HELP CAT LOCKED IN EMPTY HOUSE

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My sister's cat has been missing 3 days and we have just found him in an empty house on her street , neighbours don't know who owns the house and their is no way in or out without kicking the door in .

Have tried to get hold of the rspca but they won't help and their are no other charities I can think of up here (North West Coast) & the police aren't able to help (was just wanting to know who could help )was hoping for animal warden but they not open til Monday .

Have put some cat biscuits through the letter box but he is going berserk launching himself at the window

How on earth do we get him out

Smash a window?

I'd smash a window but be prepared to pay for it to be fixed.

might be worth contacting a locksmith to see if they could get you in without damaging the door will cost though or google the address and see if the house is on any estate agents lists other than those it would mean you breaking a window and then getting it replaced

Double Glazed n I'm not the strongest of people plus knowing my luck I'd be arrested

Hiring a lock Smith is also breaking and entering , else my DB would be in like a shot

Rspca will leave a cat to potentially starve to death in an empty house? Typical.

Is the house empty as in unoccupied? If so I would force entry rather than let the cat stay in there indefinitely.

How do you think the cat got in? Have you walked round to try to determine point of entry?

Definitely force entry one way or another. In the meantime pour water through the letter box as well as food. Water is even more important.

Where in the country are you?

I meant to say I realise you are providing biscuits. I just hate the rspca. They don't give a shit.

It won't starve to death Fenella, it can be fed via the letterbox.

Absolutely.
Cat needs water more than food.
Biscuits require drinking water.
Best to squeeze wet food through the letterbox.

The RSPCA have now said they will try and get somebody over the weekend to try and get him but this will require the police to help .
They won't do anything today as it's not an emergency and they are busy :s

Just spoke to a neighbour and the tenants left at the beginning of the week

Put ice cubes through the letter box. As they melt slowly they are better at providing water than just pouring it through. Are you absolutely sure though that the cat has access to the letterbox?

Yeah the living room door is open

Cats can live without food for weeks. Without water only for around three days. And if you've been putting dry food though that will dehydrate even more. Get those icecubes now.

Do the neighbours by any chance know who the letting agents are? They might have a key. Might be worth ringing round local letting agencies in the morning, and asking if they handle the property.

Only just found him an hour ago and put food through about half hour ago , going to put some ice through now

How did the cat get in? Surely find the entry point to get cat out.
Or did it get in through an open door when tenants were there?
Check garden for back windows maybe? They might be open and unlocked but pushed closed?

You can find out who owns a house for a few quid on the land registry website.

I'm guessing he got in while someone was their , no entry points already checked

Police?. If they won't help ask to speak to the inspector.

They smash car windows to get dogs out.

Is the front door double glazed too?.

It's all double glazed , the police won't help , only if the rspca call them out

Poor pussy! The Police helped me rescue my mad cat from someone's locked car once ... tracked down the owner. They really cared