Anyone looking for a cat?

iovinocm

Yesterday we found a beatiful cat roaming around our apartment building.  It doesn't seem to belong to anyone but it clearly is not a feral cat.  We brought it in last night beacuse it was supposed to rain and he seemed lost.  Our two cats are going a little crazy with him here.  He is such a nice cat-extremely social and sweet.  It is obvious to us that he has been in a home before. He doesn't even seem scared of our other cats.  He sleeps all day long and is extremely loving. We wanted to bring him to the Humane Society today but we couldn't get an appointment to drop him off.  We're going to keep him until we can get an appointment next week.

If anyone is looking to adopt a cat please let me know. We would love to keep him but we already have 2 adopted cats and we live in a small apartment.  There just isn't enough room here for 3 cats.  He is a great cat and would make an excellent addition to any home.  We believe he is male and maybe about 2-3 years old. 

Thanks!

ilvmyfireman

Can I just make a suggestion to maybe print up some flyers and post them throughout the complex before you make the appointment with the Humane Society.  I would be devestated if somehow my animal got out and I had no idea who had it/where to find it.  You are probably correct in your assumption that he was just abandoned, but atleast you will know you tried to find his "home" before you gave him up.  Good Luck!

iovinocm

We're going to. We contacted the front office and some other neighbors on Friday about him as well.  No one seems to know where he came from.  The word is definitely out.  My huband went around to look for any missing cat signs yesterday morning too.  Even if someone does claim him, I'm not sure I want to give him back to an owner that leaves him alone to wander for days without a collar and without caring for him at all.  As a pet owner and cat lover, I know if one of mine were missing, I would be going crazy trying to find him.

txlonghornbride

Yes, please put up some signs in your complex/neighborhood, as well as notify the local animal control/SPCA/vets of the cat you've found in case someone is looking for him.  Post a found ad on Craigslist too.

What if the owners are out of town or indisposed and don't know he's missing? What if they are looking for him, just not in your complex?  Please don't assume that just becaue you found him out wandering that he isn't loved or missed, or take it upon yourself to decide that the owners aren't worthy. I would be heartbroken if my kitty got out and someone assumed I was a bad owner and thus didn't deserve him for it.

iovinocm

I didn't take it upon myself to decide anything.  We've held him in our place since Friday and took him in when no one else would.  We've done just about everything we can to find out who this cat belongs to and so far nothing.  We've talked to people around here to get the word out and have tried to find out is anyone is missing a cat or knows if anyone is.  If we take him in, we will still continue to try and track down anyone and let them know.  This is a very hard decision for us to take him to the humane society but honestly,  we're doing a good thing here so please don't assume we're just giving him away.

txlonghornbride

Even if someone does claim him, I'm not sure I want to give him back to an owner that leaves him alone to wander for days without a collar and without caring for him at all.

I based my response on this - I can only imagine if I was out of town for a few days and didn't know my kitty was missing and thus someone assumed he was unloved. Thats all I'm saying.

Kudos to you for taking him in and I hope he is reunited with his family soon!