The Dogmother Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Golly what a shock aunty e. I hope you're both OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I have that problem with a local cat too it comes into the garden and beats my boys up even though I keep chasing it away It has three legs and both my boys have four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Poor Evie. Only eight lives left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 well they do say cats fall on their feet - glad that Evie was ok. If they only knew the trouble they put us through! Re the possibly feral cat, I think my logic would be along the lines of: no good, responsible owner would keep an entire tom and let it roam free. Therefore, he does not have a good, responsible owner. Therefore, getting him neutered would be an act of kindness, not only to him but to all the female cats around. Not to mention saving dozens of (future) kittens from being abandoned, injured, starved or worse. That's a totally different thing to feeding, and removing the collar from, a cat which is obviously loved and cared for and has a good home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Re the possibly feral cat, I think my logic would be along the lines of: no good, responsible owner would keep an entire tom and let it roam free. Therefore, he does not have a good, responsible owner. Therefore, getting him neutered would be an act of kindness, not only to him but to all the female cats around. Not to mention saving dozens of (future) kittens from being abandoned, injured, starved or worse. Agree totally. Bit pricey I expect. It would calm him down though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Unless you are sure he is feral the vet may refuse to do him as they will not want to be sued by an irate owner if it is some breeding tom being kept entire for a reason I had problems getting a feral tom done and had to pursuade a vet friend to do it in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I agree too - for a few months - a feral tom visited myself and a neighbour, he had a bad abcess, which we managed (with scratches) to bathe and cover with wound powder. No collar - filthy and obviously entire, Steve and I spoke to the vet and arranged for us to catch him and get him de-nadgered at a discount. But 'Old Tom' must've got wind of the idea and disappeared a couple of weeks later It would've kept him out of fights, and who knows, if he'd been more sociable and cleaner, someone might have given him a home. he was quite approachable for a feral tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I actually have a home all lined up for him, but only once he's neutered, so I'm dithering. He's a lovely looking boy, not too beaten up, and not exactly friendly, but certainly not nasty to humans anyway. dither dither. He is the father of Cleo's kittens (should she be pregnant, still not sure) so I feel a certain responsibility for him. BUT he may belong to one of the old dears over the road in sheltered housing, in which case I would feel terrible. Maybe time to do another leaflet drop and see if anyone owns up this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...