Found next doors cat dead... :(
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Our little cul-de-sac has many families with cats, but my next door neighbour in particular has quite a few, around 6 in total! It gripes me actually as although she's says she is a cat lover, she refuses to spay/neuter any of them and neither does she jab/worm them, or name them!! Or even let them in the house!!!
Let alone some of the kittens are slightly deformed, one has a 'loose' eye, it kinda just wobbles around... I call her 'Crazy Eyes', she's adapted well though to it. Another has two extra dew claws on the fronts, I call him 'Six Toes'... a simple op by a vet as a kitten to chop them off but yet again neighbour won't get off her fat arse and do anything.
Anyway, one of the boys was really really friendly, and would love attention, I called him 'Norman' or 'Norm' for short. Hadn't seen him around for a few days, but while washing the cars yesterday, my missus noticed a 'cat' dead behind the gate of the alleyway, it was Norm. Looks like he had been hit by a car and broke his left front leg, dragged himself back but couldn't jump and get through the gate so curled up and died.
We told the neighbour and and I got him out from behind the gate, but what really really wound me up was that heer attitude was 'urrrgh, get a bag (to her other half) and put it in the bin' to which they did, just dumped IT in the bin. No remorse, no sadness, just clean and clinical!
I spent the day, really wound up by her actions and total lack of remorse of this supposed 'cat lover' of poor Norman's demise. Now I know theres only so much you can do, but just to throw this loveable cat in the bin?
People like that need shooting I swear!
Sorry, it just really struck a nerve and I for one found it quite emotional to lose him.
God forbid anything happens to our cat Tinks, but she'd have the best ever send off a cat could ask for, not to mention the mourning.
Paul
Let alone some of the kittens are slightly deformed, one has a 'loose' eye, it kinda just wobbles around... I call her 'Crazy Eyes', she's adapted well though to it. Another has two extra dew claws on the fronts, I call him 'Six Toes'... a simple op by a vet as a kitten to chop them off but yet again neighbour won't get off her fat arse and do anything.
Anyway, one of the boys was really really friendly, and would love attention, I called him 'Norman' or 'Norm' for short. Hadn't seen him around for a few days, but while washing the cars yesterday, my missus noticed a 'cat' dead behind the gate of the alleyway, it was Norm. Looks like he had been hit by a car and broke his left front leg, dragged himself back but couldn't jump and get through the gate so curled up and died.
We told the neighbour and and I got him out from behind the gate, but what really really wound me up was that heer attitude was 'urrrgh, get a bag (to her other half) and put it in the bin' to which they did, just dumped IT in the bin. No remorse, no sadness, just clean and clinical!
I spent the day, really wound up by her actions and total lack of remorse of this supposed 'cat lover' of poor Norman's demise. Now I know theres only so much you can do, but just to throw this loveable cat in the bin?
People like that need shooting I swear!
Sorry, it just really struck a nerve and I for one found it quite emotional to lose him.
God forbid anything happens to our cat Tinks, but she'd have the best ever send off a cat could ask for, not to mention the mourning.
Paul
hmm, perhaps we should.
Six toes went missing for 2weeks once, she just was like, eh well she'll turn up sometime and went back to sitting on her fat arse. If that was ours, we'd be searching every nook and cranny and sending our search parties for her.
During the winter snow, she still never them in once, with next to no shelter. We gave her our large dog travel crate (the fabric type ones, and a load a spare carpet for them at least and used to feed them sometimes.
I feel really sad that Norm had gone, quite funny sometimes he used to pop in if the front door was open, say hello to our Tinkerbelle and us. Really friendly, nothing phased him, you had to drive around him as he wouldn't move fromt he middle of the road if he was chilling. Maybe his downfall in the end. He had been dead for a few days at least I reckon, suffice to say Tinks has been re-wormed and fleas on the safe side.
Six toes went missing for 2weeks once, she just was like, eh well she'll turn up sometime and went back to sitting on her fat arse. If that was ours, we'd be searching every nook and cranny and sending our search parties for her.
During the winter snow, she still never them in once, with next to no shelter. We gave her our large dog travel crate (the fabric type ones, and a load a spare carpet for them at least and used to feed them sometimes.
