bloody cat stuffing neighbour and rspca

[colin1]

in the winter, a sickly looking stray appealed for help at my window, and i took him in rather than see him die in the cold.

he was a skeleton and his fur was all matted and falling out

I took him to the vet and they looked him over, gave me some worming tablets and flea thing for him.

I think it did help a bit

he looks a lot better now but he still looks a sorry sight. He is getting a bit of shine to his fur but he still doesnt clean himself and he stinks.

He used to be quite vicious but now accepts being brushed to some extent. Tryng to give him a proper wash would invovlve him getting very cross and scared, and me being ripped to shreds. At first after I took him in, he refused to go outside at all. He is now getting more confidant and today he was out when I left for the day and i thought he'd be ok until got back this evening and let him in.

I come back to find that my chavy neighbour has had the RSPCA pick him up and if i dont pay to take him to the vet, the RSPCA are going to take him and have him put down.

As it turns out I do have the money to take him to the vet, so I will but its daft because they couldnt do a lot for him the first time when he was worse. He is slowly on the mend and the vet isnt gonna have a miricacle cure.

The thing that annoys me, is that if i didnt have the money for the vet, the RSPCA bloke says they could take him and also give me warning for neglect and ban me from having animals, so that means they would take my two healthy cats and kill them too !

To reinforce the fact that my chavvy neighbour is an annoying freak, she produced a stuffed cat mounted on a wooden plinth(her first cat apparently).

I know this cat I took in is a sight, and smells, but he is on the mend and I havnt neglected him.

Of course I was nice as pie so as not to get their backs up, but its a bloody cheek.

I have heard of the rspca's policy of nabbing pets and having them put down on the say so of neighbours or general interfering wotsits before.

ggrrrr
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[colin1]

the neightbour was standing there helping out by saying things like 'urgh, he smells'.

i think they know i havnt been torturing the cat. They think I have been neglecting it. The implication is that this cat needs to go to the vet and I havnt taken him.

I disagree, but once bitchface has put the wheels in motion, if the rspca man had taken the cat away, the rspca wdnt have wasted money on trying to make him better, they wd have just killed him.

I did take him to the vet a few months ago and he has improved but its gonna be a long time before he is as healthy as a normal cat. If some ethiopian has been on starvation rations for months, and then makes his way to some aid station or hospital, he isnt gonna start looking normal for quite some time.

When i first had the cat, it was like he was in shock. He would sit still for hours moving only to go eat, drink or use the litter tray. He would then return to his position.

He now is a bit more perky and takes an interest in things a bit, but he is nothing like the playful curious kittens I have.

I dont think he ever will be but he is filling out and becoming less skinny.

The thing that gets me is cat stuffer looks like a persistant bitch, so I wdnt be surprised if even after I have taken him to the vet, she keeps calling the RSPCA out 'until something is done'. The cat is never gonna look normal and she wont be happy until its carted off.

Its not that keen on going outside and so is usually inside, but i shd be able to let it out without worrying someone is gonna abduct it.

Some helpful kids abducted one of my kittens when they were still feeding from their mom. They thought it was lost. I only tracked them down by knocking on every door and someone told me the kids had taken him and where they lived.

I know these ppl mean well but ffs.

chances are when i take him to the vet tomorrow, they wont have a free appointment, but i will have done as ordered. If i tell rspca bloke i range for an appointment and there were none, this will be seen as me not playing ball. So I have to play by their rules. So the cat will have a wasted journey tomorrow and he wont like it much.

The other thing that bothers me is chances are my neighbour is probably gonna start being awkward about other things like where i park my bikes in the alleyway as its shared access, even though i own the alleyway and am responsible for its upkeep.
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[Handsome]

It was probably Her cat to start with.....

Sorry to hear about the trouble Colin, hope you get it sorted with minimal fuss mate.....
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[colin1]

she has moved in since
the neighbours b4 were more chavvy but easy going ppl not busybodies

thnx for the

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[Itchy]

my cat was like that looked really ragged , and it was really really old , turned out to be the cat of a woman who died , and people who did not live on the same street used to think I abused it, its age and condition never improved other than its fur getting shinier and it getting a wee bit fatter.
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[colin1]

i love bcf that there is always someone who has been through the same thing.

very reassuring.
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[sickpup]

Ask the Vet for a copy of the original report from when you took the cat in for a check over.

