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to tell them to look after thier bloody cat

28 replies

cuteboots · 30/08/2012 09:31

so the previous people from our house moved out and left the cat! Next door have apparently taken it on but it now sits outside my house every night and cries for food and to be let in. It obviously still thinks it lives in the house and its very horrid hearing it crying all the time. When you leave for work in the morning you have to be careful not to open the door too wide or it tries to get in. Im not really keen on cats anyway which doesnt help and I dont really want to fall out with the neighbours over a cat. I have mentioned it keeps trying to get into our house but they dont seem that worried.

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diddl · 30/08/2012 09:33

Perhaps they don´t really want it & are hoping you´ll take it on!

Couldn´t you be persuaded?

porcamiseria · 30/08/2012 09:34

thats so sad! call the RSPCA, fuckers they are

Mrsjay · 30/08/2012 09:37

Poor cat id phone the RSPCA if the owners don't want it it was daft of them to take it anyway the cat is obviously distressed and confused , must be a right pain for you having a cat constantly at your door,

diddl · 30/08/2012 09:39

Unbelievable that the owners didn´t take it.

Why don´t next door let it in at night?

Surely it´s disturbing them?

GreenD · 30/08/2012 09:42

Why don't you adopt it?

CelticOlympian · 30/08/2012 09:44

Call Cats' Protection to take it and find it a new home. Poor bloody cat.

Sallyingforth · 30/08/2012 09:44

How far away is their forwarding address? Drop the cat at their door, ring the bell and run.

TirednessKills · 30/08/2012 11:20

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sashh · 30/08/2012 11:52

I took on a neighbour's cat when they moved out. He spent about three weeks trying to get into his old house but got used to me eventually, just give him a bit of time.

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 30/08/2012 11:59

Just a thought - do they definitely know it's there? Could it have escaped from the new place and come back, or have I been too influenced by The Incredible Journey as a child?

squeakytoy · 30/08/2012 12:01

Cats are a law unto themselves most of the time. The cat thinks that is his house.. he doesnt care who is living in it.

saintlyjimjams · 30/08/2012 12:03

How long have you been there? It might take a while but it will get the idea eventually. Poor puss Sad

I have spotted our neighbours feeding one of our cats Shock but it still sees our house as home (and still gets fed here Hmm ) so I would imagine it will just take a while.

saintlyjimjams · 30/08/2012 12:04

I was rather hoping our cat would start to see our neighbours house as home so that she would start taking dead/semi-dead/alive rats to them rather than us. But nope. We still get all the presents.

Pandemoniaa · 30/08/2012 12:05

Cats don't care whose name is on the deeds/rental agreement. They know their own house when they sit on the doorstep and ask to come in. If your neighbour plans to keep the cat then they need to make it welcome and keep it well fed. Eventually, it may well accept this new arrangement. But don't expect it to forget its old home. Especially if it is next door.

If neither of you are interested in looking after the cat properly then the kindest thing to do is get in touch with Cats' Protection who will find a decent and caring home for it.

D0oinMeCleanin · 30/08/2012 12:07

Are you sure they've left it? I'd pop it down to the vets and have it scanned for a microchip to get in touch with the previous tennants if you have no forwarding details for them. It's very common for cats to come "home" after a house move. His poor owners could be frantic.

BionicEmu · 30/08/2012 12:11

My parents had the same situation when they moved house - the next door neighbour tried to have the cat that the previous owners had left. However, my parents already had a cat, and their other cat had died only a few weeks before they moved, and their surviving cat was very lonely.

They reached this odd compromise with the new cat where it came into them during the day and even curled up next to their cat, but then went back to the neighbour for the night. Odd situation, but evidently it's what the cat wanted to do.

So basically, I guess cats will do what they want?

Viviennemary · 30/08/2012 12:11

I agree it might have escaped from the new home. I don't think many cats have micro chips. Ours doesn't. But if you absolutely don't want to take it on I don't really see why you should. You could say to the neighbours you are ringing the RSPCA and see what they say.

NameChangeGalore · 30/08/2012 12:12

Call the RSPCA. I wouldn't take on a cat that was left abandoned by someone else!

BrianCoxIsUpTheDuff · 30/08/2012 12:17

Call the RSPCA or Cat Protection.

Cat Protection Helpline 03000 12 12 12

This is not the cat's fault, it will be confused and will keep coming back and this is through no fault of it's own.

Explain to the CP or RSPCA that you have no desire to have a cat and will not take it in.

Poor thing.

BrianCoxIsUpTheDuff · 30/08/2012 12:19

poor thing at being abandoned or lost - not that you won't take it in Smile

ErnesttheBavarian · 30/08/2012 12:41

When we moved, our cat ran away. we searched for her for ages. She finally moved here with us, but spends most of her time round the neighbours' Hmm

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cuteboots · 30/08/2012 12:45

Its really sad hearing it crying all the time and when it realises its not getting my attention it goes to the back of the house and sits ner the back door. I dont really like cats as we always had huge dogs but this is just heart breaking and my litle boy wants to let it in as hes gets really uspet . Ive been in the house for about 3 months now and to start with it kept its distance but if its hungry it probably now thinks he can come in. They must hear him crying at night but still he sits on my doorstep. If hes there tonight I will have a word I think as its very cruel...

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HeadfirstOverTheHighJump · 30/08/2012 12:45

I'd have to take the poor thing in, but then I am a bit of a softie with things like this :)

ErnesttheBavarian · 30/08/2012 12:46

Have you been in touch with the previous owners?

Pandemoniaa · 30/08/2012 12:48

If it is genuinely hungry then this poor cat is being neglected and you need to get onto Cats' Protection.