i moved in this house 5 months ago within 5 months 4 cats of mine are gone never to be seen again,3 males and 1 female.(all at different times) my cats were indoor/outdoor.they stayed in the yard and hung out, they wernt old or sick. my daughter lives up the rd from me and her male cat is not fixed and he always comes home.this is why i think its the people next door.they might not like my cats around. i need to know what i can do or can i contact someone.and i have looked in the pound too. please help me! pls no joking!
2007-09-19 21:25:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
it would of been nice if the people next door would of came and talk to me first im home all day! this seems to happen at night.the cats i still have i keep in the house at night!
2007-09-19 22:45:45 · update #1
Keep the cats inside when they are unsupervised, for their safety. There are bad people out there and you never know who they are, they won't admit it anyway.
2007-09-20 02:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's either kids or pets that cause the most trouble between neighbors. Your cats might be digging up your neighbor's prize dahlias. Since they're out when you're not, it is hard to tell. The neighbors are within their rights to trap the cats and call animal control as long as the cats are on their property. Another possibility is someone else picking the cats up. Sometimes cats are trapped and sold to laboratories for experiments. It might help if you had a "chip" put on your cat, or you could keep them indoors. They sleep a lot anyway so probably would get over it.
2007-09-20 04:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let your neighbor know your cats are missing. Ask them if they have seen them or seen any dogs around that could have hurt them. Check their reaction-are they concerned or indifferent? Their response can tell you alot. Put up missing signs and let the neighborhood know how much your cats mean to you. Go out with your cats if you let the others out anymore. If you still suspect your neighbor after talking with them mention that "relocating" cats is a crime and if any more of your cats go missing, you will have to involve the Humane Society. You have do this tactfully. Make it a statement rather than an accusation. Another suggestion is to go door to door and ask if anyone has seen them. A lady down my street found her missing kitty while walking through the neighborhood. A woman had taken her in as a stray. Finally, if your kitties came up missing at night, You may have a predator getting them. NEVER leave your cats outside at night. I'm sorry about your kitties.
2007-09-20 06:25:20 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There could be multiple reasons --highly aggressive raccoons, dogs (ALL our strays here are deathly afraid of dogs) that wander and attack, owls (great horned owls kill skunks and rabbits, they can kill cats too), kids, and ANY neighbor in a 4 house area is suspect. If you have coyotes in your city, it's probably that....unfortunately coyotes eat household pets any chance they get. We have them in Milwaukee now and they've done a lot of damage here.
I'd suggest talking to your neighbor over the weekend, just raising the subject that there don't seem to be any strays in the area, do they know what's going on. This keeps you from pointing a finger at them and they might share what they've been doing, if they're the ones doing it.
I'd also make a report out with animal control, the humane society and possibly the police.
Your best course of action is to build a backyard enclosure to keep your cats safe. After the second one failed to come home, that should have given you notice to keep them 100% inside in this environment. I'd be heartsick knowing four were missing.
2007-09-20 20:51:06 · answer #4 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know there are other ways for cats to come up missing than your neighbor's doing things to them.
Like a busy road and wild animals.
it would be my guess that since you are in a new area that the cats dont know and that you have no proof of anything else that your cats could have been taken by another animal in your area.
2007-09-20 07:43:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you had kept your cats inside this would never have happend.
you need to have control of your cats AT ALL TIMES, keep them on YOUR property and if they are off your property you have to have them on a leash.
Your neighbor, if he is killing these cats is deffinatly in the wrong for doing that, maybe he is taking them to the shelter so they can find a good loving home.
2007-09-20 09:10:09 · answer #6 · answered by catloverme123 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
keep your cats at home in the house where they belong and then you won't have to worry about it.
i love cats, don't get me wrong - i have 9 of my own
if my neighbors cat came into my yard, i wouldn't think twice about trapping it. i have asked him several times to keep his cat out of my yard, so he has been warned. i don't want someone else's cat coming into my yard, possibly spreading disease that i could carry in to my cats. they are strictly indoors - the closest they get to being outdoors except for going to the vet - is laying in the window seats that i have set up for them in almost every window in my house.
2007-09-20 05:07:36 · answer #7 · answered by bassetfreak 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Definately microchip your cats, that way if they are being sold/given to a shelter, they are more likely to come home to you.
2007-09-20 04:38:20 · answer #8 · answered by Julie M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