Young Cat/Kitten turned up on my door.

Cass

I was going to put this into the lost and found thread, but decided against it after doing some checking with neighbours.

Two days ago in the late evening i heard the "cries" of a cat. Short, fast, and constant meow's. I knew it was in the trees/hedge behind my house, but took little notice as some of the neighbours have cats, and assumed it was one of their cats.

Yeasterday i went out with my dogs, in the back garden, and the cat was there. Just outside the back door. It's not really a kitten, but far too small to be a fully grown cat. I brought the dogs in, and left the cat thinking it would go away. Few hours later i let the dogs out, and they seent he cat at the gate. I thought if they ran for it that the cat is only a few feet from the gate, and would easily "get away". However it seen the dogs, and came running down towards them.

My dogs are a Jack Russel, and Rottie. Neither are vicious, but i use the Jack Russel for outdoor pursuits, and the cat running only made him chase. Of course the Rottie very quickly joined in.

I called them in again so no harm would come to the cat, and got up this morning to find the cat asleep near the fuel tank. It won't go away, and the dogs are going nuts to get out to it. So i took a drive asking everyone within a couple of miles if they are missing a cat. None are.

When i got back it seemed to be gone, but when i let the dogs out again they ran to the jeep, and the cat came out to "greet" them again. At first the smell it, "play" with it, and generally consider it a novelty. However even if they were not intent on harming it they play a lot rougher, and the cat seems "weak".

Now i'm not fond of cats AT ALL. So here is my question. What do i do? ISPCA? Anyone know of a shelter or someone in Laois that i could contact. I would sooner someone takes responsibility for it, because if i cannot find it a place to go then i need to remove it form my property for my own sanity, and that of my dogs.


Any help appreciated.

irelandspurs

I foster cats for lspca pm me for number to contact to get help sort cat

Cass

Sending it now.

Thanks.

Cass

Made contact, and the lady is trying to sort someone out to take the cat. Just waiting on a call back, and if something can be organised i'll drop it into whomever she nominates.

Thanks for the help, and will let you know when/if it's done.

Cass.

Cass

Just back in the door.

Dropped the kitten (i found out it is a kitten probably 5-6 months old) off at it's new foster home. Lovely couple, and the kitten, being as friendly as it is, took to them immediately.

My mother fed it a little boiled chicken before we set off, but the lady i met said it was very under weight, and in dire need of a grooming. She reckons, based on what i told her, and the above, that it was purposely abandoned in my area as it's remote, and chances of survival for a kitten is slim. Makes me wonder how long it was there if i discovered it 2 days ago, and it's in such poor condition.


Anyway it's all sorted. Would like to thank irelandspurs for their quick, and very effective help. Also if they might pass on my thanks to the other people that helped out. I'm not a cat fan, but wouldn't like to think something was suffering unnecessarily.

It's a credit to the kindness of people and the community here on Boards that such a feat was able to be done so quickly.


Cass.