I'm not really sure what to do.
Since Thanksgiving, I have noticed a very cute, sweet, loud kitty is living outside of our apartment. He obviously is owned by a neighbor, has a collar (no name or phone number), looks perfectly healthy and sweet, and seems to only be outside during the day/early evening. I thought he may have gotten dumped or lost, but I noticed that he has a new collar since Christmas, and seems to hang out only around our building (we live in one of those 3-story condo complexes with a bunch of buildings).
Beyond my own personal feelings about the irresponsibility of having an outdoor cat in an apartment complex where there are many cars, dogs, and gators (in the canal behind the complex), the cat is driving us nutty! He meows SO LOUDLY all the time! He knows we have a cat, so he will sit on the mat outside the door and meow and meow. Poor Carl is going batty too, and he has started to try to get out the front door more than once. Last night when I was taking in groceries, it took all I had to keep the outside cat out, and Carl in.
The irresponsibility here really steams me.
I know we aren't the only one's who find the incesant meowing annoying, and he is teaching Carl to meow too, which is not good. I have asked all the neighbors on our floor, and no one knows who he belongs to.
Here is my delima. You are required to notify the apartment management when you get a pet (or face a huge fine), so I was planning on calling the Mgmt to see whose cat it is and if they could ask the owner to keep the cat indoors. You are also not allowed to have outdoor cats at our complex. BUT, I really don't want to be the one who is responsible for the owner getting rid of the cat, and I would hate to see this super sweet cat end up in a pound.
My Plan (let me know if you think this will work): Call the Mgmt, let them know about the cat, ask them to talk to his owner about keeping said cat inside. Tell Mgmt that if the owner isn't willing to do this, they should call me back and I will be responsible for finding a home for said kitty. I can't take on another cat, our apartment is too small. BUT, we are moving in 4 months to our new place (first time home owners, yeah!), so at that time I COULD take him. I can take him to the shelter (no kill) where we got Carl, and they will let me know if he hasn't gotten adopted by May. If not, I think I can manage taking the kitty.
What do ya'll think?
Since Thanksgiving, I have noticed a very cute, sweet, loud kitty is living outside of our apartment. He obviously is owned by a neighbor, has a collar (no name or phone number), looks perfectly healthy and sweet, and seems to only be outside during the day/early evening. I thought he may have gotten dumped or lost, but I noticed that he has a new collar since Christmas, and seems to hang out only around our building (we live in one of those 3-story condo complexes with a bunch of buildings).
Beyond my own personal feelings about the irresponsibility of having an outdoor cat in an apartment complex where there are many cars, dogs, and gators (in the canal behind the complex), the cat is driving us nutty! He meows SO LOUDLY all the time! He knows we have a cat, so he will sit on the mat outside the door and meow and meow. Poor Carl is going batty too, and he has started to try to get out the front door more than once. Last night when I was taking in groceries, it took all I had to keep the outside cat out, and Carl in.
The irresponsibility here really steams me.
Here is my delima. You are required to notify the apartment management when you get a pet (or face a huge fine), so I was planning on calling the Mgmt to see whose cat it is and if they could ask the owner to keep the cat indoors. You are also not allowed to have outdoor cats at our complex. BUT, I really don't want to be the one who is responsible for the owner getting rid of the cat, and I would hate to see this super sweet cat end up in a pound.
My Plan (let me know if you think this will work): Call the Mgmt, let them know about the cat, ask them to talk to his owner about keeping said cat inside. Tell Mgmt that if the owner isn't willing to do this, they should call me back and I will be responsible for finding a home for said kitty. I can't take on another cat, our apartment is too small. BUT, we are moving in 4 months to our new place (first time home owners, yeah!), so at that time I COULD take him. I can take him to the shelter (no kill) where we got Carl, and they will let me know if he hasn't gotten adopted by May. If not, I think I can manage taking the kitty.
What do ya'll think?