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Advice re stray (?) cat
In the past few days, DP and I have noticed a black and white cat
hanging about our apartment complex. On Friday, both of us saw a group of kids playing with him. When I saw him, two kids were carrying him around the parking lot while other kids yelled at them to put him down. DP saw kids wrapping him in a towel "to keep him warm" and they told him the cat was stray. On Saturday morning, DP found the cat hanging out between the doors in the lobby of our apartment. Later on that day, we checked the lobby but the cat was gone. But he didn't go far. He was hangin' in the parking lot. He came over to us readily for pets and snuggles. He looks pretty clean and healthy, but there was no collar. And today my DP found the cat crouched under a porch a few streets over near his bus stop. *** So what should we do? It's hard for me to tell if this cat lives in one of the myriad townhouses around this area, and is simply a bit of a wanderer, or if he is really lost. Lots of people in this area let their cats out, but those cats very rarely go far from home. I've certainly never seen one hanging out around the building for days on end. I don't want to take him if he is someone's pet; but I don't want him going hungry outside either, particularly with winter coming on. Advice? One other note. There are no missing cat posters around the neighbourhood, but today when we took the bitties in for shots we saw a poster of a missing cat that looked somewhat like our "stray." However, when we phoned, DP got treated to a sigh and a tired explanation about how "it's my sister's cat and she's an animal collector and she got it back like a month ago and we're not giving you any money..." I suppose it's not the same cat.... but there are no other posters for such a cat around. --Fil |
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I don't want to take him if he is someone's pet; but I don't want him
going hungry outside either, particularly with winter coming on. Advice? It might be worthwhile to put up some "cat found" posters, and screen those who call to see if they really are the cat's folks. Though if the cat has been hanging around your area all that much it suggests that might not be getting the care it's due, and might be better off elsewhere. |
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I don't want to take him if he is someone's pet; but I don't want him
going hungry outside either, particularly with winter coming on. Advice? It might be worthwhile to put up some "cat found" posters, and screen those who call to see if they really are the cat's folks. Though if the cat has been hanging around your area all that much it suggests that might not be getting the care it's due, and might be better off elsewhere. |
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I don't want to take him if he is someone's pet; but I don't want him
going hungry outside either, particularly with winter coming on. Advice? It might be worthwhile to put up some "cat found" posters, and screen those who call to see if they really are the cat's folks. Though if the cat has been hanging around your area all that much it suggests that might not be getting the care it's due, and might be better off elsewhere. |
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"Enfilade" wrote in message
m... In the past few days, DP and I have noticed a black and white cat hanging about our apartment complex. On Friday, both of us saw a group of kids playing with him. When I saw him, two kids were carrying him around the parking lot while other kids yelled at them to put him down. DP saw kids wrapping him in a towel "to keep him warm" and they told him the cat was stray. On Saturday morning, DP found the cat hanging out between the doors in the lobby of our apartment. Later on that day, we checked the lobby but the cat was gone. But he didn't go far. He was hangin' in the parking lot. He came over to us readily for pets and snuggles. He looks pretty clean and healthy, but there was no collar. And today my DP found the cat crouched under a porch a few streets over near his bus stop. *** So what should we do? It's hard for me to tell if this cat lives in one of the myriad townhouses around this area, and is simply a bit of a wanderer, or if he is really lost. Lots of people in this area let their cats out, but those cats very rarely go far from home. I've certainly never seen one hanging out around the building for days on end. I don't want to take him if he is someone's pet; but I don't want him going hungry outside either, particularly with winter coming on. Advice? One other note. There are no missing cat posters around the neighbourhood, but today when we took the bitties in for shots we saw a poster of a missing cat that looked somewhat like our "stray." However, when we phoned, DP got treated to a sigh and a tired explanation about how "it's my sister's cat and she's an animal collector and she got it back like a month ago and we're not giving you any money..." I suppose it's not the same cat.... but there are no other posters for such a cat around. --Fil You could take him in and put up "found" posters. Also, you might check with your local newspaper. Some of them will run a "found" ad free of charge. Joy |
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"Enfilade" wrote in message
m... In the past few days, DP and I have noticed a black and white cat hanging about our apartment complex. On Friday, both of us saw a group of kids playing with him. When I saw him, two kids were carrying him around the parking lot while other kids yelled at them to put him down. DP saw kids wrapping him in a towel "to keep him warm" and they told him the cat was stray. On Saturday morning, DP found the cat hanging out between the doors in the lobby of our apartment. Later on that day, we checked the lobby but the cat was gone. But he didn't go far. He was hangin' in the parking lot. He came over to us readily for pets and snuggles. He looks pretty clean and healthy, but there was no collar. And today my DP found the cat crouched under a porch a few streets over near his bus stop. *** So what should we do? It's hard for me to tell if this cat lives in one of the myriad townhouses around this area, and is simply a bit of a wanderer, or if he is really lost. Lots of people in this area let their cats out, but those cats very rarely go far from home. I've certainly never seen one hanging out around the building for days on end. I don't want to take him if he is someone's pet; but I don't want him going hungry outside either, particularly with winter coming on. Advice? One other note. There are no missing cat posters around the neighbourhood, but today when we took the bitties in for shots we saw a poster of a missing cat that looked somewhat like our "stray." However, when we phoned, DP got treated to a sigh and a tired explanation about how "it's my sister's cat and she's an animal collector and she got it back like a month ago and we're not giving you any money..." I suppose it's not the same cat.... but there are no other posters for such a cat around. --Fil You could take him in and put up "found" posters. Also, you might check with your local newspaper. Some of them will run a "found" ad free of charge. Joy |
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"Enfilade" wrote in message
m... In the past few days, DP and I have noticed a black and white cat hanging about our apartment complex. On Friday, both of us saw a group of kids playing with him. When I saw him, two kids were carrying him around the parking lot while other kids yelled at them to put him down. DP saw kids wrapping him in a towel "to keep him warm" and they told him the cat was stray. On Saturday morning, DP found the cat hanging out between the doors in the lobby of our apartment. Later on that day, we checked the lobby but the cat was gone. But he didn't go far. He was hangin' in the parking lot. He came over to us readily for pets and snuggles. He looks pretty clean and healthy, but there was no collar. And today my DP found the cat crouched under a porch a few streets over near his bus stop. *** So what should we do? It's hard for me to tell if this cat lives in one of the myriad townhouses around this area, and is simply a bit of a wanderer, or if he is really lost. Lots of people in this area let their cats out, but those cats very rarely go far from home. I've certainly never seen one hanging out around the building for days on end. I don't want to take him if he is someone's pet; but I don't want him going hungry outside either, particularly with winter coming on. Advice? One other note. There are no missing cat posters around the neighbourhood, but today when we took the bitties in for shots we saw a poster of a missing cat that looked somewhat like our "stray." However, when we phoned, DP got treated to a sigh and a tired explanation about how "it's my sister's cat and she's an animal collector and she got it back like a month ago and we're not giving you any money..." I suppose it's not the same cat.... but there are no other posters for such a cat around. --Fil You could take him in and put up "found" posters. Also, you might check with your local newspaper. Some of them will run a "found" ad free of charge. Joy |
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