Advice re cat at door

[PrettyFlyForATightGuy]

Hello lovely people, I just want to pick your feline-loving brains about our visitor. Today a gorgeous cat came into our front garden and DD and I gave it a stroke. She's a gorgeous thing that seems well fed, beautiful coat and has a collar on with tag but nothing on the tag but the local council number (we're in Oz). This was 6 hrs ago and she's taken up camp on our front doorstep, is scratching the door and pushing herself up against the window every time I speak and despite trying to shop her away she's showing no sign of budging. I have seen her in the neighbourhood before but not for a couple of months and I'm not sure what to do. We can't bring her in because DH is allergic and anyway she looks too well cared for to be a stray but she's breaking my heart! Any advice? I'm tempted to see if she's still there in the morning and if she is call someone but I'm not sure if that's the right path or if she's just after some food and a new bed for the night!

Let us know what happens. There's a cat in our street who tries his luck in every house (and by tries his luck, I mean forces his way inside and whilst meowing and rubbing on everything) and despite the fact he lives like a king, is a bit scruffy as he is a senior lad.

Our vet said people move away and just leave their cats/dogs and even if they chase them up via the chip details they just deny they have ever had an animal. I can't get my head round how how how people can be that cruel.

Glad he's chipped and hope he's home soon .

I just want to say you are an absolute star for taking all this trouble OP. I wish there were more people like you in the world.

She is a gorgeous cat. Hoping for a happy end to this story so do let us know OP!

That's what happened to my Mum's cat Dame. She adopted him from Battersea and, when he was taken in as a stray, they contacted the number on his chip and were told they didn't want anything to do with him and they'd given him away.

We also think William was abandoned by his previous owners when they moved away.

She's been reunited with her owners! Who knows why she'd decided to move in with me since they live just around the corner but apparently they were there to get her as soon as they got the phone call so she's home. Thanks everyone for your excellent advice!

Wonderful.

Brilliant

A happy ending

A happy ending indeed.

Unless she's decided to move out of their house into yours. If she's back in a few days then you have a new pet & a very itchy Dh.

Yay great news. Good on you taking her to get checked for a microchip.

Maybe she was warning them she requires more treats for her upkeep

Haha. That was probably it. She looked just the type to be protesting that she likes her salmon smoked and wouldn't be back until those silly humans had got it right!