Help! Neighbour trying to steal my cat!!

Sazzyukrafc

What the...!!!!! Are these people crazy?! I'm really shocked that someone would openly try and lure someone elses cat to stay with them. It's not as though they think he's a stray, they KNOW he is yours.

At the end of the day, that cat is your property, you paid for him and they are stealing him from you.

Keep both cats in - don't let them out.

I would be livid if I found that had happened to one of my boys.

Sazzyukrafc

Oh just wanted to add about the cat being your property...I remember reading about someone who killed their neighbours cat...they were charged with criminal damage, as they damaged someone's property.

Obiously I don't mean about the killing part (!), but the cat is your property and they are stealing your property!

missbargain

Yes, that's the saddest thing, that the woman knows that the cat belongs to someone else, and still keeps locking it, feeding it, buttering it up etc.

And the fact that she had invited OP in the house (she could have just pretended that the cat wasn't there), shows that she wanted to show OP how much the cat loves it in there and how happy and loved he is.
I guess she was playing on OP's heartstrings, thinking, if OP sees how loved and comfortable the cat is, she will let me have him.

What was odd that the woman never offered (or we don't know that) to buy the cat from OP, regardles whether the offer would be accepted or not.
If I was in love with someone's cat in the similar situation, I would offer triple the price (and not eat for a week) just to get the cat.

Anyway, looking forward to hearing the resolution.

hm71_2

I have an elderly neighbour who was telling me what a beautiful cat I had etc... well I was getting worried about my baby as she wasn't eating at home, fussy little minx at the best of times but she would not eat- well saw elderly neighbour again who said " your cat eats well she loves salmon & steak" I was a little perturbed as I of course was concerned that she wasn't eating but who would when you have steak & salmon on the menu...I asked her very nicely not to continue or could hubby & I sit on the doorstep with our knife & fork & get steak & salmon as I had made an appointment at the vets as I was concerned about her not eating. The old dear hasn't fed her since but I easily could have lost my little one there. Hell I wanted to move in there if they eat that well!!!!

missbargain

Hehehe, this thread has produce some really funny and quirky stories

lostinrates

Kimberley wrote: »

A cat won't take food from a stranger for food if it was not hungry, I know mine wouldn't. My oldest Bengal will not allow anyone to pick him up other then who he knows in the home.

Kimberly, I'm not meaning to pick on you, I hope you don't mind me highlighting the bit above, I think that this is really an important point in this case. The thing is most Siamese WILL take food from anybody and let themslves be picked up or played with by people who approach them with due respect. We used to have musicians rehearsing in our flat in London (long story) and somtimes twenty strange noisy people with various instruments would turn up, most of whom the cats have never met, and they would be on laps, trying to strum basses, or tap cymbols, one even forced a trombonist to stop playing because she kept sticking her head into the bell of his trombone and he didn't want to deafen her. Our cats used to mingle with no nerves when we had large parties and now we don't have big parties they demand attention from anyone who comes near the house. Siamese are notoriously gregarious, and full belly or otherwise demand worship easily, from whoever. I don't know, but I understand orientals are the same, and although they are distinctive looking I would say its this extremely gregarious trait that is most distinctive to me about Siamese, really, food or no food the majority (I won't say all bcause I have known the odd nervous siamese, and there are always exceptions!), of Siamese could be lured with any food, or no food, the promise of attention and a game of fetch or chase the feather is enough.

While I agree to some extent that a cat is a cat is cat, some do have distinctive looks or personality traits, as I say, to me, the siamese's make it about as easily to lure as it is possible for a cat to be.

f1re_cr4cker

i would get a solicitor to write a letter- you have alreay tried being kind but firm and it hasnt worked has it. What if she starts keepin the cat indoors and not letting him out denying all knowledge that she has him. This needs to be firmly nipped in the bud. Most solicitors offer a free half hour appt and then one letter wont cost much to do.

foxxymynx

lostinrates wrote: »

Kimberly, I'm not meaning to pick on you, I hope you don't mind me highlighting the bit above, I think that this is really an important point in this case. The thing is most Siamese WILL take food from anybody and let themslves be picked up or played with by peopl who approach them with due respect. We used to have musicians rehearsing in our flat in London (long story) and somtimes twenty strange noisy people with various instruments would turn up, most of whom the cats have never met, and they would be on laps, trying to strum basses, or tap cymbols, one even forced a trombonist to stop playing because she kept sticking her head into the bell of his trombone and he didn't want to deafen her. Our cats used to mingle with no nerves when we had large parties and now we don't have big parties they demand attention from anyone who comes near the house. Siamese are notoriously gregarious, and full belly or otherwise demand worship easily, from whoever. I don't know, but I understand orientals are the same, and although they are distinctive looking I would say its this extremely gregarious trait that is most distinctive to me about Siamese, really, food or no food the majority (I won't say all bcause I have known the odd nervous siamese, and there are always exceptions!), of Siamese could be lured with any food, or no food, the promise of attention and a game of fetch or chase the feather is enough.

While I agree to some extent that a cat is a cat is cat, some do hav distinctive looks or personality traits, as I say, to me, the siamese's make it about as easily to lur as it is possibl for a cat to be.

My cats are the same. Usually they're curious and if they deide that they like someone, they demand their attention!

doodlehumlucysmum

hello,

sorry to hear about this what a nightmare.

on a positive note I USED to have a cat who would roam for a few days which turned into weeks. To be honest it got to the stage where I began to accept that he left me (my mum died at the time and my sister and children moved in) due to being unsettled or something.

It wasnt untill I was at my aunts house about 20 or so houses down the road when I was jobsmacked to see him sitting quite happy on a chair in the sun. I waslike 'THATS MY CAT!' and she said good take him home i've been trying to get rid of him for months! lol cats eh.

good luck with this

patchwork_cat

I breed Maine Coons and Ragdolls and a condition of sale is that the cats are not let out. I point out particularly to the prospective Raggie owners that they are very obviously pedigree and therefore liable to be stolen. I think you have fallen foul of this. You are, however, lucky, your cat wasn't nabbed to order and taken miles away.

I would be very surprised that your breeder doesn't also ask that the cats are not let out.

Have to laugh doodle - what are the chances of your cat picking your aunt's house. We had a similar cat when I was a kid who used to go three streets to my Grandma's house .I wonder if he had followed us once .