"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 1/25/2018 2:28 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> On 1/25/2018 12:02 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>> > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Michelin went to the Vet this morning for The Works.
>>>>> Animal Kind charges only $20 for exam, shots, and spay.
>>>>> Miche will be coming home today at 3:30.
>>>>> He won't be going outside again.
>>>>> Miche is definitely not feral.
>>>>> Mich was a house cat that some sick POS dumped.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Good for you taking him in and getting him neutered, however...you
>>>> don't know that some "sick POS dumped" him. I have a good friend who
>>>> loves cats ( a much loved house cat of hers escaped one day when she
>>>> opened the front door) She was half crazy looking for the cat, posted
>>>> flyers etc., she finally found the cat a couple of weeks later when
>>>> someone called and told her they thought it was under their porch, it
>>>> was and they were reunited. Definitely not a POS situation.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>> Sometimes cats do escape, that's true. But, my cat Persia had been
>>> dumped. Someone moved away and left her behind. She showed up at my door
>>> because she wanted inside a nice warm place.
>>>
>>> Sheldon lives so far out in the middle of nowhere, could it really be a
>>> neighbors' cat? I know they can traverse afar but it's been coming
>>> around to eat (and he posted a pic in another thread with cat toys) for
>>> a while now. I'm sure the vet would have scanned for a chip, too.
>>>
>>> Friendly cat, not afraid of toys or humans. Unfortunately, people
>>> abandoning pets is an all too common occurrence.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> True, but...it doesn't necessarily follow that some POS dropped the cat
>> at Sheldon's, which was my only point. How do you know that someone
>> dumped Persia, I'm curious.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I don't know for *sure* but I went to great lengths to find out who might
> have lost her. I took pictures, posted flyers, called all the area vets
> and shelters. Is anyone missing what looks like a Russian Blue cat? (A
> trip to the vet showed she had been spayed and front declawed, BTW.)
>
> There was a a couple who lived in a duplex across the street from my
> apartment complex. They had a lot of cats. I'd see the cats outside all
> the time. The people picked up and moved but left the cats. I suspect
> that's where Persia came from.
>
> The manager at my apartment complex told me it was not at all uncommon for
> people to leave pets behind. Sometimes they found them shut up inside the
> empty apartments when they went in to get them ready to rent. Left with a
> bowl of kibble and some water and nothing else. Who knows how long those
> pets were shut inside. There are definitely some POS people in the world
> when it comes to abandoning pets.
>
> Jill


Then you have a pretty good reason for thinking that, lucky Persia that she
came to your door. Yes, there have been instances where an owner died and
the *family* dumped the animals instead of making arrangements for them,
they are true POS!

Cheri