I feel really sad that Norm had gone, quite funny sometimes he used to pop in if the front door was open, say hello to our Tinkerbelle and us. Really friendly, nothing phased him, you had to drive around him as he wouldn't move fromt he middle of the road if he was chilling. Maybe his downfall in the end. He had been dead for a few days at least I reckon, suffice to say Tinks has been re-wormed and fleas on the safe side.
mrmaggit said:
I'd normally not say call in the RSPCA, but I think it's justified in this case.
Regarding Norm, couldn't you bury him? I know I would if it was me in your shoes.
I have to agree with all of this.Regarding Norm, couldn't you bury him? I know I would if it was me in your shoes.
It does sound like you were really fond of Norm, so I'd go get him and do things properly. And someone who cares so little about their pets shouldn't have them.
At risk of being called a troll.... 
I'm sorry but I don't really see the issue, I don't see where the animal cruelty is coming in here. Ok, she's not looking after the cats to the same standards as most of us would but there's no evidence that she's taking them inside and stubbing cigarettes out on them either!
And so what if she got rid of Norm's body in the bin? Not exactly much cruelty involved there, Norm, bless his little cotton socks, was already dead by then so quite difficult to be cruel.
And the leaving the cats out all year? A lot of people do that. I'm pretty sure that if a cat wasn't happy where it was, and was unrestrained, then it would soon move on and find another 'host' to live off
So by all means call the RSPCA in, but what do you actually expect them to do? The cats are there, she feeds them, they hang around, they die occasionally, she puts the bodies in the bin. What 'cruelty' do you expect the RSPCA to prosecute for?
If you don't like the woman and the way she treats the cats, then maybe you should be domesticating them to your house, they'll soon leave when they find somewhere better.
I'm sorry but I don't really see the issue, I don't see where the animal cruelty is coming in here. Ok, she's not looking after the cats to the same standards as most of us would but there's no evidence that she's taking them inside and stubbing cigarettes out on them either!
And so what if she got rid of Norm's body in the bin? Not exactly much cruelty involved there, Norm, bless his little cotton socks, was already dead by then so quite difficult to be cruel.
And the leaving the cats out all year? A lot of people do that. I'm pretty sure that if a cat wasn't happy where it was, and was unrestrained, then it would soon move on and find another 'host' to live off
So by all means call the RSPCA in, but what do you actually expect them to do? The cats are there, she feeds them, they hang around, they die occasionally, she puts the bodies in the bin. What 'cruelty' do you expect the RSPCA to prosecute for?
If you don't like the woman and the way she treats the cats, then maybe you should be domesticating them to your house, they'll soon leave when they find somewhere better.
The 2nd page on cats PDF download shows what is expected from a cat owner.
From what has been described it is doubtful she is covering all these.
http://www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk/index.php/advi...
From what has been described it is doubtful she is covering all these.
http://www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk/index.php/advi...
My darling boy was run over and killed a month ago and I miss him dreadfully. I'm not sure how long he lived after the accident but it was long enough for a neighbour to find him struggling to breathe and which point he died on their doorstep.
Unfortunately the day before he had lost his ID barrell so my neighbour who I have never spoken to did not know who he belonged to, but he did take him to the local vets to see if he was chipped so at least the owner could be informed. He was chipped.
I got a phone call as it also happened to be my vets so they had my phone numbers on record and I rushed there to collect his body sobbing my heart out. I am grateful that I got to give him a long cuddle and take a lock of fur before returning him the next day to be cremated.
I've had his ashes back a few weeks now and am grateful that at least I know what happened to him and I could say goodbye to him.
Anyone who is so thoughtless should not be allowed to keep animals, report her and save the poor cats further suffering.
Unfortunately the day before he had lost his ID barrell so my neighbour who I have never spoken to did not know who he belonged to, but he did take him to the local vets to see if he was chipped so at least the owner could be informed. He was chipped.
I got a phone call as it also happened to be my vets so they had my phone numbers on record and I rushed there to collect his body sobbing my heart out. I am grateful that I got to give him a long cuddle and take a lock of fur before returning him the next day to be cremated.
I've had his ashes back a few weeks now and am grateful that at least I know what happened to him and I could say goodbye to him.
