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Lost cat or is it just trying it's luck?

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Hemskis · 26/08/2019 07:58

Yesterday evening a rather lovely, huge fluffy cat appeared in our garden. Dh and DD were reading together in the garden and gave it some fuss before going in. It was a very vocal cat.
This morning when I went outside I could hear it miaowing on the roof of the neighbour's shed. When I came closer it hissed at me but then hopped down to come over. It was more shy and nervous than the night before.
Now, I would normally never feed a cat not my own, but I was worried that it hadn't had any food so gave it some dry food and water. It are like it never had had food before.
Feeling it, it's not starved though but not very well groomed.
Now it's sitting in our garden staring at the door! I'm thinking I perhaps made a mistake giving it food but I think it's spent the night here.
So, do I just ignore it now or try to find somewhere to check for a microchip? Its not really feasible to go knocking on doors.

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bodgeitandscarper · 26/08/2019 16:06

Agree WTCT, there are cats that are lost and hungry and desperately need food; it's unfair to suggest that no cat should be fed because yours happens to be on a diet. And to a starving cat, 24 hours can make a massive difference. It's a completely different scenario to people feeding cats that they know have homes and are looked after.
Many rescues advise feeding a cat you are concerned about.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 26/08/2019 16:07

Missing for a year Shock
Wonder where he was living? Did he move in somewhere then decide to move in with you?

If they could talk ......Grin

Good result that he is now re-united .

bodgeitandscarper · 26/08/2019 16:10

People only tend to keep feeding a stray because no owner can be found; providing the finder has done everything to source the owners then feeding is the logical thing to do. It demonstrates perfectly the importance of microchipping your animals and keeping the chip details up to date.

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WTCT · 26/08/2019 16:14

I can’t cat proof the garden btw. If was that easy I’d have done it years ago.

Mmm hmm.

There's a massive difference between giving a cat a meal while looking to see if it has owners, and serially feeding someone else's cat.

The OP is clearly the former. Yet people on this thread were advising her as if she were the latter.

The unthinking 'never ever ever feed a visiting cat' opinion is dangerous nonsense.

Hemskis · 26/08/2019 16:45

I'm not in the habit of feeding random cats. We get a lot of cat visitors and I always tell my children that they can give them a little fuss but not encourage them to stay. I had a feeling about this one, especially as he absolutely refused to leave the garden. The owner was so happy to see him and it was a lovely reunion.

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Horsemad · 26/08/2019 16:59

You made a good call, OP. 🙂

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