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[fluffyfeet]

I need your advice Omleteers.

 

There is a little lady cat who basically lives under OH's trailer below our front bay window.

Her 'owners', and I use the term loosely, live about six doors away.

They don't feed her or bother with her and haven't now for quite some time. She is yet again covered in scabs and iriitated skin to the point where she is starting to suffer with open sores which aren't healing because she keeps licking/washing presumably because they are irritating her.

We taken her back, shooed her away, and even tried to frighten her off to make her go home but she won't go.

 

We, and 3 other neighbours, make sure she is fed and we have even built her a little house next to our front door which she loves.

 

We would have her in a heartbeat but she does not get on with our cat, in fact she snarls and spits like mad at him, even when she is in his house!!

 

My question is what should I do?

We have pointed out her condition to her owners previously - they take her to the vets once and chuck her out again. They have 2 or 3 other cats, plus 2 dogs, one of which is a Great Dane that they never walk.

 

I feel so sorry for her - she is such a tiny little thing

 

Dawn x

Edited December 17, 2010 by Guest

[sari]

SOunds like the poor thing has a flea bite allergy, we inherited a cat like this from an old lady my Mom nursed....you really have to keep on top of it,as the itching leads to excessive grooming, and they can lick away all hair.. If you think it's the right thing to do, I would either approach the owners ( very tricky...I'm too cowardly for this) or phone the RSPCA....again this is tricky, but if the poor cat is suffering...it could be they are not coping, or just plain lazy.

 

Hope you can get something sorted out

 

Sarahx x

Sorry just re read your post.......I would phone the RSPCA, hopefully they will get the owners to sign over the animals to them. SOme cats are content to live outside, I rehomed one from our local Monastery ( Mount ST. Bernards Abbey...just so you know I'm not fibbing, as it sounds implausible) Someone had dumped him there and the little chap lived freely for some months, until the Brother in charge ( I don't know what they're called....) decided some of the Brothers were forming too much of an attachment to Jordan...so I had him. He would come in for an hour or so a day..liked to sleep out in the sheds, and was fairly happy.

[Chucky Mama]

I would also suggest that you contact the RSPCA for advise or the CPL if you have a local branch. Unfortunately this cat sounds like it needs regular treatment to keep it's skin under control and it sounds very much like the owners are not committed enough to deal with it.

[lillybettybabs]

Try CPL.

[Omletina Kyckling]

I have to confess there was a cat who was in a similar state up the road from where I used to live, owners didn't look after him, he was unspayed, used to get into fights, was riddled with fleas and worms and underfed. I spoke to them about him and they said they didn't really care whether he was there or if he wandered off, fair enough! He ended up spending most of his time in my garden, and eventually I liberated him and rehomed him with a lovely family via this forum, where he is now living an absolutely blessed life.

The RSPCA and CPL are probably your best bets though.

[fluffyfeet]

Just thought I would let you know that I spoke to the owners, who said they definitely wanted her and were quite shocked when I showed them the state she was in.

She has now been to the vets and has been treated for an abcess that they think may be from a cat bite, and an underlying skin condition that they think is an allergy to something, possibly certain shrubs, but definitely not fleas as she is clear of them.

She has a follow up appointment booked and I'm pretty optimistic they will keep it as they know we are keeping an eye on the cat. Her owners have also started getting her in at night.

So, fingers crossed, a good result.

 

Dawn x

[Egluntyne]

Well done.

[Olly]

Well done. My cat Claudette was rescued in similar circumstances, she was frequently sleeping rough, hungry, badly flea-infested, and generally neglected although her 'owners' claimed to still want her. When they did nothing about her condition, she was 'cat-napped' in her own interests, restored to health and eventually rehomed with me.

 

I'm pleased to hear that in this case the owners do want to do something about her, although I do wonder why it needed you to point out how unwell she was!

[fluffyfeet]

We had some awful news last night about this sweet little lady cat.

She has been going to the vets regularly since my initial post, and everything seemed fine. However, her owner came to see us last night and informed us that Molly has an inoperable tumour She has been allowed home for the weekend but has an appointment to be PTS early next week.

We are absolutely stunned and I can't bring myself to tell our little boy who adored her. She hadn't been around much of late and we just thought we hadn't seen her because she had realised that she was better off indoors.

 

Here she is with Norton.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31480105&l=089df23018&id=1037287477

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31480106&l=c69625716c&id=1037287477

 

She will be greatly missed.

 

Dawn x

[chick wiggle]

aww thats so sad

[scarlettohara]

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What a shame . She looks so healthy . Such a sweet little face too.

[Olly]

That's so sad, but what a good thing you encouraged her owners to get her treated, otherwise she might have suffered with this for a long time before it was discovered. She looks so sweet.

[craftyhunnypie]

Aww no! I hate to read of sad stories about animals as I love them so very much.

But want to thank you for looking after this sweet cat. Such a sad outcome though. Poor little love.

Emma.x

[Blackrocksrock]

Thank goodness they took her in the end as she does not deserve to suffer - she is a cutie

[bluekarin]

[mostin]

So sorry to hear that F.F. but at least you did everything you could for that little puss cat xxxx

[Seagazer]

I'm so sorry, thats so sad.