I normally find you a very reasonable and rational poster Hugh J, but when it comes to cats your level of hatred is concerning. You hate cats but seem to pop us on every cat thread going to tell us all how much you hate cats :eek:
I love you too Rainbowgirl. Xxxx
But why are you concerned by my dislike of cats? If you're an avid reader of my cat-related comments, you may have seen that I've been into the reasons why I'm not a fan before. You may also have seen that many people who love cats (yourself included) usually pop up to defend any criticism of them, so I'm far from unique in commenting on the subject when it comes up.
Some people hate cats. It's just a fact of life and nothing to be concerned about.
Of course I wouldn't - I was only saying I 'feel like' kicking it when it's running circles around the front of your legs and won't let you walk properly - it's frustrating when it won't stop and it feels intrusive. The other comments were just jokes, although not that amusing to cat lovers I guess.
After reading all the responses here, especially about the cat's age in human years, it has made me feel a little bit sorry for it in a way.....
I stopped off at the shop on the way home from work this morning and bought her some food, as it's run out (the owner should have left enough before going on holiday) as the other girl here was clearly not gonna feed it, and I'm not sure if she has at all in the last week to be honest - i've been doing it.
I agree that the original owners should have took the cat with them instead of leaving it with the daughter, and it is poor planning on the daughters part to leave the responsibility of the cat care with two people who are not even fond of it, although the other girl has lived here for a few years, before the parents moved away, so is a familiar face for the cat at least.
As I type this the cat is now howling outside of my room after just being provided with food and drink - what does it want???
You say the owner is away, then you say its insinuated you should clean the cat litter tray, was that before she went away? produce a bill for food when the owner gets back.
All this overly twee 'the cat owns you' stuff is a load of crap. If that's the case it can clean it's own litter tray, buy it's own food and take itself to the vets, right? No!
Cat litter should get rid of the smell? I can assure you it doesn't, especially when this vile creature has just mashed out a supersize turd - the smell fills the whole house.
It's a small house, there is nowhere else for it to go....
Hilarious This is why I'm a dog person, the thought of a cat taking a dump in the kitchen is just :eek::eek:
If the cat bothers you so much I would move on to be honest.
OP, is anyone cleaning the litter tray at the moment or is the poo and wee just building up? I'm not surprised it's smelling if it hasn't been changed.
When is the daughter back? Can you do as someone else suggested and contact the parents? I agree that it shouldn't be your responsibility to buy food for the cat and I would be giving the girl my receipts when she came back but unfortunately someone needs to temporarily look after the poor cat.
It shouldn't require too much effort on your part - a quick scoop out of the tray / adding fresh litter (I manage to do this all in the short time I can hold my breath for if there is a fresh poo in the tray ) and a top up of food. If you're concerned about the litter tray being in the kitchen, move it into the daughters room like another poster mentioned. Just make sure the cat knows it is there and has access to the room.
Place said cat toilet in the landlords' daughter's bedroom. It's not right that it should be in a shared part of the house, especially a kitchen (never understood that one).
I take it you know of the site "Spare Room" Jay? It states whether there are pets in the house.
I don't understand why it's ok for a cat to dump in the house when no one in their right mind would allow it from a dog! If a cat can learn to use a litter tray in the house, can it not then be placed outside the back door? The only acceptable place in a house for me would be in the downstairs loo, but you say it's a small property so I dare say there isn't one. On second thoughts, a cat litter tray is unacceptable to me anywhere in a house, just as my dog pooing indoors.
I never knew how bad cat poo smelled until I moved here and started to mow the front grass. It took many dog poo bags to clear it all up. I'm now the mad woman who on hearing the gravel disturbed, claps her hands and makes loud hissing noises, and it's working.
I met up with a couple of people this morning who are neighbours to one another and they have eight cats between them. Why?
I wonder Jay, seeing how well you get on in the house, whether the elderly cat might go back to its owner rather than you leave? Good housemates are hard to find so talk to them first.
I'm out of this thread for a while as the smell in the morning description is too graphic for me to enjoy fish finger sandwiches.
