a cat without a name tag or anything rocked up at my back door this afternoon. we gave it a good bowl of milk and got some things out of its fur. i'm not sure if its a stray or not but it doesnt seem to want to leave. anyone got some sudgestions?
2007-08-14 15:51:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
just a little more info on it. the cat seems healthy and fit. and i took the milk away :)
my mum is allergic so all in all we can definatly not keep it. but i also dont want it to end up on death row at the pound. i'm also getting some real food for it
2007-08-14 16:18:33 · update #1
If it doesn't want to leave, it has probably been someone's pet recently. It may be chipped and can be identified that way (cats easily lose collars). Your local animal control will pick it up and the animal shelter will scan it for a chip. I don't know how badly you want to get rid of it, but you could keep it for a few days and go the neighborhood flyer route or knock on some doors. It may live pretty close. Good luck.
2007-08-14 16:04:08 · answer #1 · answered by Kristen 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have got some experience with strays. i feel sorry for them and I feed them but cats always stay where they are fed. Also cow milk upsets their stomach but I did the same when I found a stray a few years ago. Firsly some cats are microchipped so if you take it to the vet they will scan it for free. The good point to this is if it is microchipped and they can contact the owners the cat will be able to go back home but if there is no microchip or the details are not up to date and they can't contact the owners legally they are meant to send it to the piund where it has to stay there for a week until someone adopts it or it gets put down. If you want it you need to wait the week and then pay to adopt it. It seems unfair. You could buy some cat food and continue feeding it while searching for it's owners. You could put some signs up. To be honest i have been feeding a stray cat for months and now she stays here all the time. I even made a bed for her. My husband has named her also. Also, on the other hand it could be someone's cat who just likes extra food. My cat that i adopted from the pound is microchipped but she doesn't have a collar. Not that I am too lazy or cheap to get one but my husband told me about his friend that had a dog that jumped close to a fence and then it's collar got stuck and it hung itself to death. Also i don't think they are comfortable for the cat. It is hard to tell if it is a stray or not. Is it thin and injured? If it is I would say that it is a stray and just feeds on scraps that it finds, but if it looks healthy it may just be looking for extra food.
2007-08-14 16:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Can you bring it to one of the vet clinics that have a microchip reader? If the cat is microchipped, they can find the owner.
There are two types of microchip readers---one can only read one type of chip, the other is a universal and can read all microchips. Call and ask if they have one first, then ask if it's the kind that can read all the chips. Then just take the cat over there, they'll do the reading for free.
It sounds like a lost pet, or one that got dumped. You can put up signs in your area (a 4 block area in every direction) and signs at the local vets plus any grocery store. If the owner is looking frantically for their pet they'll contact you soon as they see the signs.
2007-08-15 13:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stray cats and abode cats are completely diverse. Stray cats have not got an proprietor so they don't be attentive to greater useful. they could content rabies from animals. you do not get effected from a house cat's hair if it is going on your mouth. i've got accomplished that plenty. no longer something occurred. merely verify the cat does not have rabies, or has a affliction.
2016-10-15 09:14:43 · answer #4 · answered by thibaud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A feral cat, one that does not have an "owner", would not come knocking at your back door asking for milk ( by the way, some cats can tolerate cows milk, but most get sick from it even if they seem to enjoy the flavor).
This cat that you speak of must belong to someone and is just seeking extra treats.
Or else, it is a stray that was abandoned by its owner.
Either way, take it in, love it, it'll love you back 100% more.
Do NOT take it to the SPCA unless it is a no kill shelter.
2007-08-14 16:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by Barney Blake 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well if your willing to keep the cat and it seems healthy then keep it, and get it some shots from the vet, otherwise give it to a good home or to your local no kill animal shelter..
2007-08-14 17:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by kristina13333 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't keep feeding it. That's the norm, you give a stray cat anything to eat, even milk and it thinks it's got a home for life.
2007-08-14 16:18:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a cat will normally stay with whoever feeds it--you can always make it an outside cat and just make him stay outside. you never know , if he got lost or someone moved off and left him. you might call a local rescue org. (not the city pound) since they dont kill if you cant keep him. otherwise sounds like you got yourself a cat- name it.
2007-08-14 18:21:32 · answer #8 · answered by ruby71174 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk isn't really good for cats, it unbalances their intestines, and makes their poop runny. Eww!
If you want an animal to go away, you should not feed it. Now what you will probably have to do is call a shelter or animal control, or wait for some other neighbor to feed it something better.
2007-08-14 16:04:46 · answer #9 · answered by Petey 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Don't give the cat milk... It is bad for them and can cause them a great deal of digestive problems since they can't digest it properly. It can even kill them if it is given in excess.
I would call the humane society, or your local SPCA. Or even try to catch it and put it into a pillow case and bring it in to them yourself.
2007-08-14 16:06:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anuolf 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