Neighbour's kitten spending a lot of time here...

[BeehavingBaby]

Don't really know what to do? Doors been open with the good weather and it seems to want to eat anything. We are veggie so I wouldn't expect our leftovers to tempt it but it was using its paw to get to the beans stuck at the bottom fo a can this morning. This is stuff waiting to be washed BTW, I don't put anything out for it can't vouch for DDs She is super friendly and playful.

I know the family's daughter a little from her playing out, she's a sweetheart and told me it is one of 2 surviving kittens of a cat her brother took in so I suspect not spayed and a 50/50 chance where she'll potentially have hers IFYSWIM. Would she have an obvious scar if she has been spayed? Could the hunger mean she is pregnant already?

I won't lie, I would adore an accidental cat but don't want to steal someone else's!

Indeed not - we don't need another CatGate!

Are you on good terms with the parent neighbours? Why not go and have a gentle word with them and alert them to the situation. (I'm sure you won't phrase it in such a way that they think you're accusing them of underfeeding it.)

Never seen the adult members of the household but will just have to go and knock on, am a bit shy but is the obvious/ only thing to do really . Cat probably doing it to the whole street!

Six Dinner Sid was he called?

It may just be a gutsy pig of a kitten but a wee chat with the neighbours would probably be best - just so that they know what's going on.

Sorry - re the reference.

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Cats are usually fertile at 9th months old, when they don't look like a kitten anymore. This gives you an opportunity to say hallo to your neighbours as you have already spoken to their child, and say what a sweet cat/kitten she is as she visits you often and seems to have a craving for baked beens. You hadn't ever heard of a cat liking that. And keep your tone of voice adoring about the cat, never crtitical, and see what happens

Yes would mention it to the neighbours just to keep them informed.

Next doors cat will come in at any opportunity to get a free meal if he thinks its going begging, Even though he is well fed at home!!

I always let next door know that the cat has been in and last time i mentioned it, it turns out one of my own cats goes next door for a free dinner, even though i feed on demand!!

So we just leave them be!

Digerd, Cats these days can become fertile much younger. I once had a female who was just coming into heat at 5 months old. Vet agreed to immeadiate spaying even though the guidelines back then was 6 months.

You do hear of 6 month old kittens being pregnant which is so wrong and you will find most charities will spay any kittens before rehoming at a very young age because of this.

The 6 month thing is sadly often too late!

Oh and i forgot to add, I so have to get a copy of Six Dinner Sid!!

We found our neighbours cat, in the middle of the night, sleeping on the bottom of our bed Our cat was sleeping on the landing!

after we invested in a microchip catflap, he only comes in for lunch when the back door is left open!

I bought a copy myself, meowmi !

Mine eats baked bean sauce if you let him too, and he def is not starved.

My cat steals - in no particular order...Blueberries, Strawberries, crisps, cake, chips.

She goes daft if we order in a curry and I've caught her eating rolls rather than her dry cat food

So really I wouldn't read too much into the bean stealing

That is one weird cat, tabulahrasa.

I think teh problem is that she's fairly sure she's a person and can't understand why we keep trying to palm her off with cat food, lol

Then she IS a person tabulah

She just looks like a cat.

How come I inherited the only stray that will now only deem Felix Sensations in fish flavours and nothing, and I mean nothing else is good enough?? we eat value baked beans on toast and her two pouches a day cost more than that.
I want a cat that eats anything!!!

Cats protection often neuter at 12 weeks, a friend of mine fosters cats and kittens.
If the family took in the mother cat, who went on to have 2 kittens, they might be grateful to you offering to have his one, its not cheap owning a pet.