I did a BAD, BAD thing.

[rg_girlca]

I will try and make this as short as I can. There is this guy, named Pierre, that lives at the end of my street who owns a dog. I have spoken to him a few times, mostly about our dogs. A friend of his found a orange male kitten about 4 months old and couldn't keep him so he gave it to Pierre. That was about 3 months ago. He asked me for advice since he knows I own cats. So I gave him the speech about getting his shots, having him neutered ASAP and to keep him inside especially since we live on a very busy street and also him living at the corner has to deal with a cross street. He told me he feels that cats should have the pleasure of being outdoors and doesn't believe in keeping them locked up in a house. Gave him a big speech again about the benefits of keeping your cat inside. Yada, yada, yada. Did it do any good.
Absolutely NOT!!!!! Then about 4 weeks ago, he finds another kitten about 3-4 months old, a female, on one of our busiest streets which is just one block around the corner from us. I was so upset everytime I would see his two cats outside from morning til night, tired of seeing them on the street and almost getting hit, tired of seeing how skinny they are because they are not getting the proper nutrition that they need to grow and tired of seeing them scratch because of fleas and how dirty they have become.
Soooooooooo last night while the hubby and I were walking Buddy, we see the female in the middle of the road cleaning herself. I was so upset that I started to cry. The hubby said, don't worry about it. YEAH RIGHT!!!! We had to go to the store to get some milk and when we came back she was sitting in the middle of the cross street. I called her and got her to follow us up the street. Then my hubby says to me, as we were close to home, pick her up and bring her home. :eek: I said, "REALLY", he said, "YUP".
So I did. She went right into a flea bath and has been in my room since.
I might already have a new home for her. A friend of mine just had her 19 year old female PTS 2 weeks ago and she might take her.
BTW, when we came out of the store, we saw Pierre walking his dog with another man and his dog and his male kitten was following them. So my hubby figured since he was not in the area, to get the female off the street.
One more thing, Pierre is a drinker and takes drugs. Everytime I have spoken with him, he has been high.

Now tell me, did I do a bad thing in making this guys kitty go "POOF"

[catnapper]

Lorraine... what did you do? Did you make her go *poof*?

I'm biting my nails with anticipation!

[Lizzie]

That's what I was waiting and hoping to hear, that you "disappeared" them.

[sasvermont]

The suspense is killing me. Do you think she confiscated the kitten? :eek:

Oh, the original post has been edited! Yea. The kitty will most likely have a new home....

Now, to get that other kitty.....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

[Lizzie]

Do you seriously think anyone on PT is going to think you did a bad thing? Of course you don't and of course we don't. When she doesn't turn up, Pierre will think she was hit by a car and say "that's the price of freedom"; I doubt he will even miss her.

Thank you, thank you, and thank your husband for taking this cat off the streets.

[rg_girlca]

"Then my hubby says to me, as we were close to home, pick her up and bring her home. I said, "REALLY", he said, "YUP".
So I did. She went right into a flea bath and has been in my room since."

YES, I confiscated his kitten. :eek: Did I do a bad thing????

Here are a few pictures of her.
http://prettykatie.zoto.com/img/30/85ed11b740face50f286fa94072305a3-.jpg

Cleaning herself after eating.
http://prettykatie.zoto.com/img/30/bfd79235084257a0b8b4398660a63b03-.jpg

http://prettykatie.zoto.com/img/30/95a67c514f3a29c3a18a98c40d598be8-.jpg

[catnapper]

Lorraine, by all means you did a great thing. The only bad thing is if you didnt make her brother go *poof* too ;)

Congrats on your first catnapping! LOL Know that you just changed her little life for the better.

Edit: I just saw the pictures, and she's lovely. No way is that princess a street kitty!

[rg_girlca]

Okay, now I understand what happened. Willy had stepped on my keyboard before I could finish typing and had to go back and edit to continue. Now I see why some of you were confused.

[catnapper]

Willie, will you please stop editing meowmie's posts? I know YOU know the story but we didn't :D :p ;)

[rg_girlca]

Do you seriously think anyone on PT is going to think you did a bad thing? Of course you don't and of course we don't.

Yes Lizzie, I honestly did think that someone would say something negative about it as I have seen it before in other threads similiar to this. The person was told, that it wasn't right to take another persons cat.

[jenluckenbach]

She's GORGEOUS !!!!

[Lizzie]

Okay, now I understand what happened. Willy had stepped on my keyboard before I could finish typing and had to go back and edit to continue. Now I see why some of you were confused.

That happened to me yesterday/this morning. I feel asleep before turning off the computer in the bedroom where the kittens are isolated and walked in this morning to all kinds of wierd screen messages.

