Post Code TW19 - cat living around a bus stop

Person_one

gettingready wrote: »

Read your own post from somewhere else quoted above and answer your own question.

I can't answer my own question, only you can.

Is there anything at all this owner could tell you that would make you think twice or have you completely made your mind up?

Frugalista

gettingready wrote: »

my friend has 4 dogs, 3 of them GS - in a small 2 bed flat.:(

gettingready wrote: »

Living creatures are not "property" - they need care.

So while this nutjob is out snatching other peoples pets her own animals are neglected, under exercised and cooped up in cramped conditions??

Froglet

So you want an explanation from it's owner as to why it is extremely thin, has matted fur and is left out in the cold 24/7.

IF and it's a big if,it's owner has been giving it vet treatment for,let's say kidney failure or thyroid problems which could explain why it is skinny,then surely,like all of us on here who care,that cat would be inside,in the warm.A thin cat has got no fat on it to keep itself warm.

So what explanation justifies it's current treatment?

No wonder animals are starved and beaten to death when some people on here would rather turn a blind eye.Thank God someone is trying to get it a better life,at their own expense. No one would go and kidnap a cat that looks so dirty and thin.They would go for a healthy,beautiful pedigree!!

Person_one

Frugalista wrote: »

So while this nutjob is out snatching other peoples pets her own animals are neglected, under exercised and cooped up in cramped conditions??

Erm, hang on a minute, I have two dogs in a one bedroom flat and they are in no way under-exercised!

Friend might be seriously over-zealous with a wannabe hero complex, but there's no reason to believe she's neglecting her own animals.

Person_one

Froglet wrote: »

So you want an explanation from it's owner as to why it is extremely thin, has matted fur and is left out in the cold 24/7.

IF and it's a big if,it's owner has been giving it vet treatment for,let's say kidney failure or thyroid problems which could explain why it is skinny,then surely,like all of us on here who care,that cat would be inside,in the warm.A thin cat has got no fat on it to keep itself warm.

So what explanation justifies it's current treatment?

Oh I don't know, maybe the cat has dementia like my elderly dog did at the end. Maybe there's a cat flap and he/she still loves to take themself in and out and potter around their old haunts? Maybe a skin condition makes grooming or being brushed painful. Maybe its thin because its very old and that's often what happens when animals (and humans) are very old? Maybe it eats every scrap its offered because its just greedy and has been all its life?

The point is, you don't just assume this stuff and whisk an animal away telling yourself you're doing a good deed. If no owner could be found, the right thing to do would be to get the cat scanned for a chip, advertised as lost and proceed from there. If there is an owner, as there seems to be here, you have to either talk to them or report your concerns to the RSPCA.

gettingready

Friend is in a temporary accomodation following a fire which destroyed her old flat in July and her dogs are definitely not neglected/under exercised. They have moved several times since July and the whole family is suffering - but stick together. The flat still have not been fixed and she can not move back in till it is. She was in a massive 2 level, 3 bed flat before the fire.

Very insulting comment I have to say.

Frugalista

gettingready wrote: »

She works full time with an hour travel each way to/frpom work

So when do they get their exercise and attention if she's out half the night checking up on other folks standard of care?

Person_one wrote: »

Erm, hang on a minute, I have two dogs in a one bedroom flat and they are in no way under-exercised!

Friend might be seriously over-zealous with a wannabe hero complex, but there's no reason to believe she's neglecting her own animals.

You have two small dogs - she has 4, 3 of which are GSD.

I have many friends who have dogs in flats - I don't have a problem with that at all. I was questioning the fact that she is working and commuting long hours and then patrolling the street late at night.

Frugalista

gettingready wrote: »

Very insulting comment I have to say.

You don't seem very bothered about insulting the owner of this cat though do you?

You are quite happy to come on here and accuse her of all sorts of neglect without knowing any facts at all - pot and kettle springs to mind.

iammumtoone

I would say if the cat has a caring owner will we find out. As the friend is going to ask if they want the cat and they do, any loving owner would then get worried (I no I would) and start to keep the cat in a least overnight (regardless if he wants to go out) to keep it safe from the person who has threatened to take it.

Therefore it the cat is seen about late tomorrow night, we can probably assume its owner doesn't care about it.

calicocat

No-one has stolen or kidnapped anything as yet. As posted the owner is going to be spoken to about it anyhow this evening.

If the owner doesn't give a monkeys about it then a new home should be found...and looks like one has been found which is great.

It is possible that the cat refuses to go inside but all the cats I have had over 35yrs want to be warm and comfy and would not sleep under a van or in amongst bricks given the choice. The puss does look in a sorry state and it's good that people want to find out any cause for this, and it could be long term neglect.

I agree on being wary of treatments though due to lack of knowing anything that may have been done before, so best left to the vet.

No doubt the vet would scan anyhow for a chip if an owner can not be found.