The only acceptable place in a house for me would be in the downstairs loo, but you say it's a small property so I dare say there isn't one. On second thoughts, a cat litter tray is unacceptable to me anywhere in a house, just as my dog pooing indoors.
Due to your indoor toilet aversion, I presume that you yourself use an outdoor loo, or the garden;).
If I lived anywhere near Herts, I'd seriously offer this cat a home. Reading this thread is very upsetting. Poor little thing.
Please do consider getting her a hooded litter tray, and a couple of catnip toys. Give her a scratch round the ears and a few words of comfort once in a while, even if you don't feel like it. She's lonely and unhappy. She'll likely be less vocal if you let her cuddle up for a sleep, on a cushion in your room when you're home too. (I know, why should you? Maybe consider it doing a good deed, to make the last little bit of her life a bit nicer?)
And leaving a radio on in the background when nobody else is at home is a good idea. We've always done that for the pets in my family.
For God's sake it was the cat's home before the OP's. The owner of said cat obviously doesn't want the cat to use the litter tray outside other wise they would have placed it there. The cat is 17 (bloody old for a cat) and in a routine, messing about with that routine is likely to result in little gifts left in the house which is worse than having a litter tray I can tell you, it will also stress the cat out and result in the cat peeing everywhere. The litter tray no doubt has not been changed since the daughter went away(the fuss the OP is making about feeding the cat leads me to believe he hasn't bothered to change it as it is not his responsibility) and will obviously smell. When you sh*t it smells, your food smells.
It's a cat and not the devil in disguise, changing a litter tray will not kill you, stroking a cat will not kill you, being nice to the cat is not going to kill you. Grow up OP, you obviously knew the cat would be there when you moved and didn't have a problem with it. Oh and giving the owner an ultimatum is likely to result in you being told to find somewhere else to live.
If I lived anywhere near Herts, I'd seriously offer this cat a home. Reading this thread is very upsetting. Poor little thing.
Please do consider getting her a hooded litter tray, and a couple of catnip toys. Give her a scratch round the ears and a few words of comfort once in a while, even if you don't feel like it. She's lonely and unhappy. She'll likely be less vocal if you let her cuddle up for a sleep, on a cushion in your room when you're home too. (I know, why should you? Maybe consider it doing a good deed, to make the last little bit of her life a bit nicer?)
And leaving a radio on in the background when nobody else is at home is a good idea. We've always done that for the pets in my family.
The owner of said cat obviously doesn't want the cat to use the litter tray outside other wise they would have placed it there.
The owner of said cat also obviously doesn't give much of a shite about the welfare of the cat, or she would have ensured the cat would be properly cared for while she was away, as well as ensuring there was enough food in the house for the cat to be fed.
Caring for the cat is not the OP's responsibility.
Hilarious This is why I'm a dog person, the thought of a cat taking a dump in the kitchen is just :eek::eek:
(My family once looked after a dog while its owners were on holiday. It dumped right in the middle of our living room carpet.)
So, where does your dog go; in your garden, or do you have to go to the trouble of talking it for a 'walk' a couple of times a day, and be obliged to take care of the mess (which, from what I've seen, can sometimes do with a shovel, a bucket, and a high-pressure hose to clean up).
Having a mere litter tray (which need not be in the kitchen) will seem quite civilised in comparison!
Due to your indoor toilet aversion, I presume that you yourself use an outdoor loo, or the garden;).
I use the downstairs loo to spend a penny and wash my hands, otherwise I use an upstairs loo for other matters. That to me is good manners not to stink the ground floor out. The cat shouldn't stink the house out either. My dog certainly doesn't. He poops outside and I pick up as soon as I spot it, just as I do the same on walks.
I've always felt that pets and children should never encroach on those who don't like them. I like both, but not all do and I respect that.
(My family once looked after a dog while its owners were on holiday. It dumped right in the middle of our living room carpet.)
So, where does your dog go; in your garden, or do you have to go to the trouble of talking it for a 'walk' a couple of times a day, and be obliged to take care of the mess (which, from what I've seen, can sometimes do with a shovel, a bucket, and a high-pressure hose to clean up).
