Our next door neighbor has a cute little cat, named "Pikachu" and they don't seem to be caring for him very well and we both, Casper's Girl-Human and myself, feel pretty upset about it.
Pikachu is a little, brown and white bi-color. He's about a year old and he's a real cutie! They got him for their kid, about ten years old.
Recently, Pikachu has been left outdoors all night long. We often hear him meowing to get inside at 3:00 a.m. A couple of times, he was left out in the rain, all night long, during a thunderstorm. We feel really, really sad for Pikachu!
When I asked the mom why they leave their cat out at night, they said that he's a "little brat" and doesn't behave. That sounds like bullshit to me! I think they just don't know how to take care of a cat! What the heck!? He's still a kitten, for cryin' out loud! Of COURSE, he's going to act up! That's what kittens do!
One day, Pikachu showed up with his ear clipped. The mom said that they got him neutered but, with a clipped ear, I think he got TNR'ed by accident. I've never heard of a TNR organization clipping ears on owned cats if a human brings it in. Is that true?
Both Girl-Human and I feel like Pikachu needs a new home where he'll be taken care of. Winter will be here soon and a cute, little guy like Pikachu shouldn't be left out in the cold.
We would both love to take Pikachu in but our lease only allows us to have one cat and we have to pay an extra $25.00/mo. for the privilege. (Which I am happy to pay.) If I could, I'd just open the door and let him in. Our cat, Casper, probably wouldn't like it, at first, but I'm sure he'd like to have a cat-brother once he gets used to it. Regardless, it's not an option.
So... Here I am sitting here, by the computer, listening to Pikachu crying to get in and I'm thinking that I'd like to make him "disappear."
By that, I mean that I'd like to find him a new human who will take good care of him then scoop him up in the middle of the night when nobody is awake and take him to his new home. If the neighbor asks where he went, I could just shrug my shoulders and say, "I dunno'...Maybe the coyotes got him?"
What if the coyotes DO get him? I'd feel sick if that happened!
I don't want to call Animal Control because, around here, stray cats get sent to the pound and, if they aren't adopted, they can be destroyed. (We do have one no-kill shelter and a couple of cat rescue groups but Animal Control can put down strays if they aren't adopted.)
Yeah, I know that it would be wrong to do that but I can't help thinking about making Pikachu "disappear" to a new home where his humans will take care of him.
What do you think?
Pikachu is a little, brown and white bi-color. He's about a year old and he's a real cutie! They got him for their kid, about ten years old.
Recently, Pikachu has been left outdoors all night long. We often hear him meowing to get inside at 3:00 a.m. A couple of times, he was left out in the rain, all night long, during a thunderstorm. We feel really, really sad for Pikachu!
When I asked the mom why they leave their cat out at night, they said that he's a "little brat" and doesn't behave. That sounds like bullshit to me! I think they just don't know how to take care of a cat! What the heck!? He's still a kitten, for cryin' out loud! Of COURSE, he's going to act up! That's what kittens do!
One day, Pikachu showed up with his ear clipped. The mom said that they got him neutered but, with a clipped ear, I think he got TNR'ed by accident. I've never heard of a TNR organization clipping ears on owned cats if a human brings it in. Is that true?
Both Girl-Human and I feel like Pikachu needs a new home where he'll be taken care of. Winter will be here soon and a cute, little guy like Pikachu shouldn't be left out in the cold.
We would both love to take Pikachu in but our lease only allows us to have one cat and we have to pay an extra $25.00/mo. for the privilege. (Which I am happy to pay.) If I could, I'd just open the door and let him in. Our cat, Casper, probably wouldn't like it, at first, but I'm sure he'd like to have a cat-brother once he gets used to it. Regardless, it's not an option.
So... Here I am sitting here, by the computer, listening to Pikachu crying to get in and I'm thinking that I'd like to make him "disappear."
By that, I mean that I'd like to find him a new human who will take good care of him then scoop him up in the middle of the night when nobody is awake and take him to his new home. If the neighbor asks where he went, I could just shrug my shoulders and say, "I dunno'...Maybe the coyotes got him?"
What if the coyotes DO get him? I'd feel sick if that happened!
I don't want to call Animal Control because, around here, stray cats get sent to the pound and, if they aren't adopted, they can be destroyed. (We do have one no-kill shelter and a couple of cat rescue groups but Animal Control can put down strays if they aren't adopted.)
Yeah, I know that it would be wrong to do that but I can't help thinking about making Pikachu "disappear" to a new home where his humans will take care of him.
What do you think?
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