Money Moral Dilemma: Is it wrong I don't want to adopt the cat I feed and have to pay vet bills?

maddogwoman

why not adopt it and take out insurance to cover the vets bills like most people do who own a cat or dog? 

nero33

Littledaler said:

Unbelievable!  MSE_Kelvin was kind enough to feed a {clearly} unloved and uncared for cat yet he's receiving nasty comments from e.g. kam0108, keithyno.1 and honestcove.  The only person whose morals should be questioned are the cat's owner.  

MSE need to suspend those giving Kelvin all that abuse immediately.  Unacceptable.

MSE_Kelvin doing a great job feeding this cat

Pollycat

nero33 said:

Littledaler said:

Unbelievable!  MSE_Kelvin was kind enough to feed a {clearly} unloved and uncared for cat yet he's receiving nasty comments from e.g. kam0108, keithyno.1 and honestcove.  The only person whose morals should be questioned are the cat's owner.  

MSE need to suspend those giving Kelvin all that abuse immediately.  Unacceptable.

MSE_Kelvin doing a great job feeding this cat

Read the initial post.

MSE Kelvin is not feeding this cat.
As I posted up-thread:

Pollycat said:

MSE_Kelvin didn't feed the cat. 

MSE_Kelvin posts a different dilemma each week.

They aren't his dilemmas.

MSE_James

Just to underline @Pollycat's helpful reminder that Money Moral Dilemmas on MSE arise from suggestions sent in from a wide range of sources, so MSE Kelvin is the messenger here rather than the person at the centre of the situation.

We would also like to draw attention to this line in MSE Kelvin's opening post in this and every MMD thread:

"They are intended to be a point of debate and discussed at face value. Remember that behind each dilemma there is a real person so, as the forum rules say, please keep it kind and keep it clean."

Pollycat

MSE_James said:

Just to underline @Pollycat's helpful reminder that Money Moral Dilemmas on MSE arise from suggestions sent in from a wide range of sources, so MSE Kelvin is the messenger here rather than the person at the centre of the situation.

I bet MSE_Kelvin is pleased that he doesn't actually have all these dilemmas...  

JB50MSE

Perhaps the cat owner can't now look after it (for cost or any other reasons). You said it didn't have a collar and it was thin. Are the owner's other pets well cared-for? How about having a very gentle chat with the owner to find out whether the owner would like the cat to have a new owner. If yes, and if you don't want to own the cat, and with the agreement of the owner, how about contacting cat/pet charities to see if they can find a new owner? This result might be in the best interests of the cat.

sheramber

My son's cat was loved and well cared for but he formed an attraction to a female cat that livd round the corner. 

He started going to that house and the elderly owner of the female started feeding him fresh fish.

 They knew he was getting fed somewhere as he wasn't eating  the food they gave him.

My son's cat started spending more and more time at this house- well he didn't get fresh fish at home, only propriety cat food.

My son's reaction was if he wanted to keep the cat they would pass over the insurance policy and he could pay the vet bills.

After a  quiet word with the elderly gent he stopped feeding the cat, who returned home.

Sadly, the gent died soon after.

JayD

You should never feed someone else's cats.

My cat had an illness (nephritis), which made him thin. I needed him to eat the food I gave him that had in it medication prescribed by the vet - but he wouldn't eat it because someone else was feeding him!

So, if you are worried about a cat that you think may be a stray, I suggest you put posters up locally with pictures on it, so that the rightful owner can then claim it. Otherwise, take it to a cat sanctuary, where they will assess it's health and try to track the owner.

MSE_Kelvin

Pollycat said:

MSE_James said:

Just to underline @Pollycat's helpful reminder that Money Moral Dilemmas on MSE arise from suggestions sent in from a wide range of sources, so MSE Kelvin is the messenger here rather than the person at the centre of the situation.

I bet MSE_Kelvin is pleased that he doesn't actually have all these dilemmas...  

He is!

Lavendyr

Simple answer to this is - if you don't want to look after a cat - with all that entails (pun intended) - don't feed it. If you are worried about a cat and think it is not being looked after properly, contact a rescue.