Hello all. I have a dilemma which I would love to hear others advice on.
About 2 weeks ago I had a cat show up near where I feed the outdoor cats on my neighborhood. Very skittish but after a few days it was obvious he was someone's pet. he became pretty attached to me. Brought him inside to check if he was neutered. Ended up finding a microchip. after an hour was spent tracking the chip we found the owners. owner lived halfway across the city. Odd story and odd but came to my house to get the cat. bad vibes- I asked if the cat had been dumped and he said "well maybe let's talk". proceeded to come in my home and tried to persuade me to keep the cat. at first I said no because I have multiple outdoor cats that have all been dumped and didn't need another. but then after him talking and making weird excuses about why the cat was in my neighborhood- "he had fleas we had taken him to play at the nearby dog park" "I gave him fresh air over by your house" and then after searching high and low on craigslist, etc it was obvious no attempt was made to ever find him. the guy says he was relieved the cat "ran away from him" as he didn't want it. BUT he wanted to take he cat home for the weekend to see him again. At this point I'm now trying to keep the cat with me because I'm scared for the cat. I end up finding out the cat was from a local humane which takes them back if owner didn't want them. This organization has no posts online about a missing cat of theirs. And their posts insinuate the adopter had actually originally taken 2 cats in. I've been suffering anxiety now for 2 days. I attempted to call the rescue twice to inform them of the situation. I want the guy to give me or them the cat back but he was so creepy and asked about coming back to visit the cat and be my friend. Any advice?? I felt I had to give him the cat back "for the weekend" as it was legally his. I want to ensure the cat is away from him but don't want him coming around my house. He now has the cat and hasn't said anything to me about asking me if I want it now that the "weekend is up". Please advise!!!
I'm afraid this cat will end up on the streets again or dumped/dead. The cat hated him and did not want To leave with him at all!
I'm torn up over this!!
About 2 weeks ago I had a cat show up near where I feed the outdoor cats on my neighborhood. Very skittish but after a few days it was obvious he was someone's pet. he became pretty attached to me. Brought him inside to check if he was neutered. Ended up finding a microchip. after an hour was spent tracking the chip we found the owners. owner lived halfway across the city. Odd story and odd but came to my house to get the cat. bad vibes- I asked if the cat had been dumped and he said "well maybe let's talk". proceeded to come in my home and tried to persuade me to keep the cat. at first I said no because I have multiple outdoor cats that have all been dumped and didn't need another. but then after him talking and making weird excuses about why the cat was in my neighborhood- "he had fleas we had taken him to play at the nearby dog park" "I gave him fresh air over by your house" and then after searching high and low on craigslist, etc it was obvious no attempt was made to ever find him. the guy says he was relieved the cat "ran away from him" as he didn't want it. BUT he wanted to take he cat home for the weekend to see him again. At this point I'm now trying to keep the cat with me because I'm scared for the cat. I end up finding out the cat was from a local humane which takes them back if owner didn't want them. This organization has no posts online about a missing cat of theirs. And their posts insinuate the adopter had actually originally taken 2 cats in. I've been suffering anxiety now for 2 days. I attempted to call the rescue twice to inform them of the situation. I want the guy to give me or them the cat back but he was so creepy and asked about coming back to visit the cat and be my friend. Any advice?? I felt I had to give him the cat back "for the weekend" as it was legally his. I want to ensure the cat is away from him but don't want him coming around my house. He now has the cat and hasn't said anything to me about asking me if I want it now that the "weekend is up". Please advise!!!
I'm afraid this cat will end up on the streets again or dumped/dead. The cat hated him and did not want To leave with him at all!
I'm torn up over this!!