My neighbors got a kitten a couple of weeks ago for their girls, who are 2.5 and 4. It's about 10 weeks old, so still very small. We live in the city, on a block of rowhouses. They are three doors down, but still very close. Since they brought it home, I have often heard it crying to get in their back door, I see it crying on their front steps when I walk by, it has cried to be let into my back door, etc. Right now it's sitting on my lap because it was stuck on my roof at 5:30 this morning. I climbed out there and brought him in and now I don't know what to do. He was obviously out all night and it was cold!
I've brought him over there before, trying to gently suggest that he might not be ready to be outdoors on his own (though I think he should never be outdoors...), but they obviously didn't hear it or didn't agree. I don't think it will go over well if I were more blunt than that - people around here take very strongly to being told what to do. He has no collar and I doubt he is microchipped. We have lots of pretty tough cats around here, stray dogs and rats and lord knows what else. This kitten wouldn't stand a chance against any of them.
Part of me wants to bring him to the shelter, but another part of me (and a good friend) think that if the cat's being fed that's better than life for a lot of cats. I think I have to put him outside soon, though I really hate to, because DS will be waking up and he gets really excited about the kitten - too excited - and I don't want anyone to get hurt. I know this will keep happening, and I'm not sure what to do.
I've brought him over there before, trying to gently suggest that he might not be ready to be outdoors on his own (though I think he should never be outdoors...), but they obviously didn't hear it or didn't agree. I don't think it will go over well if I were more blunt than that - people around here take very strongly to being told what to do. He has no collar and I doubt he is microchipped. We have lots of pretty tough cats around here, stray dogs and rats and lord knows what else. This kitten wouldn't stand a chance against any of them.
Part of me wants to bring him to the shelter, but another part of me (and a good friend) think that if the cat's being fed that's better than life for a lot of cats. I think I have to put him outside soon, though I really hate to, because DS will be waking up and he gets really excited about the kitten - too excited - and I don't want anyone to get hurt. I know this will keep happening, and I'm not sure what to do.
. It's not fair to you to have to deal with their animal always crying because no one it caring for it. Baby animals need more care than food and water, so if they are not providing that care then they are not fit to keep the cat. Even if the cat survives...in a few months if it's a female and not spayed, you will have even more problems to deal with!
