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Hello, This is my first post so forgive me if this is not the right place for this question.
There is a cat in my neighborhood that belongs to my neighbor, who lives outside and roams all over the
neighborhood. He is well behaved and very pretty, Russian blue, and before I go on, he IS healthy.
It appears he is fed by everyone and is in good shape, HOWEVER, his front paws been declawed, so needless
to say, being an outdoor cat, I am concerned for his safety. He appears to be 2-3 years old. i cannot tell if he has
been neutered or not, (he has testicles, but they are smaller than usual, pea sized).
I had started letting him inside to hang out and spoil him a little bit with canned cat food and treats occasionally.
He loves the attention. Yesterday the owner was outside and told me not to let him in my house. I started to think
to myself...why not? The owner NEVER lets him inside. It is obvious he USED to be an indoor cat, as I got a litter box
for him to use while he was visiting. I showed him the litterbox ONCE, and he used it right away when he needed to.
He is a smart animal.
So....the question is. Should I allow him to continue life outside with no claws? I am concerned for his safety as I
have seen stray dogs in my neighborhood before and he has no way to defend himself. Why would the owner not
want me to let him inside if he himself NEVER lets the cat inside, even in the winter? What are my rights and
what are his? I live in Tennessee and tried to find some applicable laws but havnt found anything concrete yet.
Thank you in advance!
There is a cat in my neighborhood that belongs to my neighbor, who lives outside and roams all over the
neighborhood. He is well behaved and very pretty, Russian blue, and before I go on, he IS healthy.
It appears he is fed by everyone and is in good shape, HOWEVER, his front paws been declawed, so needless
to say, being an outdoor cat, I am concerned for his safety. He appears to be 2-3 years old. i cannot tell if he has
been neutered or not, (he has testicles, but they are smaller than usual, pea sized).
I had started letting him inside to hang out and spoil him a little bit with canned cat food and treats occasionally.
He loves the attention. Yesterday the owner was outside and told me not to let him in my house. I started to think
to myself...why not? The owner NEVER lets him inside. It is obvious he USED to be an indoor cat, as I got a litter box
for him to use while he was visiting. I showed him the litterbox ONCE, and he used it right away when he needed to.
He is a smart animal.
So....the question is. Should I allow him to continue life outside with no claws? I am concerned for his safety as I
have seen stray dogs in my neighborhood before and he has no way to defend himself. Why would the owner not
want me to let him inside if he himself NEVER lets the cat inside, even in the winter? What are my rights and
what are his? I live in Tennessee and tried to find some applicable laws but havnt found anything concrete yet.
Thank you in advance!