stray? kitten

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mellymoo74
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Coupe of days ago whilst walking my dogs I saw a torti kitten she kept trying to come over and followed at distance so knows where I live.

Tonight she followed me round again, kissed my male dog, hissed at my female dog broke into my house and stole tomcat food (and dogs dry, hissed and grrrrd at tomcat.)

I have put her out 3 times now (idiot husband keeps letting tomcat out) and she's crying outside my front door.

I can't keep her so are the cats protection league the best bet later today (presuming the little love is outside?)
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  • Person_one
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    Is the kitten old enough to be outside alone? If so, then what makes you think she's a stray?

    As long as there are no obvious signs of neglect, I'd probably start by knocking on the neighbours' doors to see if she belongs to anybody. If that doesn't yield results then you can pop a paper collar on her with your phone number to see if she has an owner who gets in touch to reassure you she's being cared for.

    If she's not really old enough to be out, seems very thin/scruffy etc. or you get no response from the paper collar, then you could take her to a vet to be scanned for a chip and take it from there depending on the outcome.

    Remember, cat owners are allowed to let their animals roam, rightly or wrongly, so just being out and about on the scrounge or trespassing into other houses does not necessarily mean its stray.
  • mellymoo74
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    She's tatty and skin and bones is why I think she's a stray
    She's old enough to be out but no more than 3 months old.

    Currently crying outside my windows.

    I have had cats on and off and know the difference one of ours growing up was a multi home cat.

    She's driving my dogs and tomcat mad
  • Person_one
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    Vets first then if she's skin and bones. They can scan her for a chip and then take it from there depending on if she has one/if its up to date etc.

    She might be lost rather than neglected.
  • mellymoo74
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    She's currently head butting my windows
    Nowhere to put her
    And driving my dogs mad.

    Vets first thing then.

    She's also riddled with worms (distended belly skinny everywhere else)

    My own fault need to stop fussing cats
  • mellymoo74
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    Box with blanket out for her
    All over me like a purring rash.

    Hopefully she has worn herself out with gymnastics involved in jumping onto a windowsill and trying to get in through a closed windows.

    Vets at 9
    Thanks
  • GwylimT
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    Three months old? Then she isn't old enough to be out for another nine, shes only just old enough to be away from mum. Hopefully the poor thing will find a nice home.
  • missbiggles1
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    GwylimT wrote: »
    Three months old? Then she isn't old enough to be out for another nine, shes only just old enough to be away from mum. Hopefully the poor thing will find a nice home.

    Since when couldn't you let a cat out until it's a year old?
  • GwylimT
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    missbiggles1 wrote: »
    Since when couldn't you let a cat out until it's a year old?

    Who on earth would let a kitten out alone? Not only aren't they big enough to defend themselves, they are far too stupid. Have a look at the age a cat is most likely to be run over, if someone wishes to keep their cat they certainly wouldn't be letting them out as babies.
  • missbiggles1
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    GwylimT wrote: »
    Who on earth would let a kitten out alone? Not only aren't they big enough to defend themselves, they are far too stupid. Have a look at the age a cat is most likely to be run over, if someone wishes to keep their cat they certainly wouldn't be letting them out as babies.

    A cat's greatest chance of being run over is in the weeks when it's first let out, whether that's 3 months or 3 years. As a vet told me once, "They either learn or they die".:(

    I think you're far too over protective of your cats (which is, obviously your choice) but I don't think you should keep putting forward your way of doing things as the norm (I think you're the poster who doesn't leave their cats for more than an hour or so or gets someone to come in, apoogies if not).

    The general advice is that they can go out unsupervised after they've been spayed/neutered at around 6 months.
  • helcat26
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    what happened please?
    was she there this am?
    did you go to the vets?


    I would be the same as you up all night sitting with the poor thing
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