There has been one time when I had to listen to someone at work talk about taking a cat from her old boyfriend's house because she thought it wasn't been taken care of "correctly" and I certainly opposed her doing any such thing. But a cat who is basically living outside is pretty much a stray, at least that's what my vet said when I pinched my neighbor's cats, so you did the "right" thing even if you did a "naughty" thing.

[Lizzie]

She's GORGEOUS !!!!

I agree. She's very, very pretty and sweet looking.

She looks very like Leda, I think, and you will be able to tell us in a few days.

[rg_girlca]

WWWWWWWOOOOOOHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

I just got off the phone with my friend Joan and she is going to come over tomorrow to see the little girl. :D

Please keep your fingers, toes, and paws crossed that she falls in love with her and wants to take her home. Also a little prayer wouldn't hurt either.

Oh gosh, I was so nervous when I went to walk Buddy. I was praying that I wouldn't meet up with Pierre. I hate lying and I am just not good at it.

If Joan does want her, I am going to try and convince her to take her home right away. This way if I do see Pierre and he asks me if I have his kitty, I can honestly say, "No I don't have your kitty."

[rg_girlca]

Awww the pictures really don't do her justice at all. She is such a sweetheart. It was hard to take a picture as she just kept coming up to me for petties and rubbing herself against me. She has quite the purr on her also.

Last night she was sleeping in my arms and then all of a sudden she starts to suckle on my chin and kneading my face. It was soooooooooooooo cute. :)

[RedHedd]

Poof'ing is good! Good job! Now to "poof" the other cat! Well done and she's gorgeous! No way a street cat, not with that sweet pink nose!

[Laura's Babies]

OH MY GOSH!! She was doing that and you have to give her to someone else???? She is just BEAUTIFUL and I think there was nothing else you could do other than to snatch her.. Leaving a kitty outside on a busy street shows he don't care about his cats anyway.... we all know how dangerous it is outside for a kitty, even far away from traffic... (Just think how bad you would have felt if you passed up the chance to snatch her and saw her dead on the street the next day.)

[kimlovescats]

(((((((((((((((big Hugs)))))))))))))) Thank You, Lorraine!!!!! :d

[rg_girlca]

Oh Laura, that was one thing that I dreaded if that ever happened. I think I would have literally picked up the kitten and pounded on the guys door until he answered and showed him exactly WHY you don't leave your kittens out to romp around in a busy traffic area.

Trust me when I say, that if for some reason, Joan decides not to take her, it will be very, very hard for me to let go of this love bug.

Thank you everyone for putting my mind at ease, even though I am sitting here on pins and needles just waiting for Pierre to come to my door asking if I had seen his kitty. :eek:

[doolittleky]

Lorraine,

You absolutely did the right thing and you are my hero! I have catnapped before and although I did fell guilty for doing it I knew it was the right thing to do for the cat.
Melissa

[jenluckenbach]

even though I am sitting here on pins and needles just waiting for Pierre to come to my door asking if I had seen his kitty
picture this:

**knock*knock**

Lorraine opens the door slighlty

Yes? Oh Pierre

Have you seen my cat?

Umm? No.

Fingers crosses, pushing said kitty back from door with foot.

OK then, thanks.

closes door

Whew!!!

[rg_girlca]

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGG!!!!!!! Now I am sooooooooooooooooo upset.

I just got a call from my friend Joan again and she said that she would feel very uncomfortable taking the cat from the guy. She said that if I could clear it with him first, then she would be okay with it. I can understand somewhat what she is saying, but like I told her. I personally don't feel that the guy really gives a damn. One time I had asked him, what if someone picked your kitten up off the street and took her home. He said, "Oh well. I just hope that they would treat her well." I also told her that in reality she is a stray as she is always outside and that he had found her himself on the street about a month ago. Also that she would be saving her life. But, she still wouldn't feel right doing it. :(

*Sigh* Now what do I do. Should I just go and ask the dopehead or what?

[doolittleky]

I would just try and find someone else and not tell them how you got the cat. He probaboly won't even miss the cat but I wouldn't take the chance by asking him.
Melissa

[catmandu]

You did the only human thing Lorraine.
Even if Pounce had not been hit by a Car, she would have gotten pregnant.
You broke a small link in the chain of unwanted Kittens.
I know that Michael, Princess, Scrappy 2 , and the Many Found Cats and Porchies and I think that you are OUR HERO!
So does Doris.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/catmandu/cat%20photos%202/cats123.jpg
Shes going POOF Tomorrow.

[Lizzie]

What dopehead gives a reasonable response? Please keep her, or find her another home. In your place, I'd go on the offensive if Pierre calls. To the question "Have you seen my cat", respond "Why, what's happened to her? Has she gone mising? When did you last see her? Have you checked with the shelters? What if she's been hit. I told you to keep her inside."

