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Hi everyone!
I'm not quite sure if this is the right thread for this sort of thing, so if there's somewhere more appropriate, please direct me there!
Our new neighbors have a young 'indoor' black cat who's out and about all the time. He's not neutered, and I'm not sure about his vaccination status but I seriously doubt that he's had his shots. They have an unfortunate habit of leaving for periods of time without ensuring that he's in the house, which means he's stuck outside. He a chatty guy, so I can always hear him meowing at the door to be let in.
We've taken to feeding him and giving him water when he's around. He's incredibly affectionate, but also very dirty (fortunately our permafrost goes deep enough that fleas aren't a huge issue). He's started meowing at our door to get in the house, but we have cats of our own, and I don't want to risk them catching anything (and they're fairly hostile towards him, so I don't think it would go well) so I'll just go sit with him for a bit.
Does anyone have any advice? Ideally, I'd love to take him to the vet and get him checked out, but he's not my cat. I'm also hesitant to talk to the neighbor's about him (their late night screaming matches really haven't made a good impression), and I'm worried that if I do, they'll get on my case about feeding him. Additionally, summer is coming to an end, and I don't know what to do when the colder weather comes around. He's such a sweet little guy, and it would break my heart to find him on the side of the road if he gets hit by a car.
Thanks in advance!
I'm not quite sure if this is the right thread for this sort of thing, so if there's somewhere more appropriate, please direct me there!
Our new neighbors have a young 'indoor' black cat who's out and about all the time. He's not neutered, and I'm not sure about his vaccination status but I seriously doubt that he's had his shots. They have an unfortunate habit of leaving for periods of time without ensuring that he's in the house, which means he's stuck outside. He a chatty guy, so I can always hear him meowing at the door to be let in.
We've taken to feeding him and giving him water when he's around. He's incredibly affectionate, but also very dirty (fortunately our permafrost goes deep enough that fleas aren't a huge issue). He's started meowing at our door to get in the house, but we have cats of our own, and I don't want to risk them catching anything (and they're fairly hostile towards him, so I don't think it would go well) so I'll just go sit with him for a bit.
Does anyone have any advice? Ideally, I'd love to take him to the vet and get him checked out, but he's not my cat. I'm also hesitant to talk to the neighbor's about him (their late night screaming matches really haven't made a good impression), and I'm worried that if I do, they'll get on my case about feeding him. Additionally, summer is coming to an end, and I don't know what to do when the colder weather comes around. He's such a sweet little guy, and it would break my heart to find him on the side of the road if he gets hit by a car.
Thanks in advance!