Take the report to the RSPCA and politely tell them that unless they leave you alone you will call the police and make a complaint of harassment. If they wish to attempt to charge you you will persue a case of malicious prosecution against them.

One of my ex's used to work at the Harmsworth and allegedly its not unusual for them to lets say harass those they don't know. They are afterall only human.

[dodsi]

Steady on colin, your turining slowly into a crazy old cat woman with 30 cats.

Soon you will be throwing angry cats at innocent passers bye whilst singing cliff richards "milleneum prayer".

Have you nabbed a shopping trolly from tesco yet? thats one of the first signs.

But seriously the RSPCA should give you kudos not a bollocking for helping a cat out, afterall it saves THEM time and money.

[headlamp]

I think the RSPCA is being unreasonable and on the word of this chavvy neighbour, commiting 'slander' by implying you are a person unfit to look after animals. I would suggest that you speak to the most senior person in the RSPCA in your area - write down the facts of how you found this animal in the first place and how you (at your expense) have attempted to being it back to health. Get the vet who you went to see to back you up, maybe get him to write a general letter explaining how good a cat owner you are (assuming you have had your other cats wormed and vaccinated) and some docmentation proving you went to see him with the cat. When you speak to the senior RSPCA person (or write to him) tell him you will have no hesitation in suing his organisation if he attempts to discredit you as a pet owner and that the publicity (probably nationally) this will inevitably generate will have a detrimental on their donation levels. They'll back off before you can say miaow
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[colin1]

i think chances are if i show willing and do as they ask and take it to the vet they will be satisfied.

It probably is a good idea to try and get the vet to draft something saying I took him to the vet when i first took him in, and also for taking him in tomorrow.

I doubt Id manage to pull off the hardball tactics such as sueing his organisation.

My neighbour is stupid, the RSPCA inspector was stupid they mean well but they nearly killed my cat. They have shown bad judgement but its hard to say they have done anything wrong exactly.

The irony is, if i hadnt taken the cat in, and my new neighbour the RSPCA fan, had lived in the area at the time, she wd have had him carted off to be killed all those months ago, and its me that is meant to be cruel.

There is no chance he would have been rehomed she certainly wdnt have taken him in, cos he does smell.

I might see if i can get the vet who saw him last to say his condition has improved. The added bonus to this is she was quite fit and I could ask her out. I had a girlfriend the first time I saw her but I dont now.
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[Adam_P]

Your first thing to have done was to have stood in front of the RSPCA guys and the nosey neighbour and told her to piss off while you explain what has 'actually' happened to the RSPCA.

Then explained what has gone on.
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[Handsome]

I'm surprised that as of yet noone has said.....Punch Her Tits
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[Mister James]

If you want to speak to someone, always remove them from the company of interfering idiots or interested parties.

Personally, I'd follow the action advocated by Headlamp. While the RSPCA does good work, it always plays host to a large number of busybodies who seem to have nothing better to do than abuse the legal system and their bizarre powers to make themselves feel like they are helping the lickle cuddly-wuddly ani-wani-mals.

Tell the senior inspector that you don't appreciate being treated like a criminal, or having your cat taken away without your permission on the say-so of a nosey neighbour.
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[msgander]

my god you have just reinstalled my faith in you!

RSPCA are shit! - I used to have this wicked old binny of a neighbour who kept harping on about our guinea pigs, who were fine! - RSPCA came round and said all was fine, in fact very happy piggies etc etc.

RSPCA however, would rather spend time wasted checking out an old biddy who doesnt know her arse from her elbow, BUT report a horse in a field with a headcollar imbedded into its face bones who likes like a meat rack and they DO NOTHING,,,,,why?? Oh its got bit of grass and water, there is nothing we can do!

Pricks the lot of them. Cat Protection League are ok....but RSPCA sorry they suck over the last few years, all a bit politically correct etc...

Tell them you rescued the bloody cat and to sod off with the attitude.


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[WavyGravy]

Have you tried the PDSA? they wont turn a sick animal away and you just have to make a donation, if you make a donation equivalent to what the vet would have charged you they can treat half a dozen more cats - or more.

