Stop bloody feeding my cat!!!!

[Frickssake]

WHY do people feed cats that are not their own? My cat has an extremely sensitive stomach. Someone put a pic of my cat on sm as they think he is a stray and have been feeding him as he is always begging for food!! FFS. He is extremely handsome ( well I would say that!) So in no way looks neglected. I've responded saying the cat is mine and please stop feeding him. ( This was Sunday). He came home late last night and I woke up this morning to cat vomit. Arghhh

Ppl do this deliberately make me so mad. Why don't they get their own cat? It's irresponsible and unnecessary to feed someone else's cat.

Suzie888

Can you explain rephrase this please. Confused dot com 🤣
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You are hardly going to encourage an unwanted cat by feeding it, that’s practically begging it to hang out and poop in your gardenconfused surely? Someone is feeding the cat so it spends time with them, they’re not thinking about poo. Why is it a point thread?!"

My elserly neighbour used to do this. Initially before we knew each other well enough I am sure she thought my two were not getting fed.
In fact I used to give them breakfast and they would wander over to hers together and dine off her for the rest of the day.
I used to walk past her house some afternoons and one of them would be sunning himself lying across her window sill watching me as I went passed.
Not sure if she was ever entirely convinced that I fed them properly, but she was lonely and after I convinced my teenagers that she was not trying to kidnap them this went on for years.
Unfortunately since she was buying their favourite sachets of cat food, they developed expensive tastes at home.
When we moved she gave me umpteen boxes of food she had in for them. To this day they still have expensive tastes.

Looks like he's gone. He came back about 11, v hesitant to come in, didn't even look at his food and straight back out again. Not seen him.since despite calling him. ( He v rarely left the garden ( if sunny ) my lap/ his bed ( if cold out ). Even on the ( rare) occasion he left the garden. Within 60 seconds of me calling him, he'd be back.

@AryaStarkWolf I guess you are not familiar with anaphylaxis... or the multiple days spent on life support machines i've had to endure.

Like some others on this thread.

No melodrama here, just a responsible pet owner.

You’re right, and you’re right that that’s a risk you have to balance against the benefits cats get from being allowed out. But leaving cat food outside for your own cat is pretty stupid for that exact reason: you don’t know if your own cat is eating properly, and you don’t know what other animals you’re attracting

But not all cats go indoors at all. Many farms, for example, have cats who are permanently outdoors and who sleep in barns for shelter - the food is often left where any animal can access it.

For me it's just a risk you take when you let your pet out to roam with no supervision and no way of knowing what it gets up to. I know letting your cats "free roam" is very popular but if you choose to do it, IMO you need to accept the risks that come alongside it.

Effin ell "cats causing miscarriages" I have to say I think that is not strictly true....

You need a Big Don't feed me collar and a page on all local group pages saying "cat has allergies/illness stop killing cat don't feed cats just cos they are in your garden and get your own bloody pet along with examples of the times cat has had to be taken to vet puked etc because of people's misinterpretations of cat behaviour= cat looks at you with big wide eyes miaows =knows it will get a treat and will keep coming back for more it does not mean it is neglected lost and starving and in need of a new home it probably has about 4 or 5 of those already

[quote Octodog]@AryaStarkWolf I guess you are not familiar with anaphylaxis... or the multiple days spent on life support machines i've had to endure.

Like some others on this thread.

No melodrama here, just a responsible pet owner.[/quote]
Because of cats in your garden? really?

@AryaStarkWolf Yes really.

Otherwise I wouldn't have said would I?

@Stoppissingonmyheather The Nhs disagree with you.
"Toxoplasmosis is a common infection that you can catch from the poo of infected cats, or infected meat. It's usually harmless but can cause serious problems in some people."

"Toxoplasmosis is usually harmless, but in rare cases it can lead to serious problems.

You're more at risk if:

you get infected in pregnancy – toxoplasmosis can cause miscarriage. If it spreads to your baby it can cause serious complications, especially if you catch it early in pregnancy"

www.nhs.uk/conditions/toxoplasmosis/

[quote Octodog]@AryaStarkWolf Yes really.

Otherwise I wouldn't have said would I?[/quote]
Well you might

Well I haven't, and hopefully it makes you think twice before you act irresponsibly and take better care of your cat in future. Ie. keep it on your own property.

@MaskingForIt

WHY do people feed cats that are not their own?

For the same reason that people let cats shit in gardens that are not their own.

Cat owners can’t pull the “he’s a free spirit, I can’t contain” line when it comes to crapping in people’s veg patches and causing miscarriages, and then be all shocked about their cat eating some food.

Control it or don’t control it, it’s your call.

Er, no. Cats are animals & don't speak English. They 'go' where it suits them best & can't be talked out of it.

