Post Code TW19 - cat living around a bus stop

lisajane8482

Aww, loving the updates. You are all so wonderfully kind (including those who donated for the vet fees). I'm sure she'll be settled in no time.

meritaten

right - focus Meri!
Matts - my Nicki had horrendous matts - it took me over two weeks to sort them out. The vet wanted to shave him completely but I persuaded him to give me a week and reassess.
Nicki was happy to sit on my lap for half hour or more at a time while I gently used a wide steel comb and worked on a few matts at a time. starting at the tips of the fur I gently worked inwards - stopping if he winced or squeeked. and tried another matt. some were completely 'felted' and nothing could be done so I used an old fashioned gents razor blade to take them off as close to the matt as I could get. Its painstaking work and the cat has to be fully co-operative.
our kitty has been partly shaved - and from the pics, that area was far worse than my Nicki's, so I think its good that the vet did this as she must have been in so much pain.
The rest is just patience, a wide tooth steel comb and a co-operative cat ..............and TIME!

er - I called her 'our kitty' didn't I? sort of feel responsible for her now!

But her new home looks good! I hope she settles in soon - poor girl must be wondering what the heck is going on? first this lovely lady starts giving her food and strokes, then lovely lady takes her home for a day or two, then lovely lady disappears and another lovely lady takes her place! then this other cat appears - I bet she growled because she felt either she was threatened or she was afraid. She really needs to be settled soon.

meritaten

Froglet wrote: »

meritaten wrote: »

You and me both,Meritaten.My mum is nearly 84 and has started saying and doing some rather strange things lately.I wonder if it the start of dementia.She has always been so independent so it is a huge concern.

You?

my bro Phoned me earlier saying that mum had engaged roofers who had been working on a neighbours house. they had knocked on her door saying her ridge tiles were in bad state and needed replacing and would do the work for 2K! I have to go up tom and prevent them from starting as we have already engaged a good firm to start work in the spring! she 'forgot'! and these people are rip off merchants - when mum told me they charged her neighbour 4K I nearly fainted! his roof wasn't that bad!
and yes my mum is in her eighties and she is usually very savvy! I cant believe she has done this!

Froglet

There is something puzzling me about all this.

If she had been owned from day one by those callous people who were supposed to take care of her and she had never been allowed indoors then surely she would be almost a feral cat.She would have had no human interaction and been frightened of humans.We know the opposite to be true.

I reckon she WAS let indoors in the early years and then for some reason was pushed out and only fed the bare minimum,probably only when they could be bothered.That is why she would have hung around the area,always hoping to be loved again and must have often wondered what she had done wrong.

It breaks your heart.That is probably worse than always living outside.And would also explain why she knew how to use a litter tray straight away.No cat does that without having used one before.

Anyway whatever the past,she can now look forward to a nice long future.

Froglet

meritaten wrote: »

Froglet wrote: »

my bro Phoned me earlier saying that mum had engaged roofers who had been working on a neighbours house. they had knocked on her door saying her ridge tiles were in bad state and needed replacing and would do the work for 2K! I have to go up tom and prevent them from starting as we have already engaged a good firm to start work in the spring! she 'forgot'! and these people are rip off merchants - when mum told me they charged her neighbour 4K I nearly fainted! his roof wasn't that bad!
and yes my mum is in her eighties and she is usually very savvy! I cant believe she has done this!

Oh I hate cowboys like that with a passion.How dare they con elderly people ,they are truly scum.Thank goodness you are both around and know what is going on.I am 2 minutes down the road from my Mum and she has always been quite with it regarding this sort of trick but if she does start with dementia anything could happen.

I hope you can stop them without any trouble.Her poor neighbour though.I have seen programmes about this sort of thing and in bad cases the police can be involved.

calicocat

Any feisty attitude and taking ownership straight away is down to her tail.

It's got tortie in it.

gettingready

That is the feeling I get - she was an indoor cat as a fluffy little kitty and then must have been slowly moved out, you know the drill "new baby, new sofa, new carpet" or perhaps she puked like your lot seem to be doing lately?

In any case, she is fine now

gettingready

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meritaten

gettingready wrote: »

That is the feeling I get - she was an indoor cat as a fluffy little kitty and then must have been slowly moved out, you know the drill "new baby, new sofa, new carpet" or perhaps she puked like your lot seem to be doing lately?

In any case, she is fine now

my take is - she was a new kitten and they got bored with her when she grew up. they just 'lost interest' in her. and don't let her in. seen it before - they think because they haven't 'dumped' the cat miles away -they are still the 'owners' but they don't care, they don't look after it, and they leave it to fend for itself!
Vile People!

Froglet

gettingready wrote: »

That is the feeling I get - she was an indoor cat as a fluffy little kitty and then must have been slowly moved out, you know the drill "new baby, new sofa, new carpet" or perhaps she puked like your lot seem to be doing lately?

In any case, she is fine now

I will never understand how anyone can do that to a once loved animal.Dogs and cats are so affectionate and faithful to their owners.It must leave them so bewildered.

Still it has been comforting to see just how many people do care.