Woman Notices That Her Neighbor's Cat Is Suddenly Neglected And Starving And Starts Feeding It, Now Wonders If She Should Take The Cat Home Or Not

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Apr 17, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

Having cats means having your house be full of chaos. That's known. Cats are adventurous and curious, and they absolutely love knocking stuff over and touching things that they know they're not allowed to touch. It's chaos. But it's not just chaos inside your house. It can be chaotic for your neighbors too, in all kinds of ways.

Your cats might become infamous in your neighborhood for coming to visit them all every single day. Your neighbors might not realize that you're talking to your cat and think you're constantly lecturing your boyfriend. Your cat might embark on an epic romance with your neighbor's cat. All kinds of things can happen. You, as a neighbor of cats as well might have seen some of these things happen yourself. But what would you do in this case – if you saw your neighbor suddenly abandon and neglect their cat?

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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast Lady in my neighborhood has an outdoor cat and she's been out of town for a few weeks. I guess she didn't let anyone know to take care of him or leave enough food out because I found him starving so I've been feeding him. Is he my cat now? At what point is it OK to steal him? 7:39 PM Apr 13, 2024 1.4M Views 2.3K 1611 33K 585
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    The question shouldn't be at what point is it okay to steal him. The question is when does it change from "stealing" to "rescuing"? Maybe there is a legitimate explanation for why this happened. There could be. Things happen. Regardless of the reason, if you found the cat suffering, it was only right to help it. And if the neighbor returns one day with that explanation, then maybe you give the cat back. For now, keeping the cat and helping it is the only right thing to do. 

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    Blue Firecracker @Kathtinderfire Glad you stepped up & fed him. I know you are planning on having him vetted. They will tell you if he's fixed or not & how healthy he is. At this point I would keep feeding him & let him know he is welcome. If she show up talk to her. If she doesn't you've got a cat that loves U 1:14 AM Apr 14, 2024 96.7K Views
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    Exactly. And whenever this happens – whenever you find out exactly what happened to your neighbor, we would love to get an update on the story. And an update on the kitty, please. We want to see how well this little cutie is doing in his new (possibly temporary, possibly furrever) home.  

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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast This is the plan! 1:18 AM ⚫ Apr 14, 2024 88.5K Views
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    Taylor Durden CCCE @MsTaylorDurden He's your cat now! (I hope you took photos of him in that shocking state in case she decides she wants him back.) . 11:47 PM - Apr 13, 2024 95.5K Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast I did not think to do this • 11:53 PM Apr 13, 2024 90.8K Views
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    Anita Malchiodi @SchmaltzDiva How do you know there's not some emergency situation with her. As a life long cat owner, I can't imagine myself abandoning my cats. Still, the cat will let you know after she returns. 11:42 PM Apr 13, 2024 22.5K Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast ... I know nothing, only that her car's been gone for weeks. This could be it. 11:53 PM Apr 13, 2024 19.6K Views
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    Rogue Scholar MDC #Rifts @RogueScholarMDC Is it even her cat or was she just feeding a stray 7:59 PM Apr 13, 2024 35.7K Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast I don't know. He is very friendly though. 8:02 PM Apr 13, 2024 32.3K Views
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    Treep @TraceyMillar19 My cat is very much loved an looked after, but he does go round the neighbours pretending to be starving. He miaows and begs for food. I have actually had to ‘out' him on fb to stop people feeding him! • 10:22 PM Apr 13, 2024 64.1K Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast ... He was extremely skinny. Her car hasn't been there in around 2-3 weeks and he was happily eating whatever I would feed him . 10:28 PM Apr 13, 2024 57.8K Views
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    Geoffrey_H @Fruitbat 44 He may well move in with you of his own accord. Although I would suggest you check that no one else is feeding him. • 7:47 PM ⚫ Apr 13, 2024 65.7K Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast He was extremely skinny and desperate for food. I don't think anyone else is feeding him. 7:48 PM. Apr 13, 2024 · 59.9K Views
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    Riot's Dad (Riot has passed) @RiotDogChicago Also, please post photos of the cat! 1:24 AM • Apr 14, 2024 · 9,186 Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast I have before actually. I thought he was a friendly neighborhood cat for a while until I was informed by a lady down the street that he was her cat!
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    YouCanCallMeKnuckles(UnlikeSoniclDon'tChuckle) @BanannaSlamma64 You could probably call a local humane society about cats that have been abandoned in negligent conditions - though you might wind up getting the lady in trouble. 7:46 PM Apr 13, 2024 19.1K Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast I'm not very concerned about getting her in trouble. I just want the cat to be alright. I don't mind feeding him. 7:48 PM Apr 13, 2024 17.3K Views •
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    Midnight Tree Bandit @MTreeBandit "Out of town" or moved away and abandoned her cat? 12:41 AM • Apr 14, 2024 · 16.6K Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast I think out of town? 12:48 AM • Apr 14, 2024 14.9K Views
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    Laughing2007 @AngryMama11 Or she might have asked someone and they forgot. Ugh. 4:08 AM Apr 14, 2024 · 4,201 Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast Thought crossed my mind, yeah. I'm just feeding him this week and taking him to the vet Monday. I'll talk to her when she comes back in town to see what's up. 4:23 AM ⚫ Apr 14, 2024 · 3,991 Views
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    Aetrion @Aetrion Out of town for several weeks? Is the neighbor actually OK? 8:51 PM - Apr 13, 2024 · 9,924 Views
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    Harmony Ginger @Gingerblast I assume, all I know is she has been gone for about 3 weeks. No idea where 9:31 PM Apr 13, 2024 · 9,327 Views
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