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Please forgive me if this is not the right place to post this thread. I'm new and this seemed like the most suitable place.
I'm interested in the opinions of cat owners:
About a year ago, a couple with their toddler and their tabby moved in the house across the road from mine. We live in a rural area.
The tabby is an outdoor cat and roams around freely. When reading in my garden I can hear the toddler screaming and crying. The poor baby girl; her parents fight a lot. All this noise and bad energy (from the verbal fights) make the cat anxious. It is not unusual for the cat to hang out in my garden where I have plenty of plants, water features, and bird feeders: it's like TV for the cat. The cat ignores its humans when they call him/her.
Where I live, the weather is mild year-round and the tabby has made its way into my house. I've seen it sleeping on my chair/bed/carpet. The feline does not bother me at all, on the contrary, I enjoy observing the little critter.
The tabby now spends most days at my garden/house. I've contacted its humans to tell them many times. One night they were calling it and it hid in my closet. I felt obliged to take the tabby to them. When I handed it over, I noticed the father had had his drink on, and with slurred speech said I could keep it if I fed him "the cat hates him anyway" said he. I told him that I'd pleased to help in any way I could, even cat sitting for holidays.
What would you do?
I don't want them to think I'm stealing the tabby; he comes in and out of my property freely. And while I'm fond of it and would love to enjoy him rightfully, I go on holidays for three weeks a year. I also don't want to get on the wrong side of an unpleasant man that likes his drink. Contrary to what I have read online, I'm not opposed to assume full responsibility of the feline including vet bills. I just feel for the poor thing living in that chaotic place, plus he is very interesting to interact.
I feel guilt but I also felt the cat is here on his will.
I'm interested in the opinions of cat owners:
About a year ago, a couple with their toddler and their tabby moved in the house across the road from mine. We live in a rural area.
The tabby is an outdoor cat and roams around freely. When reading in my garden I can hear the toddler screaming and crying. The poor baby girl; her parents fight a lot. All this noise and bad energy (from the verbal fights) make the cat anxious. It is not unusual for the cat to hang out in my garden where I have plenty of plants, water features, and bird feeders: it's like TV for the cat. The cat ignores its humans when they call him/her.
Where I live, the weather is mild year-round and the tabby has made its way into my house. I've seen it sleeping on my chair/bed/carpet. The feline does not bother me at all, on the contrary, I enjoy observing the little critter.
The tabby now spends most days at my garden/house. I've contacted its humans to tell them many times. One night they were calling it and it hid in my closet. I felt obliged to take the tabby to them. When I handed it over, I noticed the father had had his drink on, and with slurred speech said I could keep it if I fed him "the cat hates him anyway" said he. I told him that I'd pleased to help in any way I could, even cat sitting for holidays.
What would you do?
I don't want them to think I'm stealing the tabby; he comes in and out of my property freely. And while I'm fond of it and would love to enjoy him rightfully, I go on holidays for three weeks a year. I also don't want to get on the wrong side of an unpleasant man that likes his drink. Contrary to what I have read online, I'm not opposed to assume full responsibility of the feline including vet bills. I just feel for the poor thing living in that chaotic place, plus he is very interesting to interact.
I feel guilt but I also felt the cat is here on his will.