I took the dog out for her evening walk and a random guy asked me if I wanted a cat as one had been following him for a few streets.
It didn't a collar on it and it looked a bit grubby and sorry for itself, so I rung Mrs Eye for advice and we brought it home. We've no idea how old it is (a couple of months - I think), the sex or if it's had it's jabs etc. We've fed it but it's not poo'd or pee'd.
We can't keep it as the dog will get well-jel and it turns out the RSPCA don't collect healthy stray cats. So apart form putting lost notices up, what are our options? I'll have walk around the neighbourhood and see if there's any missing posters.
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Welcome to the world of cat.
You sure it's not chipped?
The dog will come to terms with it 🙂
Sorry no help but you are a good person and I hope you get some positive karma back.
google "kitler" and see if you can locate its proud owners
We kept the kitten I found in Brechfa carpark... she was about 6 weeks old and in very good health - despite being soaked, filthy, covered in fleas and being stood next to her dead sibling.
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Glad we kept her.
Take it to the vets and have it checked for a microchip. If they won't take it off you, then either keep it or find someone to take it off you.
Dave
it turns out the RSPCA don't collect healthy stray cats.
They're not allowed to pick them up off the street as legally cats don't have to be under control and can roam around freely. If they picked up every cat that was reported as being stray they'd end up snagging lots of family pets (and they'd have no space in their shelters).
Did you tell them it's a kitten?
Just get shut of the dog. Kittens are miles betterer! If you leave the kitten to its own devices, it'll manage to get rid of the dog within a week 😀
eeat or keep, it's a dilema
Cat owns you now
You has been adopted
Where are you? You might find a taker on here!
alfabus - how is Brechfa? I remember that story
eyerideit ... where are you based? My daughters and missus are both heavily hinting about another kitten, as company for our existing mad one, who looks remarkably similar
Daaaaaaaw. If you really can't keep it, you could ask the Cats Protection League?
Also I'm getting a triple whammy of petspyjamas.com ads thanks to this thread. I don't think my dog will thank you for that...
The dog will get used to it, and welcome to the wonderful world of cat ownership. Despite their reputation, cats are very sociable animals, and nearly as good company as dogs.
Make sure it's got somewhere to poo - anything it can bury its crap in, if you don't get something it'll do it under the bed / behind the sofa / etc.
FWIW adopted a kitten a few months back when previous cat died, then about a month later another kitten followed me and the dog home... So now have two cats 🙂
Don't the council recycle them if you put them in the green bins? Sure I saw that somewhere...
You now own a cat. Get used to it.
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It's not your decision to make.
Cat now have you.
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I spent a day on site at an RSCPA centre recently. By a very large margin, the vast majority of calls they took were "can you take a cat?" - "sorry, no, we're full." If that branch is in any way representative of them as a whole then you've got no chance with the RSPCA.
If you take it to the vet for a check-up then there's a chance the RSPCA might pick up the tab, but they didn't last time I tried. I'm not sure what their criteria is TBH.
You could try wandering the streets, asking random strangers if they want a kitten. It worked for the last owner...
alfabus - how is Brechfa? I remember that story
She is great... now nearly 6 months old. Not allowed out of the house until she's been spayed (which should happen next month).
We're supposed to be acclimatising her to the great outdoors, so we have to partake in the utter horror of taking her for walks on a lead. The shame!
I don't have any recent pictures here, but I'll sort some out to post tonight - she is massive compared to when we found her, but seriously active and very friendly.
Dave
Keep it, you won't regret it, cats are great - much more sociable than people give them credit for.
cats are great - much more sociable than people give them credit for
Indeed. Our little sod was nuzzling my nose and purring like a Rolls Royce Merlin at 5 this morning
Nice Beefy, good to show such humanity
good to show such humanity
You could probably get some cream for that.
She is great... now nearly 6 months old. Not allowed out of the house until she's been spayed (which should happen next month).
Why isn't she allowed out? (I appreciate if she's on heat you wouldn't want her out, assuming that's not the case...)?
This ones helping my type at the moment -it's very cute and super friendly
Good shout about the Vets.
It looked too young to be out - that's why we took it in - specially with all the nasty urban foxes around.
yunki - Member
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Not much meat on this one - not worth the bother. be better off in the stock pot. 😉
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We're in east London.
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The RSPCA is all automated so I couldn't speak to anyone - I was just told.
I've put it on our local freecycle - someone's emailed and said they've seen a lost black and white cat poster. So they're going to send me the number when they pass it next. - fingers crossed
Keep it or find a local animal sanctuary, there's always plenty to be found near cities and towns.
Why isn't she allowed out?
I'd hazard a guess its because he doesn't want to be faced with eyerideit's present dilemma, times-ed by 4 or 5 😉
Glad to hear she's doing well Alfabus. Cats are brilliant to have around the place
[url= http://theoatmeal.com/comics/cat_kill ]Get it before it gets you.....[/url]
I've tried that trick with ours, but no one fell for it.
