, when you fancy a bank holiday away for three days? Would you do that to your own child?
grrr I am so angry, I had to vent here. :mad:
Being a nosey neighbour, I noticed her cat was meowing on saturday morning and I didnt think anything of it as she always meows until I realised by saturday evening that her car wasnt there and she hadnt been home.
Sunday morning the cat was still meowing and she still wasnt home.
I gave her some cat treats sunday evening and yesterday morning, and fed them to her on her doorstep so she didnt try to wander into my house for food. (I've had a cat go and live with a neighbour before because she was enticed with nice food! so I wouldnt do that to someone elses cat)
I am sooo angry with her for going away all bank holiday and locking her cat out. I run a pet sitting business whereby i feed cats at their homes whilst their owners are away. Should I tell my neighbour i fed her cat and give her my business card?, not to get her to use me, but just to give the message that you can't leave your cat outside for three days with no food.
Yes cats are much better at looking after themselves than dogs, and can be left alone - but thats not the point.
Why have a pet if you're going to kick it out when it suits you, when you fancy a bank holiday away for three days? Would you do that to your own child?
grrr I am so angry, I had to vent here. :mad:
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Nope, there isnt a catflap and there wasnt any saucers left out the front or back of house. We're semi-detached to each other and can see into each others gardens clearly.
If I were you, I would present her with the card. If she's going to rely on you to feed her cat, then she should pay as everyone else does who uses your services.
My neighbour and I have hardly spoken in 6 years. She doesnt like me because I ask her child not to use my house as a goal post, and I dont speak to her because she doesnt give the time of day to any of the neighbours.
She probably isnt even aware of my services as I havent made signs for my car yet.
So I'm very sure she didnt expect me to do anything as we've hardly ever spoken.... which makes me feel terrible for that poor cat just pushed to the side while she goes away.
People like this shouldn't have pets! :mad:
It seems to me your neighbour needs educating and shouldn't really have a cat if she doesn't care about its welfare.
I always feel that if people can treat animals abysmally, how do they treat humans?
I'd entice her in with as much foor as you can cos obviously that little cat isnt being looked after properly...:(
Sorry Rant over;.:o
I feel for you Jolene, watching neglect is never easy. Sadly I've no advice though. If your neighbour is a "from hell" sort then any interference or discussion is going to be unwelcome.
I'd agree with this, report her. It makes me so angry when people mistreat their animals.
We leave our cats for a weekend occasionally but they have a catflap and always plenty of food and water. What is wrong with some people:mad:
Do you know for sure that she didn't get someone to come in and feed the cat at all, all weekend? Could you just have missed the person popping in to feed the cat and then letting the cat back out? Did you watch her house 24hrs a day all weekend or did you just assume that she had abandonned her cat because it was howling to be let in? I wouldn't go reporting her to the RSPCA without knowing for sure that the cat was left without food or water, you say you don't get on with the neighbour and to be honest reporting her when you don't know the whole story or whether the cat was even left alone without food will just make things worse.
When we go away our cat is left on her own all day from about 7am when someone gives her her breakfast and then they pop back at 7pm when they give her dinner. They then leave her until 7am the next day. Many people won't see the person popping round to feed her so could assume we had abannoned her when that isn't the case at all.
I think that's really sensible advice. I definitely wouldn't report the matter to the RSPCA without discussing it with the neighbour first. It's important to get the facts right and also important for neighbours to live together as harmoniously as possible.
I called round just to say I heard her crying so I gave her treats but that I gave them to her on her doorstep rather than inticing her. I gave my neighbour a pack of these treats as her cat liked them so much and said if she's stuck, I'm a cat sitter and will feed her cat and let her in and out as she pleases for half price
She was very embarrassed and I dont think she will do it again. She'd better not any way grrr
Just seen this thread. Thought your card ID was a brilliant subtle idea anyway. Now after your chat and obvious career discression, I dare she will do it again with no reason:)
Well done PET DEC!