Feline friends

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daytona365

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1,773 posts

163 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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If an obviously domesticated cat comes a knocking, drawn by very agreeable eating, sleeping and accommodation arrangements do you then become the De facto new 'owner' ?

The Nur

9,168 posts

184 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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No, you're the new pet. Also, wrong forum biggrin

Troubleatmill

10,210 posts

158 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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What happened to the Lounge for all of this stuff...?


Loads of posts on GG that have nothing to do with cars tonight....

DS197

992 posts

105 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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The Nur said:
No, you're the new pet. Also, wrong forum biggrin
Very true, when it comes to cats, you don't own them, they own you hehe

Troubleatmill said:
What happened to the Lounge for all of this stuff...?


Loads of posts on GG that have nothing to do with cars tonight....
Agreed

Negative Creep

24,942 posts

226 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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Might be worth finding out if he's been microchipped

daytona365

Original Poster:

1,773 posts

163 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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Blimey, this is proving more popular than the new 700hp Z28 Camaro doing a sub 6 minute lap of the ring !!

Edited by daytona365 on Tuesday 28th July 22:03

daytona365

Original Poster:

1,773 posts

163 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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Negative Creep said:
Might be worth finding out if he's been microchipped
......Good point, but he obviously prefers our food. Be cruel to send him back.

IntriguedUser

988 posts

120 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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We had a ginger pussy that used to come in as soon as we opened the door, we never fed it, but we did let him/her stay for a bit, before kicking him out, happened several times, not sure where he's gone now

daytona365

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1,773 posts

163 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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Maybe he/she suffered a horrid demise after being run over by nine buses...........I hope you're happy now !

Mr GrimNasty

8,172 posts

169 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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You can't just acquire it, it's theft by finding (or bribery!), same as killing a cat is criminal damage. The law is stupid. But it's someone else's property.

Mobile Chicane

20,736 posts

211 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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Put a paper collar on it, "Is this your cat - he/she has been coming round to number so and so, please call me on xxxxxxx so we don't worry", etc.

Be prepared to repeat the process - cats are adept at getting collars off.

You don't say how old the cat is, or its gender. Un-neutered females can wander considerable distances in search of a mate.

She'd be SOL around here - all male cats are eunuchs.


bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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As above, ensure no other owner first, do not feed unless you are sure no owner and you then need to commit to him. (don't be one of those, oh he's not mine, I've just fed him for the last 2yrs!) Oh and chances are he has an official owner but goes around other houses on the scrounge so don't be so certain that your food is anything particularly special smile.

A vets will scan him for a chip.

Digitalize

2,850 posts

134 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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This is how we got our current cat, sort of. Just started turning up, at first shoo'd him away, starting feeding etc, then took to vets, no microchip, attempted to find owners, no hope, checked nearby towns (we assume he got in a workman's van) and nothing, so just took him in. Had him 4 years now. He goes to another house in the road sometimes in the day but always comes back at night.