She follows the window cleaner on his rounds though, sitting at the bottom of his ladder, watching the idiot who thinks he can climb.
Might see if he can find any takers.
eyerideit - a bit too far for us to come and get him/her unfortunately.
I hope you get kitty back to their owner. If not: you kow you want to keep it? 😉
We've been adopted by a stray ginger tom, he's 4 months old, took him to the Celia Hammond Trust at canning town, they neuterd and chipped him gave him his jabs, he's settled in really well, dog wasn't sure at first he couldn't decide wether to shag him or eat him, but they get on well now.
The RSPCA is all automated so I couldn't speak to anyone - I was just told.
If you don't have any luck with finding an owner, try getting a number for the nearest actual shelter and talking to someone there, or just drop round if it's not too far away. They're usually very helpful, and if you explain that you have a kitten on your hands I'm sure they'll sort you out.
Drown it.
In love and affection obviously. 🙂
Take it to the vets to get checked out and to be checked for a chip. If it's not chipped keep it ! As was said before, cats are ace! The dog will be put in his place no probs.
If you don't want to keep it, bring it to a local cat shelter, they will look after it.
Give the poor little blighter a home.
the cats protection league will take it off you if you dont want it, they will neuter it and find it a home. if you do want to keep it, they will offer loads of advice. take it to the vet if you havent already done so as they will scan it for a chip though the CPL will do this too.
now bask in the karma and await your puncture free winter... 😉
orangina - Member
Take it to the vets to get checked out and to be checked for a chip. If it's not chipped keep it ! As was said before, cats are ace! The dog will be put in his place no probs.
If you don't want to keep it, bring it to a local cat shelter, they will look after it.
Just been to the Vets, There's no chip, but she's in good condition.
She's an 8 week old female, not from a feral/stray litter as she's very timid. That's probably why she was follwing the 'random guy' around. The vet gave her some dry food and a carrier to transport her home in which she proceeded to crap all over.
So now we'll put some posters up in the surrounding area and then see if we have any luck. If we don't then CPL or a cat rescue place will have to be found. I went to return a parcel and a lady in the shop said she'd have her, so if we have no luck with the original owner or the shelters (the vet said they're pretty full ATM) she'll go to the lady.
We really can't keep her, the dog would get use to her but Mrs Eye is preggers (20 weeks today 😀 ) so having a new kitten isn't ideal.
eyerideit - MemberWe really can't keep her, the dog would get use to her but Mrs Eye is preggers (20 weeks today ) so having a new kitten isn't ideal.
Sounds perfect- you can test your parenting out on the kitten, and then once you know what kills it, don't do that to the baby.
Might need more kittens tbh.
you've been well and truly duped
Give the poor little blighter a home.
+1
So where are you? (In case anyone off here wants a cat?)
Has your wife been tested for toxoplasmosis? (Perhaps overly personal question, but I guess it's something you've already considered...)
Yeah, don't want to infect the cat.
She's had her bloods done recently so I'm guessing they test for that type of thing but I'm not 100% sure. Also she's not doing any poop duty - that's down to me.
We're in Leyton, East London If anyone's interested in rehoming her.
[url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/kitty-cam-uga-research-national-geographic-killing_n_1757070.html ]oh they're so cute[/url]
What did you think they did? Worked in a soup kitchen, delivering to the homeless? They're predators, like a lot of animals 🙄
eyerideit - if you weren't at the other end of the country, we'd have happily rehoused her
If you were close by I'd be very tempted to take her in.
ours work in an office:
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If you really can't keep it, try the Cats Protection League, they might be able to help re-home it and possibly help with vets etc.
Because STW loves LOL KITTEHS....
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A new baby and a kitten is no bother at all IMO - we did just fine
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If it's only a small kitten I've usually found a single brick adequate.
Binners,
I'm happy to post, I've got one of CRC's magic boxes 🙂
*starts what courier for cats thread*
Daz: the vet gave me a url for catchat.org they list all the rescue centres in your area. I've been in touch with one in Chingford so she may be going there next week.
Had a walk round the are I found her and there aren't any missing posters - so it looks like the poor thing was dumped. 😥
If she's staying with you for a week, I'd put money on her staying with you for good! 😉
Blue Cross (if you MUST) - they NEVER put a healthy animal down.
MrsJA says we can't - now where's that thread about stealth purchases / acquisitions...
Mrs flaps says two cats is enough, otherwise I'd be driving round tonight to pick her up.....
So after a week, Minnie (yes we named her) has gone. Mrs Eye's friend has taken her to Cambridge where she'll be living on a rather s****y Dutch barge.
She'll be well looked after and we'll see her every now and then.
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Bye bye mini, I'll miss you (won't miss her climbing up my back when I'm wear a tshirt though). 😉
Ahhhh a happy ending 😀
You normally pay extra for that.
Nice work, glad it all worked out.
So after a week, Minnie (yes we named her) has gone. Mrs Eye's friend has taken her to Cambridge where she'll be living on a rather s****y Dutch barge.
I probably cycle past it on the way to work then....