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Post by peanuttle on Apr 26, 2016 15:29:17 GMT
We have a cat that started hanging around our house on Saturday. DH was in the backyard and she came up meowing like crazy and eventually jumped his lap and hung out. Ever since, she has been at our front door meowing day and night. She is really skinny and doesn't have a collar, so I am assuming she was ditched.
I felt bad and gave her some food and water and now I'm sure she will not ever leave. We have 3 dogs and I am allergic to cats, so we can't just take her in, but what should we do? Should I take her to the humane society?
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Post by LilyRose on Apr 26, 2016 15:43:36 GMT
I would at least try to get her scanned for a microchip, in case she's a lost pet who can't make her way home. She certainly sounds socialized.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 15:46:19 GMT
You could call your local shelter and see if they will take her. We have had to do that a few times with cats dropped off around my work. At home we feed 3 strays right now. I'm not a big cat person but I hate seeing cats starve. We have a food/water bowl out front. They are all very afraid of us and won't come in our back yard because of our dog so they just hang out in the bushes out front. So far...no fighting or spraying. We will keep feeding them as long as they behave. LOL
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Post by freebird on Apr 26, 2016 15:51:38 GMT
You just got adopted.
You could leave her as an outdoor cat. Sometimes they worm their way in though (this is how I have a damn half feral cat living in my house. He loves to eat and poop inside but howls to get out at all hours. grrr).
If you really don't want her around, you could take them to the shelter but I'd make they are no kill before I sent her off though.
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Post by Yubon Peatlejuice on Apr 26, 2016 17:03:41 GMT
Please keep feeding her, or she will die. Don't take her to the Humane Society. They put animals down about 30-50% of the time. Find a no-kill shelter instead. If you keep her as an outside cat, for the love of all that's holy, please get her fixed.
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Post by peanuttle on Apr 26, 2016 19:11:53 GMT
She seems like a very friendly cat. DS has been petting her, but since she is so skinny, it leads me to believe she is a stray. We will see if she is chipped and then decide what to do. I have a terrier and he chases everything in his proximity, so I don't think he would like having a cat in his house.  |
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 26, 2016 19:16:11 GMT
She seems like a very friendly cat. DS has been petting her, but since she is so skinny, it leads me to believe she is a stray. We will see if she is chipped and then decide what to do. I have a terrier and he chases everything in his proximity, so I don't think he would like having a cat in his house. you would be amazed at how quickly some animals take to others |
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Post by Linda on Apr 26, 2016 19:27:14 GMT
congratulations on your new cat |
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Post by anniefb on Apr 26, 2016 19:45:55 GMT
congratulations on your new cat That ^^ Yep, you've just been adopted  |
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Apr 26, 2016 19:59:10 GMT
Sounds like she was dumped if she is so friendly with humans (or lost). Do you have no kill shelters where you live? Contact them. At they very least, take her to a local vet to get her scanned in case she is chipped. If you plan to keep her as an outdoor cat, please get her fixed. Although she doesn't sound completely feral, you can also try TNR (trap, neuter, release) groups in your area.
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Post by gailoh on Apr 26, 2016 20:46:52 GMT
Thank you for helping her first of all...if you take her anywhere take her to your Humane Society. ours her do not put animals down but the shelter does
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Post by tanya2 on Apr 26, 2016 22:15:27 GMT
I seem to have just acquired a cat this way in the last month too. Ive been fighting it for a bit - it seems to have a few health problems & I didn't want to get attached just in case - but she's decided she lives here. Spent a fortune at the vet today to get her started on the road to recovery. She lives in my garage though because my husband is allergic & the cat & my dog don't really get along well
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Post by hop2 on Apr 26, 2016 22:35:49 GMT
She seems like a very friendly cat. DS has been petting her, but since she is so skinny, it leads me to believe she is a stray. We will see if she is chipped and then decide what to do. I have a terrier and he chases everything in his proximity, so I don't think he would like having a cat in his house. you would be amazed at how quickly some animals take to others Our dog and cat slept curled up together, yet the dog chased anything else that moved. |
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Post by peanuttle on Apr 27, 2016 18:46:33 GMT
She's (or he) still around. I posted on a couple Facebook pages in our city to see if anyone is missing one. If I don't get a response, we will take her to the humane society to see if she is chipped. My mom may be interested if her other cat doesn't mind a friend.
She is so sweet and follows us around outside. I wish I wasn't allergic, I'd try her with my dogs.
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