Having a mere litter tray (which need not be in the kitchen) will seem quite civilised in comparison!
Well our dogs dont go on the living room carpet They go in the garden and whilst out walking, which by the way is no trouble at all, its one benefits of owning a dog, all that lovely walking in the fresh air.
All we need is poo bags to clear the mess, no specialist equipment required - very simple to use and biodegradable to boot.
Having cat shit anywhere in my house does not seem quite civilised by comparison - it seems rank :eek:
The owner of said cat also obviously doesn't give much of a shite about the welfare of the cat, or she would have ensured the cat would be properly cared for while she was away, as well as ensuring there was enough food in the house for the cat to be fed.
Caring for the cat is not the OP's responsibility.
People have to take responsibility if they want to live in hygienic surroundings, though. If you were sharing a filthy place with other people who refused to clean, what would you do - live in filth or bite the bullet and clean the place? I know what I'd do.
At the end of the day, unless specifically stated so in the tenancy agreement, the OP has no responsibility towards the cat and the cat has no "right" to live there - its an animal not a person FFS. At the moment it is an abandoned animal.
The OP would be within his/her rights to kick it out of the door or more humanely take it to the nearest animal sanctuary, who will assess the cat and decide whether it should be put to sleep - which at that age it probably will be - or rehomed. The cat should think itself lucky the solution does not involve a bin bag, a couple of bricks and the local canal.
If I lived anywhere near Herts, I'd seriously offer this cat a home. Reading this thread is very upsetting. Poor little thing.
Please do consider getting her a hooded litter tray, and a couple of catnip toys. Give her a scratch round the ears and a few words of comfort once in a while, even if you don't feel like it. She's lonely and unhappy. She'll likely be less vocal if you let her cuddle up for a sleep, on a cushion in your room when you're home too. (I know, why should you? Maybe consider it doing a good deed, to make the last little bit of her life a bit nicer?)
And leaving a radio on in the background when nobody else is at home is a good idea. We've always done that for the pets in my family.
Why the hell should he? its NOT HIS CAT!!!
Surely you should be telling the owner to look after their own cat properly rather than allowing some stranger to deal with it.
People have to take responsibility if they want to live in hygienic surroundings, though. If you were sharing a filthy place with other people who refused to clean, what would you do - live in filth or bite the bullet and clean the place? I know what I'd do.
Neither. I'd move out. Which is what I've previously advised the OP to do and, by the sounds of it, what he'll have to do.
The owner of said cat also obviously doesn't give much of a shite about the welfare of the cat, or she would have ensured the cat would be properly cared for while she was away, as well as ensuring there was enough food in the house for the cat to be fed.
Caring for the cat is not the OP's responsibility.
Shocking. Would you have bought food for the cat like the OP has, or just let it starve because it's not your responsibility?
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I love you too Rainbowgirl. Xxxx
But why are you concerned by my dislike of cats? If you're an avid reader of my cat-related comments, you may have seen that I've been into the reasons why I'm not a fan before. You may also have seen that many people who love cats (yourself included) usually pop up to defend any criticism of them, so I'm far from unique in commenting on the subject when it comes up.
Some people hate cats. It's just a fact of life and nothing to be concerned about.
You say the owner is away, then you say its insinuated you should clean the cat litter tray, was that before she went away? produce a bill for food when the owner gets back.
Well said.
Hilarious
If the cat bothers you so much I would move on to be honest.
Apologise that you weren't aware that there was a cat or the litter tray and leave.
When is the daughter back? Can you do as someone else suggested and contact the parents? I agree that it shouldn't be your responsibility to buy food for the cat and I would be giving the girl my receipts when she came back but unfortunately someone needs to temporarily look after the poor cat.
