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Odd problem here. I live in an apartment community, and one of my neighbors (whom I don't know and have never met) has a gorgeous gray and white cat with incredibly matted fur from the center of her torso down to her tail. It is horribly matted and she is a very fat cat. She's the sweetest, friendliest little angel you could ever meet, and she comes running when she sees anyone and begs to be stroked. Her owner lets her out of the house some mornings and I have seen her, but often months go by without me seeing her. This morning I saw her for the first time since the fall. It seems someone has tried to cut some of her mats off, but hasn't done a great job... and the poor kitty is fatter than ever.
What ought to I do in this situation? I'd like to knock on the neighbor's door (I have a pretty good idea of which home she lives in), and offer to take the cat to the vet on my dime to be shaved. But I don't want this person to get defensive or to feel that I'm somehow overstepping. This amazing cat has had these mats for at least a year now, and it kills me to see her getting larger and larger and more matted and suffering. It's a painful infection waiting to happen.
What ought to I do in this situation? I'd like to knock on the neighbor's door (I have a pretty good idea of which home she lives in), and offer to take the cat to the vet on my dime to be shaved. But I don't want this person to get defensive or to feel that I'm somehow overstepping. This amazing cat has had these mats for at least a year now, and it kills me to see her getting larger and larger and more matted and suffering. It's a painful infection waiting to happen.