My friend hasn't vacinated her cat - should I do anything?

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Hi, a bit of advice please. My friend hasn't vacinated her cat and let's the cat out. The street that she lives on is full of un-vacinated cats. The thing is she has actually lied now and said she has done it, we know 100% she hasn't. Can anyone gove advice on what to do if anything. I have never had a cat, but always thought vacinations were important (always get our dog done). She has a child at home too. Advice please, can't stop thinking about cute cat getting ill.

Thanks

They are important but there's no legal obligation for her to vaccinate her cat so there's nothing you can do about it.

We never vaccinated our cats when i was a child - but I grew up in the county where cats were not treated as pseudo-children but as useful things to have around!

It's her cat, she's not abusing it, beak out.

I didn't want to upset my friend or get her in trouble but some of her neighbours told her not to worry, as they haven't either. I was thinking of sending her a leaflet or something. She also let her neighbour cut it claws, I am sure you are not meant to do that. It also fell out of her secind floor window and didnt' get taken to the vets!
I wanted to do something with a gentle hint that wouldn't get her in trouble at all.

I don't get my dog done

used to but not anymore

what colditz said

Coldtits, not poking my beak in, If I was I would have done something by now! Just thinking of the cat. My friend has never had a pet before and hasn't read or asked anyone for advice, only the neighbour who can't look after her own kids (they've been taken away) let alone a cat!

Well you could always but her a book on Cats for christmas if you are that worried but tbh I can't see a way of you broaching the subject with her without offending her. If the cat is well fed and not obviously neglected then stay out of it.

There's probably no risk to humans, although a worm tablet is a good idea when you have little ones.

OK OK Get the message but honestly wan't be pokey, I have never had a cat so didn't know that it isn't a big issue. I didn't know if itwould be dangerous to her daughter. The claw thing someone else was really cruel as it was only a kitten but heh, if none of that stuff is bad then I'll leave well alone. dusty thanks for your advice

Would you be this concerned if it was one of the kids she hadn't vaccinated? Because plenty of people don't do that either, for more and better reasons than "Can't be arsed"

I am afraid a lot of people take a pragmatic approach to their pets, and believe that if the cat dies, the cat dies and they will get another one. It may not be your feelings on the matter, but it's not your cat.

I cut my cats claws, they bend round like a hook so I just blunt the ends so that it doesn't get them stuck and non-retracted in a tree.

And my cats jump from my second floor window no problem at all - unless the cat has been hurt then it wouldn't necesarily need to get taken to the vets.

I also don't have them vaccinated - I did initially - but since they are now 10 and 15 I'm not too worried. I do have expensive insurance on them (one of them got run over and had to get a pin put in at a cost of £1000) so I was grateful but thankfully vaccinations are not a prerequisite of insurance.

You never cut the claws to the quick on any animal but there is no problem with taking the ends off honestly,

Cat flu is very common and a cat will suffer for life.. I have taken in a cat who is very ill due to cat flu so IMO she is mad. But what can you do??