I'm being laid siege to by a cat! *UPDATE - taken*

[catmandu]

I wonder if shes on a diet , and doesnt care for thenew food.
My Friend Helen had a Cat from next door who did not care for the Light Formula so Pixie came over and tried to loook hungreee!!!

They sound a light Diet she liked and all was well!!
What a Gorgeous Cat , I think I would have given into temptation, but the odds are that she belongs somewhere!!

[ChrisH]

She seems to have settled into a routine these last few nights. I hear her meowing outside any time from 8:30pm onward. I take Bob for the last outside of the night, she stays pretty close to me and doesn't push so much to come indoors as she was doing. I take Bob in, fill a dish with food for her, go back out and she is reaching up for the dish, I put it down and go in leaving her eating away.

She has eaten every morsel I've given her since the weekend, since I put that paper collar on her as a matter of fact. I just hope whomever else was/is feeding and looking after her hasn't stopped doing so because of the collar.

Gary, I'm very tempted to take her in but I've got to think of Bob & Ebby, especially Ebby. Bob would get used to another cat eventually I think, but Ebby ... I'm 99.9% she would not, especially living in such close quarters.

[cassiesmom]

Continued prayers for this beautiful kitty Bless you for looking after her!

[ChrisH]

Thanks for the prayers.

I feel so sorry for her y'know. She is beautiful, pushy and vocal (unlike my Ebbs, although equally as beautiful, is quiet & reserved, that's how I know they wouldn't get on) and so deserves to have a loving home. Having said that, she may already have one, a lot of cats in this country are outdoor ones, only going inside for food.

A number of people have mentioned finding out if she has been micro-chipped and while I agree that is an excellent idea it is not one easily put in to practice. Even if I had the means to transport her to a vet there is the problem of, at the moment, her only appearing in the evening/night when the vets are shut. I would have to keep her in a carrier all night in order to get her to the vets in the morning, not something I'm really happy with doing.

[catmandu]

She does seem more interested in you Chris ,than the food which means shes not starving.
Any news on where she might belong yet?

[ChrisH]

Gary, that seems to have changed, this week she is definitely after the food I'm giving her rather than me. She reaches up for the dish and gets to eating as soon as I take it out there.

I don't know if she is taking me for a sucker or if she is homeless. I'm happy for it to be the former and praying it is not the latter.

[ChrisH]

The cat has changed quite a bit, it is now hungry and watchful, even jumpy, no longer the bold, confident cat that first came around on that Saturday night. I called the RSPCA hoping for help but that only led to tears.

Some things they/she said.

"We can only help with sick or injured animals."
"We do not have a re-homing centre near you."
"If if you no longer want the cat around simply don't feed it."
"There is a reason why cats aren't protected by law, they will always find food and a way to live."

[Killearn Kitties]

Oh Chris, I was just wondering yesterday how you were getting on with this cat (when a cat followed me home from the shops). I'm so sorry.

Have you tried phoning Cats Protection? They apparently have a re-homing centre in Wrexham. Wrexham & District Being early in the year they may not be inundated yet.

[ChrisH]

Karen, I phoned Cats Protection when the cat first appeared but they were choc-a-block and couldn't take any more in. However I called them again this afternoon just in case they have a space now but it was just an answer machine so I'll call again tomorrow. I also sent them photos and description for the website on the off chance the cats owner may be looking for it.

What happened with the cat that followed you home?

[Killearn Kitties]

I'll keep my fingers crossed, Chris! I know when Jessica first showed up in our garden with her babies, all CP could do was offer us a trap. They could neither help trap them, not take them in. They seem to be permanently choc-a-block. Depressing, isn't it?

I am sure that the cat who followed me home lives round the corner. She just seems an exceptionally friendly cat - or emotionally needy - one or the other! She is a beautiful black and white girl, with green eyes and white whiskers. I just get a bit paranoid that cats who come up to me outside are asking for help, but it really is quite quiet round here and most cats do wander around. She walked down the road with me purring and rubbing against my legs. When I tried to walk round her and away, she pawed and nipped at my feet!

I will, of course, keep an eye out for her.

[ChrisH]

Thanks for the Karen, and glad to hear your follower has a home.

[cassiesmom]

The cat has changed quite a bit, it is now hungry and watchful, even jumpy, no longer the bold, confident cat that first came around on that Saturday night.

Hmmm, I wonder what happened? I'll keep praying and fingers crossed that everything will work out for the kitty.

[ChrisH]

Cutting a long story short, there is a person & her hubby to whom the cat may have belonged but it turned out not. However they have taken the cat to their home to keep, or foster if it turns out someone misses it and begins looking.

They live not far away on a small holding with of course plenty of space and already have 3 dogs and 6 cats. The lady is well versed in taking in and looking after cats so he/she will be ok, better off than waiting at my back door for food anyhow.

I know there is no way I could keep it, but the thing is, until they took him/her I didn't realise how much of a hold it had taken on my heart. I've been crying off and on ever since. Stupid isn't it.

[Catty1]

Awww.... {{{hugs}}}

Bless you for keeping the kitty fed until s/he got at least a foster home.

Maybe you could visit? Or introduce them to Pet Talk and get uppydates.

I hope your heart heals soon. They do take hold of us.

[ChrisH]

Thanks for the kind words.

Yes, I can visit and/or telephone which is good but now beside being teary I'm beset by new worries. As normal she/he will be kept inside for the first two weeks but how will s/he feel when s/he gets to go outside. They live more or less in the middle of a field with a wood and some such all around, I doubt if s/he has seen such a space in all her/his life. My biggest worry is if s/he runs off or gets lost, s/he'll never be found.

My much lesser concern, because it should be solvable, is that s/he does have an owner after all and will be much missed. I know as long as they advertise the fact they will get their cat back but I would still have caused them heartache by letting s/he be taken.

I'm lost and sore of heart.