People speak English & use SM. People can choose to feed or not feed someone else's animal. It's not a bodily need they have.

@Octodog

Well I haven't, and hopefully it makes you think twice before you act irresponsibly and take better care of your cat in future. Ie. keep it on your own property.

I've never said I let my cat on other peoples properties actually

@Octodog

Well I haven't, and hopefully it makes you think twice before you act irresponsibly and take better care of your cat in future. Ie. keep it on your own property.

It's not irresponsible though to allow cats to roam in this country. If you could suffer anaphylaxis due to cat hair/saliva then as terrifying as that would be unfortunatly the onus is in you to take precautions. Expecting cats not to roam is not a reasonable expectation.

@PegPeople actually it's on the pet owners.

Would you say that about peanuts around someone who was anaphylatic to peanuts?

Or to a dog owner who's dog was aggresive and bit someone?

I don't agree with keeping cats stuck indoors but they will eat stuff if you let them out. Like mice and rabbits and all sorts.

[quote Octodog]@PegPeople actually it's on the pet owners.

Would you say that about peanuts around someone who was anaphylatic to peanuts?

Or to a dog owner who's dog was aggresive and bit someone?[/quote]
The dog analogy is not the same at all. However, yes as someone who actually has a severe allergy to nuts the world does not need to change and lock away nuts. The onus is on me to be proactive I cannot expect to never come into contact with nuts just like you cannot expect to never come across cats in a country where they are free to roam.

So what about bird poo octodog

Fair amount of horrible diseases in that.

Shall we cull all the birds or put up a big net to keep them to a certain area?

I've cat proofed my garden using protectapet. I have three cats. Sadly there are lots of nasty people out there and I can't take the risk of someone harming my beautiful animals.

Sadly every area I've lived in there have been news items of bad things happening to cats so our are indoor cats with catio - with walks around the garden and I hope at some point to be able to get our garden cat proofed.

If you've spoken to them and tried collars with don't feed on - then I think your sadly on a hiding to nothing - so as you can't control other peoples' behavior you may have to think about limiting the roaming of your pet or accept it's an ongoing issue.

People who feed cats who are not genuine strays are risking making them ill and also enticing them away from their homes. If a genuine stray turns up (they are generally in bad condition) then contact cat pages who will generally have people who will come and scan them for a chip.

Feeding a visiting cat is the responsibility of the person doing the feeding. It should not be an accepted practice. Will they take responsibility for vet bills caused by the cat eating the wrong food?

I have a beautiful visiting 3 legged cat, I love petting and fussing over her but would never dream of feeding her.

@Gingerkittykat

People who feed cats who are not genuine strays are risking making them ill and also enticing them away from their homes. If a genuine stray turns up (they are generally in bad condition) then contact cat pages who will generally have people who will come and scan them for a chip.

Feeding a visiting cat is the responsibility of the person doing the feeding. It should not be an accepted practice. Will they take responsibility for vet bills caused by the cat eating the wrong food?

I have a beautiful visiting 3 legged cat, I love petting and fussing over her but would never dream of feeding her.

As has been said upthread, I've had neighbours' cats jump in through my bathroom window and help themselves to my cats' food in the past. Other cats will roam and go to farms and eat the food left down for the farm cats. Other people leave cat food out for hedgehogs and your cat could eat that.

If you only want your cat to eat what you feed it, then the onus is on you as the owner to keep your cat indoors (or on your own property) so it can remain safe.

I don't trust other people to keep my cat safe. They're my pets, so it's my responsibility to make sure they stay safe and healthy. That's why I don't let them out to roam unsupervised. I don't want them getting sick or hurt.

Feeding a visiting cat is the responsibility of the person doing the feeding. It should not be an accepted practice. Will they take responsibility for vet bills caused by the cat eating the wrong food?

The world is full of arseholes doing stupid things or things they should not be doing - and while some can be educated out of their behavior many can't be told anything and in some case like this one you can't force them to change so you have to think about what you can control which in this case is most liley to be to restrict the cat roaming (though that may not be possible depending on layouts and budgets).

@dayslikethese1

Ppl do this deliberately make me so mad. Why don't they get their own cat? It's irresponsible and unnecessary to feed someone else's cat.

Maybe people feed the cat in the hopes it will go and shit in someone else's garden.

Cats don't like to shit in the same area they're fed in.

Our garden used to be full of cat shit from 3 regular visitors, 2 black cats and a ginger Tom..
Someone suggested feeding them which we do.
Its worked a treat.
No More cat shit in the garden!

@LemonSwan huge difference between domesticated cats and wild birds isn't there?

@PegPeople not saying the world needs to change - I am saying that pet owners need to be responsible. Would it be your fault if nuts weren't listed on an allergen menu? No, it wouldn't would it.