A smelly cat is either ill or has lost interest in itself due to some trauma in its past, it sounds like you're doing the right thing by keeping a close eye, if he smells alkaline and is having trouble eating he's in trouble, cats get kidney problems and it needs to be treated early.

Good luck with him, the RSPCA can be right arseholes at times,

Only way to bathe a cat is wrap it in a towel and bathe cat and towel ... and wear something that covers your arms LOL
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[veeeffarr]

Nice one for rescuing the cat, You've gone up in my estimation (Not that that matters much, but I'm a cat fan! )

Phone up the RSPCA and have a quiet word. Also as people have said get evidence from the vet that you've taken it in before.

Don't play ball with the bitch of a neighbour, stand up for yourself. High and mightly neighbours don't like being told to cunt off.

[ram_doom]

Kill your neighbor with a brick! And let your colony of feral cats devour her dead flesh... *colinesque evil laugh*
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[colin1]

well i did as i was told and took the cat to the vet, and it turns out they were right and i was wrong.

I suspect that the vet i saw in Jan shd have spotted things.

The vet i saw this time was more clued up and said the cat had tumours.

Although I had seen some improvement in health, apparently in other ways, they think he had deteriated. He was definitely thinner and with a worse coat when he came to me but the vet found this hard to believe.

Unfortunately the vet who saw him in jan wasnt there to back me up.

The cat has never liked being touched near his ribs and it turns out thats where the tumours are so he probabyl had them in Jan. The cat looked old to me, but the vet in Jan had said he was about 2. Basically I think she didnt know what she was doing. She was cute but she was young and inexperienced.

Rather than just taking the worming tables, I probably should have taken the cat for a follow up visit.

The cat was put down on Saturday. I had mixed feelings as even if he was suffering, he was still getting some enjoyment out of life as he would purr when stroked. Vets point of view was that if we cant do anything for the animal we put it down to relieve suffering. I went along with this. At least he had spent some months with me being fed and petted rather than dieing lonely and cold on the street.

Im glad I didnt say what I actually thought at the time to the RSPCA bloke and my neighbour.

I shd probably go round and tell her. Silly part of me doesnt want to admit she was right. If she is genuinely interested in my cats welfare, this could be good as if I ever needed to go away for a few weeks, I could ask her to feed them maybe. The ex did say she wd do this if need be but I havnt spoken to her for months.
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[veeeffarr]

Sorry to hear about the cat.

Mine died of stomach cancer.

As you said, better it was in a house than dying on a gutter.

[Raffles_Gentleman Thug]

So, by taking in a stray, paying for it to go to the vets and looking after it, you're neglecting it?

Utter madness.

Colin, good on you for going out of your way to help this poor cat, the universe will reward you with good karma, just as I have on the board.
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[Shaun]

Good job the other vet wasn't there, not only did she fail to diagnose the cat before but you wanted to ask her out, she might have tried to steal your house and posessions!

[colin1]

i dunno about wanting to steal my house and possessions. I suspect if she saw my house she wouldnt want to go inside let alone steal it.

Ive found a girl for the time being tho so I wont be stalking the vet (although I did find out her name).

I dont blame her really for the cat as they probably couldnt have done a lot for him even at that stage. I probably wd be more likely to blame her if she wasnt cute tho.

Its that funny thing tho that because she was a vet and said he was 2 years old when i thought he was much older, I just thought I must be wrong as she is the vet.
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[tribal_tiger]

This seems more to do with your neighbour being a cow so there is only one solution

REVENGE.

I suggest a call to the police saying about how she is a drug dealing hooker.

It's kinda the same thing.

Nearly
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[colin1]

no as it turns out i think she was right

and I hope to take advantage of her care for the welfare of my cats to feed them if i ever go away for a bit

even if i did still think she was being an awkward cow, i think revenge would be more likely to backfire on me rather than just staying out of her way

i still think keeping a dead cat and stuffing it is a bit freaky but each to their own
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[tribal_tiger]

Stuffed cats are only good if they are in an amusing pose, such as some wied yoga position and not on a plaque so you can leave the on the sofa and peolpe think that it's real.
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