Rescue stray cat - Yes or No.
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My daughter ended up in A&E last Friday.
When I went up to collect her, she was sat on a step with a cat on her lap.
Due to it being late Friday night with temperatures set to drop to significant negative C, and that there is minimal residential housing in the area around the hospital, we decided she was lost and to bring her home with us.
To try to find the cats owner, the next morning I called the Vet Hospital to see if they could scan for a chip.
They said to bring her in but that, next time, just leave it where it is.
My daughter posted photos of the cat on 'Facething' and we very quickly had the owner identified.
But, should we have just left her out in the cold ?
When I went up to collect her, she was sat on a step with a cat on her lap.
Due to it being late Friday night with temperatures set to drop to significant negative C, and that there is minimal residential housing in the area around the hospital, we decided she was lost and to bring her home with us.
To try to find the cats owner, the next morning I called the Vet Hospital to see if they could scan for a chip.
They said to bring her in but that, next time, just leave it where it is.
My daughter posted photos of the cat on 'Facething' and we very quickly had the owner identified.
But, should we have just left her out in the cold ?
I do understand the leave it position.
However, I've had previous experience of one of my cats getting under the bonnet of my car to enjoy the warm engine and then ending up going for a ride.
I considered that this may have been a similar situation where the cat had ended up at the A&E entrance.
The cat could have been miles from home and this was what I based my decision on.
When my daughter started to look for lost cat websites, the car under bonnet situation was a common point.
However, I've had previous experience of one of my cats getting under the bonnet of my car to enjoy the warm engine and then ending up going for a ride.
I considered that this may have been a similar situation where the cat had ended up at the A&E entrance.
The cat could have been miles from home and this was what I based my decision on.
When my daughter started to look for lost cat websites, the car under bonnet situation was a common point.
Yes, rescue.
A neighbour's cat went misisng. It turned up 11 miles away having most likely hopped on a delivery van. If whomever had found it had left it there's no telling what might have happened. The most embarrassing thing that could happen is that it lives ten metres away from where you found it and is returned to its owner after its chip has been scanned. Better that than left wondering in an unfamiliar place in sub-zero temperatures.
A neighbour's cat went misisng. It turned up 11 miles away having most likely hopped on a delivery van. If whomever had found it had left it there's no telling what might have happened. The most embarrassing thing that could happen is that it lives ten metres away from where you found it and is returned to its owner after its chip has been scanned. Better that than left wondering in an unfamiliar place in sub-zero temperatures.
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