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Hi all, first post so be nice. Im sean 24, and my partner Ann is 27.
We have two cats, both boys, holly and dave. both 15 months old. very loving and cuddly.
Holly has starting putting on wieght recently. Gettin a little overwieght for such a young active cat. I have just found out why.
The bungalow over the road from us puts out some biscuits. When i say some i mean two huge bowl mountains. enough for at least 2-3 weeks worth of daily food!
Holly and sometimes Dave, comes back after a long day out totally not hungry. this happens more n more. So one day i follow holly and see him eating these biscuits. Ive now seem him on several occasions as well as Dave eating there.
So i decide to talk to the owners of the very small and run down bungalow. A couple around 60ish. Both very dirty and i could smell them or the house at the front door. Not pleasant. I asked them about the food and about the cats they keep.
They basically in short said that they have several cats, 5-6-7 maybe more and one of them has just had kittens. They dont let any of them out at all. Never.
I asked why the food out the back. they say its for strays!
Now while thats fine to look after strays there are none round by us, all cats have collars that ive seen. the food will attract vermin and therefore disease! Not somehting i want my cats to eat. i asked if they would consider not putting it out but they just dismissed the idea and werent bothered about the health of my cats.
What can i do. Ive kept my cats in today and i dont want them to be locked away, its natural for them to be outside. im worried about the cats in this bungalow and im thinking of calling the Rspca about it. plus the rats etc that the food will attract. or quite possible already is!
help?
We have two cats, both boys, holly and dave. both 15 months old. very loving and cuddly.
Holly has starting putting on wieght recently. Gettin a little overwieght for such a young active cat. I have just found out why.
The bungalow over the road from us puts out some biscuits. When i say some i mean two huge bowl mountains. enough for at least 2-3 weeks worth of daily food!
Holly and sometimes Dave, comes back after a long day out totally not hungry. this happens more n more. So one day i follow holly and see him eating these biscuits. Ive now seem him on several occasions as well as Dave eating there.
So i decide to talk to the owners of the very small and run down bungalow. A couple around 60ish. Both very dirty and i could smell them or the house at the front door. Not pleasant. I asked them about the food and about the cats they keep.
They basically in short said that they have several cats, 5-6-7 maybe more and one of them has just had kittens. They dont let any of them out at all. Never.
I asked why the food out the back. they say its for strays!
Now while thats fine to look after strays there are none round by us, all cats have collars that ive seen. the food will attract vermin and therefore disease! Not somehting i want my cats to eat. i asked if they would consider not putting it out but they just dismissed the idea and werent bothered about the health of my cats.
What can i do. Ive kept my cats in today and i dont want them to be locked away, its natural for them to be outside. im worried about the cats in this bungalow and im thinking of calling the Rspca about it. plus the rats etc that the food will attract. or quite possible already is!
help?