[Karen]

Tell her that said it was okay, as long as she takes good care of her. Because he did, it just jappens that it was in response to a hypothetical question you asked.

[jenluckenbach]

Here's what you could do.....

Mention to the guy, the next time you see him, "I think I saw your cat a few blocks away from here the other day. It looks like someone may be feeding her in hopes of keeping her." And see how he reacts. If he says "WHERE?" just say "it was 'so and so' street but I can't remember the exact block."

If he ends up saying "GOOD" or anything similar, that sounds like permission to me.

[Lizzie]

Tell her that said it was okay, as long as she takes good care of her. Because he did, it just jappens that it was in response to a hypothetical question you asked.

Devious (in a good cause), I like it!

[kb2yjx]

PLEASE make the male kitten go "Poof" too!!! You did the right thing. I did the same thing once, and it was the RIGHT thing to do for the cat. He now lives in a home INSIDE, where he is adored. At his other "home," the cat was outside,never fed, and neglected. Please get the male!!! He will never be neutered and will be outside. I work with heroin addicts and only one thing is important to them: DRUGS!!!! SAve that baby!!!PLEASE!!!

[Grace]

What a lovely lady. You definitely did right taking her off the street.

[Edwina's Secretary]

You did a good, good thing.....

[Bengalz]

You did a good, good thing.....

Absolutely! You did the best thing. I'm pretty sure that gorgeous little girl agrees with everyone here :)

[krazyaboutkatz]

Lorraine, you did a wonderful thing and I'd just tell your friend what Karen said.:) Now please make the orange male cat also go poof.:)

[CultureJunky]

I agree after reading all the posts that you did the right thing. Really what is the difference in you picking her up, and taking her home to re-home her with somebody who cares and the animal welfare doing it? It's just that animal welfare do it 'officially'. He doesn't sound like he cares about these cats and if they're out all day and night and not fed very well then I see no reason why somebody else can't have her.
I think you should do the hypothetical thing and ask him the next time you see him, perhaps say a friend saw the cat and thought she was lovely and said they'd love a cat like that and see what his reaction is...if he's not bothered and is disinterested then I think that's a green light to go ahead.
Then tell your friend you've cleared it with him, and then she'll have a home.

If not try and find somebody else who'll take her she's lovely.

[orangemm]

What do you think is more important to this guy, the cat or the drugs?

I say "kitty go poof!". :rolleyes:

You did the best thing for this little girl. Do you think HE would give her scritches and treats and let her head-bumpie him?

[QueenScoopalot]

Poof'ing is good! Good job! Now to "poof" the other cat! Well done and she's gorgeous! No way a street cat, not with that sweet pink nose!
I agree 100%!!! POOFING is a VERY, VERY Good thing Lorraine..now start working on that ornagie too. ;) Good job, and the little girl is adorable! :D ;) (I made an entire family go *POOF* last week lol)! No guilt on my shoulders either. :cool: And it was hubbys idea anyway to have "Priscilla" (OK..just came to me that she looks like Priscilla lol) follow you home. :p

[Cataholic]

Poofing is good. :p AND, I would reconsider the friend that said to ask him first. I don't mean reconsider as in get rid of her, BUT, she might not share the same views you do on responsible cat ownership if she thinks you should ask this guy first.....find someone else to adopt the kitty, and spare the story on how you acquired him/her. Problem solved! :D

[Kirsten]

Lorraine, you did the right thing!!! It's wonderful what you did!! Please keep us updated! :)

Kirsten

[sirrahbed]

You did a very good thing, in my opinion. I do remember a thread where someone felt that another kitty should not have gone *poof* - but, this pretty girl is a stray. The man may have fed her a few times but he is not a pet owner and does not seem to care at all for animals. So, I truly feel that you did the right thing, a very good thing.

I hope you find a happy and caring home for her. I am sorry that your friend changed her mind - too bad she has not talked to this drinking doper who does not care for animals or she would likely change her mind.

((((HUGS)))) to you Lorraine :)

[Soapets]

OMG! She looks so much like my baby Dottie! :eek: And baby Dottie is such a little love bug, too. You DEFINITELY did the right thing, but ANNIE says you need to find her another home, FAST, so she doesn't steal Willy's heart!

I like what Karen said. Tell your friend that the guy said it's OK as long as she is well taken care of.

Now, work on making the little orange male go "POOF" as well! :D

Deb

[Reachoutrescue]

Oh, Lorraine, you did a wonderful thing!! I would've done the same thing. Good job! I am happy that the kitty is safe with you and off the streets...any thought of doing a magic trick on the little boy?

I would just tell her (like Karen said) that the guy said it was fine...he doesn't care about the kit, if he did, he would've taken care of her before!

[Husky15]

I've had experience with high people and drunks, they're idiots! You did a great thing and to me he isn't suited to own this beautiful kitty.