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I have a question I hope someone might could answer
We moved into our current residence about a year ago, and were greeted by a "stray cat".....atleast we thought he was, he was malnourished, sickly, and I felt really sorry for him and fed him.
Anyhow, over the course of time, he became a regular visitor at our house....we never professed to own the cat, he was just a stray that would hang out at our house, eat food, and played with my 2 Doberman Pinscher...who both hate cats, but for some reason LOVED "Bucky"...the stray cat..
We wormed him, fed him, basically nursed him back to health and my husband and I got quite attached to him .....sometimes he wouldn't show up for a few days, but he pretty much would hang out at our house, then when he wanted to go out he'd scratch at the door, and disappear for a few days.
Well, Bucky showed up the other day scratched and beaten pretty bad, and it looks like he's done something to his leg. I want to take him to the vet, but I run into this problem..
Some people, a few houses down (complete trash) have cats...and I mean they have about 20 - 60 cats, some are tame, some not tame, all of them are underweight, riddled with ticks, fleas, worms....and they're desperate.
After I started taking care of him, they started (the "neighbours") trying to keep the cat, trying to act like he was their cat.....which ok, if it's their cat (which it very well probably is from the amount of cats they own) that's cool, I hope they will take care of him properly.....but as I said, it looks like he's done something to his leg and they haven't taken him to the vet for medical attention.
I have called my vet and told him that I think he has something wrong with his leg, and if it's broken, it's going to cost a few hundred to fix, but he's also going to need to be vaccinated and neutered.....possibly setting me back $500 - 700.....which I wouldn't mind spending on this cat if I knew at the end of it all he was going to be my cat. I know that might sound harsh to some but I'm not about to spend that kind of money on someone else's cat....especially when should have been taking care of him in the first place.
If these "neighbours" do profess to own the cat, then shouldn't they have some sort of responsibility to get the cat some medical care ?
If they dont own the cat, can I get it attended to, and will I own the cat after that ?
Is anyone aware of what legal ramifications I would run into if I adopted the cat and got him some medical help if they decided he was their cat after all of that ?
I'm sorry this sounds confusing, but I would like some clarity..please...
We moved into our current residence about a year ago, and were greeted by a "stray cat".....atleast we thought he was, he was malnourished, sickly, and I felt really sorry for him and fed him.
Anyhow, over the course of time, he became a regular visitor at our house....we never professed to own the cat, he was just a stray that would hang out at our house, eat food, and played with my 2 Doberman Pinscher...who both hate cats, but for some reason LOVED "Bucky"...the stray cat..
We wormed him, fed him, basically nursed him back to health and my husband and I got quite attached to him .....sometimes he wouldn't show up for a few days, but he pretty much would hang out at our house, then when he wanted to go out he'd scratch at the door, and disappear for a few days.
Well, Bucky showed up the other day scratched and beaten pretty bad, and it looks like he's done something to his leg. I want to take him to the vet, but I run into this problem..
Some people, a few houses down (complete trash) have cats...and I mean they have about 20 - 60 cats, some are tame, some not tame, all of them are underweight, riddled with ticks, fleas, worms....and they're desperate.
After I started taking care of him, they started (the "neighbours") trying to keep the cat, trying to act like he was their cat.....which ok, if it's their cat (which it very well probably is from the amount of cats they own) that's cool, I hope they will take care of him properly.....but as I said, it looks like he's done something to his leg and they haven't taken him to the vet for medical attention.
I have called my vet and told him that I think he has something wrong with his leg, and if it's broken, it's going to cost a few hundred to fix, but he's also going to need to be vaccinated and neutered.....possibly setting me back $500 - 700.....which I wouldn't mind spending on this cat if I knew at the end of it all he was going to be my cat. I know that might sound harsh to some but I'm not about to spend that kind of money on someone else's cat....especially when should have been taking care of him in the first place.
If these "neighbours" do profess to own the cat, then shouldn't they have some sort of responsibility to get the cat some medical care ?
If they dont own the cat, can I get it attended to, and will I own the cat after that ?
Is anyone aware of what legal ramifications I would run into if I adopted the cat and got him some medical help if they decided he was their cat after all of that ?
I'm sorry this sounds confusing, but I would like some clarity..please...