It shouldn't require too much effort on your part - a quick scoop out of the tray / adding fresh litter (I manage to do this all in the short time I can hold my breath for if there is a fresh poo in the tray
I don't understand why it's ok for a cat to dump in the house when no one in their right mind would allow it from a dog! If a cat can learn to use a litter tray in the house, can it not then be placed outside the back door? The only acceptable place in a house for me would be in the downstairs loo, but you say it's a small property so I dare say there isn't one. On second thoughts, a cat litter tray is unacceptable to me anywhere in a house, just as my dog pooing indoors.
I never knew how bad cat poo smelled until I moved here and started to mow the front grass. It took many dog poo bags to clear it all up. I'm now the mad woman who on hearing the gravel disturbed, claps her hands and makes loud hissing noises, and it's working.
I met up with a couple of people this morning who are neighbours to one another and they have eight cats between them. Why?
I wonder Jay, seeing how well you get on in the house, whether the elderly cat might go back to its owner rather than you leave? Good housemates are hard to find so talk to them first.
I'm out of this thread for a while as the smell in the morning description is too graphic for me to enjoy fish finger sandwiches.
Due to your indoor toilet aversion, I presume that you yourself use an outdoor loo, or the garden;).
:eek: do you use a litter tray instead of an actual flushing toilet? :eek:
Indeed
Please do consider getting her a hooded litter tray, and a couple of catnip toys. Give her a scratch round the ears and a few words of comfort once in a while, even if you don't feel like it. She's lonely and unhappy. She'll likely be less vocal if you let her cuddle up for a sleep, on a cushion in your room when you're home too. (I know, why should you? Maybe consider it doing a good deed, to make the last little bit of her life a bit nicer?)
And leaving a radio on in the background when nobody else is at home is a good idea. We've always done that for the pets in my family.
It's a cat and not the devil in disguise, changing a litter tray will not kill you, stroking a cat will not kill you, being nice to the cat is not going to kill you. Grow up OP, you obviously knew the cat would be there when you moved and didn't have a problem with it. Oh and giving the owner an ultimatum is likely to result in you being told to find somewhere else to live.
I know
The owner of said cat also obviously doesn't give much of a shite about the welfare of the cat, or she would have ensured the cat would be properly cared for while she was away, as well as ensuring there was enough food in the house for the cat to be fed.
Caring for the cat is not the OP's responsibility.
(My family once looked after a dog while its owners were on holiday. It dumped right in the middle of our living room carpet.)
So, where does your dog go; in your garden, or do you have to go to the trouble of talking it for a 'walk' a couple of times a day, and be obliged to take care of the mess (which, from what I've seen, can sometimes do with a shovel, a bucket, and a high-pressure hose to clean up).
Having a mere litter tray (which need not be in the kitchen) will seem quite civilised in comparison!
I've always felt that pets and children should never encroach on those who don't like them. I like both, but not all do and I respect that.
Well our dogs dont go on the living room carpet
All we need is poo bags to clear the mess, no specialist equipment required - very simple to use and biodegradable to boot.
Having cat shit anywhere in my house does not seem quite civilised by comparison - it seems rank :eek:
People have to take responsibility if they want to live in hygienic surroundings, though. If you were sharing a filthy place with other people who refused to clean, what would you do - live in filth or bite the bullet and clean the place? I know what I'd do.
At the end of the day, unless specifically stated so in the tenancy agreement, the OP has no responsibility towards the cat and the cat has no "right" to live there - its an animal not a person FFS. At the moment it is an abandoned animal.
The OP would be within his/her rights to kick it out of the door or more humanely take it to the nearest animal sanctuary, who will assess the cat and decide whether it should be put to sleep - which at that age it probably will be - or rehomed. The cat should think itself lucky the solution does not involve a bin bag, a couple of bricks and the local canal.
Why the hell should he? its NOT HIS CAT!!!
Surely you should be telling the owner to look after their own cat properly rather than allowing some stranger to deal with it.
Neither. I'd move out. Which is what I've previously advised the OP to do and, by the sounds of it, what he'll have to do.
Although you must have been aware that the cat was there when you moved in so why not have looked into moving somewhere without a pet?
Shocking. Would you have bought food for the cat like the OP has, or just let it starve because it's not your responsibility?