So glad its owner found the kitten. In the last 18 months i have found 1 kitten about 5wks old, 1 18 month old cat maisey moo who was dumped at the local park, another that was brought too me 2 weks later by the school and finaly a 6 wk old kitten that had a broken leg was brought too me in a small carrier it was found on a farm. I am no way a rescue but everbody know i am a animal lover. All the cats that have been brought too me are still here and staying. I did all that i could too find there owners and by the time the rescues had places i had fallen in love with them. I am waiting to become a kitten fosterer shortly with my local CPL shortly as well. I am realy know as the mad cat lady of the villiage as well. I realy think OP you are a caring person as well.
Would i be right to claim this kitten
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Originally Posted by robertshere:
“Thank you for the suggestions everybody it is a fine line between doing what seems to be the best thing for the cat and stepping on the owners toes as it is i have spoken to the owner who i saw walking past my house carrying the cat earlier she was very relived as she hadnt seen it for three days and its not the first time it had wandered off.
i strongly suggested she needs to get a collar with some id on.”
“Thank you for the suggestions everybody it is a fine line between doing what seems to be the best thing for the cat and stepping on the owners toes as it is i have spoken to the owner who i saw walking past my house carrying the cat earlier she was very relived as she hadnt seen it for three days and its not the first time it had wandered off.
i strongly suggested she needs to get a collar with some id on.”
At least you now know 'the story' and the kitten does have an owner.
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“Alls well that ends well i suppose i just hope it gets streetwise before it gets hurt.”
“Alls well that ends well i suppose i just hope it gets streetwise before it gets hurt.”
but not sure it is a happy ending. I hope it does get streetwise, but all too often they don't. Thanks for letting us know - I hope the kitty does well.
Originally Posted by robertshere:
“Thank you for the suggestions everybody it is a fine line between doing what seems to be the best thing for the cat and stepping on the owners toes as it is i have spoken to the owner who i saw walking past my house carrying the cat earlier she was very relived as she hadnt seen it for three days and its not the first time it had wandered off.
i strongly suggested she needs to get a collar with some id on.
Alls well that ends well i suppose i just hope it gets streetwise before it gets hurt.”
“Thank you for the suggestions everybody it is a fine line between doing what seems to be the best thing for the cat and stepping on the owners toes as it is i have spoken to the owner who i saw walking past my house carrying the cat earlier she was very relived as she hadnt seen it for three days and its not the first time it had wandered off.
i strongly suggested she needs to get a collar with some id on.
Alls well that ends well i suppose i just hope it gets streetwise before it gets hurt.”
There are some cats that are like Houdini - they just won't stay put. We adopted a stray kitten, but every time he was let out he'd just wander off, and we'd get a phone call from someone a mile away to say he'd moved in. One day he didn't come back, and there was no phone call - until 2 months later, from a vet, to say he'd been hit by a car and we were responsible for over £400 worth of vet's bills! We would have taken him back, but sadly he was too badly injured and had to be put down. I'm only telling the story to illustrate that it's not always the owner's fault - some cats are just wanderers and you can't get it out of them.
Originally Posted by Lippincote:
“but not sure it is a happy ending. I hope it does get streetwise, but all too often they don't. Thanks for letting us know - I hope the kitty does well.”
“but not sure it is a happy ending. I hope it does get streetwise, but all too often they don't. Thanks for letting us know - I hope the kitty does well.”
Originally Posted by susie-4964:
“There are some cats that are like Houdini - they just won't stay put. We adopted a stray kitten, but every time he was let out he'd just wander off, and we'd get a phone call from someone a mile away to say he'd moved in. One day he didn't come back, and there was no phone call - until 2 months later, from a vet, to say he'd been hit by a car and we were responsible for over £400 worth of vet's bills! We would have taken him back, but sadly he was too badly injured and had to be put down. I'm only telling the story to illustrate that it's not always the owner's fault - some cats are just wanderers and you can't get it out of them.”
“There are some cats that are like Houdini - they just won't stay put. We adopted a stray kitten, but every time he was let out he'd just wander off, and we'd get a phone call from someone a mile away to say he'd moved in. One day he didn't come back, and there was no phone call - until 2 months later, from a vet, to say he'd been hit by a car and we were responsible for over £400 worth of vet's bills! We would have taken him back, but sadly he was too badly injured and had to be put down. I'm only telling the story to illustrate that it's not always the owner's fault - some cats are just wanderers and you can't get it out of them.”
lippincote no its still a bit of a worry that it will do the same thing again but the owner was as worried about it wandering off as i was so im sure she will try and keep an eye on it.
il be watching out for it now i know where it lives the things so bold for such a young cat maybe it will get a bit of a scare from some of the local moggies for invading territories and settle down a bit.
susie yes thats the thing some cats are just natural roamers almost semi wild and theres not a lot you can do about it my parents have a ginger tom and talk about using the place as a hotel! during the summer months its not unusual for it not to come home for 3-4 days
Originally Posted by abarthman:
“So what?
If it gets squished, it'll serve the owners right for neglecting it and then they'll incur the cost of buying a new one.
And the next one will probably be neglected and get squished, too.
And so on and so on until they get fed up replacing them.
If you poke your nose into other people's business, don't come crying back here if you get a slap.”
“So what?
If it gets squished, it'll serve the owners right for neglecting it and then they'll incur the cost of buying a new one.
And the next one will probably be neglected and get squished, too.
And so on and so on until they get fed up replacing them.
If you poke your nose into other people's business, don't come crying back here if you get a slap.”
Originally Posted by abarthman:
“No need for the insult, but it is your right to ignore who you want.
Just don't come crying when you get a slap for interfering in someone else's business.
It's not your cat, so leave it alone.”
“No need for the insult, but it is your right to ignore who you want.
Just don't come crying when you get a slap for interfering in someone else's business.
It's not your cat, so leave it alone.”
Originally Posted by abarthman:
“You are both completely wrong.
I am an animal lover, but I am realistic enough to know that I can't save every neglected animal that I see.
If the OP was to intervene and tell the owner of this kitten that they are not looking after it properly, do you think that's going to go down well?
I accept that bad people own animals and neglect them, and there's usually not a great deal that I can do about it.”
“You are both completely wrong.
I am an animal lover, but I am realistic enough to know that I can't save every neglected animal that I see.
If the OP was to intervene and tell the owner of this kitten that they are not looking after it properly, do you think that's going to go down well?
I accept that bad people own animals and neglect them, and there's usually not a great deal that I can do about it.”
I'm sorry, I know the issue is resolved to an extent but I had to comment. These comments were by no means helpful, and the OP was, to all intents and purposes not 'poking their nose in'. And no one deserves a 'slap' for being concerned about an animal. And if you are an animal lover, your 'advice' about slaps and crying (mentioned twice) are not useful, supportive or indeed, relevant.
Sorry if I got caught out by a troll but in this instance, I couldn't resist.
Originally Posted by Poblet:
“I'm sorry, I know the issue is resolved to an extent but I had to comment.”
“I'm sorry, I know the issue is resolved to an extent but I had to comment.”
No, you didn't.
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