Anyone who is so thoughtless should not be allowed to keep animals, report her and save the poor cats further suffering.
bexVN said:
The 2nd page on cats PDF download shows what is expected from a cat owner.
From what has been described it is doubtful she is covering all these.
http://www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk/index.php/advi...
I've just skim read that and was gobsmacked that someone somewhere has been paid to produce such a load of old crap. From what has been described it is doubtful she is covering all these.
http://www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk/index.php/advi...
Seems to be written and focused primarily at namby pamby halfwits and is peppered with a lot of 'shoulds'. From the OP I'm struggling to find many examples of 'must's that the mad b
h next door is doing/not doing to her cats. Nothing that would interest the RSPCA anyways.Honestly not trying to troll here as there are obviously a lot of people who feel very strongly about cats and pets etc... I do myself... but let's not get to overly sentimental about them either.
No need to get the pitchforks out just because someone's neighbour doesn't see their cats as a member of the family like most folk would.
Piersman2 said:
bexVN said:
The 2nd page on cats PDF download shows what is expected from a cat owner.
From what has been described it is doubtful she is covering all these.
http://www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk/index.php/advi...
I've just skim read that and was gobsmacked that someone somewhere has been paid to produce such a load of old crap. From what has been described it is doubtful she is covering all these.
http://www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk/index.php/advi...
Seems to be written and focused primarily at namby pamby halfwits and is peppered with a lot of 'shoulds'. From the OP I'm struggling to find many examples of 'must's that the mad b
h next door is doing/not doing to her cats. Nothing that would interest the RSPCA anyways.Honestly not trying to troll here as there are obviously a lot of people who feel very strongly about cats and pets etc... I do myself... but let's not get to overly sentimental about them either.
No need to get the pitchforks out just because someone's neighbour doesn't see their cats as a member of the family like most folk would.
The cats are loved, her grandkids love them, play with them gently outside so does her ageing other half who is Norwegian (he was really upset about Norm) and he is who feeds them the most. The cats don't look weak or mal nourished, they are full bodied etc. And they are well socialised and very friendly cats.
Ive another neighbour on the other side who has had 2 cats for 8years, but 4years she got a staffie dog and the cats moved out (on their own) but they've a shed to live in if needed and they do get fed and are in good condition.
So although, she doesn't let them in the house (mainly because of the kids) and that they don't get looked after by mine and your views of standard of care, and even though she is a very cold clinical woman, I don't really think its an rspca case.
On the subject of dead cats, when I moved into my current house I found a dead cat in the garden shed after about a year. The shed was full of junk the owner had left behind and I don't know how long the moggy had been in there. The nasty part is that I noticed the door had been shredded on the inside. Putting 2 & 2 together, I supposed the mogster had tried in vain to escape, curled up and went to sleep forever. Really horrible thought. I'll never know if it was me who had shut it in.
Ive locked one of next door cats in the shed before, by mistake. Luckily only for a few hours but only by me being outside with the dog and wondering why she was obsessed by the shed door and woofing at it. They tend to wander in if I leave it open for even a short time. Im very careful now though, check and rattle things just to be sure.
We've 'adopted' (wifes word, I say 'acquired') a 3rd cat since moving. She just turned up at our door one night in the rain, drenched through, skin and bones and covered in fleas and bites.
Took her in, fed her, treated the fleas and next morning out her back out.
He came back everyday for a few months, got fed and left again. By now she is the picture of health but getting on a bit. One day she turns up with a collar on and a note saying 'if you want this fking cat just fking keep her' lol.
So now she sleeps here every night, and she's like a part of the family. Doesn't socialize with my other 2 cats and I can tell she is losing her sight and hearing as she's old (12-13 at a guess) but at least she's happy now.
We call her ziggy.
Took her in, fed her, treated the fleas and next morning out her back out.
He came back everyday for a few months, got fed and left again. By now she is the picture of health but getting on a bit. One day she turns up with a collar on and a note saying 'if you want this f
king cat just fking keep her' lol.So now she sleeps here every night, and she's like a part of the family. Doesn't socialize with my other 2 cats and I can tell she is losing her sight and hearing as she's old (12-13 at a guess) but at least she's happy now.
We call her ziggy.
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