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Getting a cat out of a locked garage
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Glad the cat's okay - bet he is not a happy chappy though!"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee."0
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Thanks for the replies.... false alarm though!! DD got it wrong about them being away...
He's out now, and stinks badly of either oil/petrol or creosote ......
WASH HIM!!!!!! Now!
with a mild detergent like diluted washing up liquid, or Swarfega if you have it.
Read:
CONTAMINATED COAT: The animal appears to have oil/tar or unknown substances on its coat or feet. Due to the nature and sensitivity of cats and dogs this can be extremely harmful and toxic if ingested. Prevent your pet from licking the area. Wash the area with water containing a mild detergent, rinse thoroughly with clean water. Vegetable oil or butter can be helpful to remove tar. Swarfega can be helpful to remove oil. Contact your vet if there is heavy contamination or if you are worried0 -
Our cat got herself locked in next doors house a few years ago. They had gone off for a week and we had no idea how to contact them.
In the end, dh studied our letter box as it was the same as theirs, and then went and unscrewed theirs from the outside so we could let her out. He put it back together again after and they were none the wiser until we told them!
Oddly, not one person asked what we were doing taking our neighbours front door to bits and letting ourselves in!!!
She has also gone missing during the day on a couple of occassions and then emerged around tea time - suggesting she was in someones house or garage while they were at work. She clearly doesn't learn!
Glad your cat is ok now and hope you can get rid of the stuff on her. Bathing a cat is no easy task.0 -
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My mums neighbour had this with another neighbour. But were convinced it was on purpose. Neighbour A lost cat, couldnt find him anywhere. 3 days later postman catches another neighbour and mentions he could hear cat crying coming from neighbour Bs garage. Neighbour A is informed and after looking through window its their cat. Neighbour B is on holiday for 3 weeks! Neighbour also HATES cats and has said if he ever got his hands on one hed 'have them'.
Neighbour A rang the non emergency police line and they came out with a member of the RSPCA who were more than willing to break into the garage. Cat was a tad skinny but very happy to be out
Neighbour B came home and was not very happy atall, but when Neighbour A told him hed report him to the police if he ever caught him touching his cat. Neighbour B went very quiet and didnt mind fixing the damage himself all of a sudden.......Green and White Barmy Army!0 -
mademoiselle wrote: »WASH HIM!!!!!! Now!
with a mild detergent like diluted washing up liquid, or Swarfega if you have it.
Read:
CONTAMINATED COAT: The animal appears to have oil/tar or unknown substances on its coat or feet. Due to the nature and sensitivity of cats and dogs this can be extremely harmful and toxic if ingested. Prevent your pet from licking the area. Wash the area with water containing a mild detergent, rinse thoroughly with clean water. Vegetable oil or butter can be helpful to remove tar. Swarfega can be helpful to remove oil. Contact your vet if there is heavy contamination or if you are worried
We did wash him, but whatever it was wouldn't shift, and has caused a nasty irritation.
He licked and licked on sunday, so it was off the the vet yesterday.
He was given antibiotics and pain killers, poor love!!!!
But by last night he was much much happier.0
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