Cat Found

[rosenet.livejournal.com]

Hi there, my girlfriend and I took in a cat last night that we found walking the mean streets of Somerville. The cat is grey with a white markings and its behavior make us think the cat is a pet so I wanted to post and see if anyone knows the owner. If you want to claim the cat please email me at stormyknight (at) gmail (dot) com and give me some details about the cat: gender, age, marking details and where it went missing. Thanks and I hope the owner is out there!

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[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

You may also want to call Somerville animal control and give them a description of the cat. Anyone who lost the pet might call there first. You could also take it by a local vet to see if it has a microchip. (They'd be stinkers if they charge a fee for that.)
I just realised...was it acting lost, or was it maybe just out for a walk (as in, it's an outdoor cat and lives closeby)?

[alasbabylon.livejournal.com]

i recently had a run-in with a grey and white cat; did she have a collar? the cat i encountered had a collar and tag thing that said her name (beatrice) and address and phone number, as well as that she's an outdoor cat. i almost called the number until i saw the outdoor cat thing, and it was quite late at night. either way, i hope the cat you found gets home safely.

[veda815.livejournal.com]

haha, I wonder if they got sick of people calling them saying they "found" their cat.

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

Why not just let it back outside? If it doesn't seem hungry or ill, it should be able to find its way home AOK.

[rosenet.livejournal.com]

She didn't have a collar, she was clearly unhappy, and she was very hungry.

I called Somerville Animal Control and the woman there was both very friendly and very helpful. The cat seems to be litter trained so we're still looking for her original home.

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

Cats get separated from their collars. Also, if it is an inside cat that bolted, it probably wouldn't have a collar.

Was the cat's coat bad, or was it shiny? Is the cat thin and boney, or in good condition?

If you open your front door, does she leave your house?

Have you put up any posters in your neighborhood? The number of your neighbors who actually read this group is probably very, very small.

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

I have 4 indoor-only cats. They all wear collars. Because...you never know.

[rosenet.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all the help everyone but we successfully reunited Duffy with her people through a posting on craigslist!

[grateful1311.livejournal.com]

oh, goody. ;)

Cat found, again?

[sows.livejournal.com]

OK-so now I have a gray and white kitty (very small) that matches the missing kitty note on Craigslist (meows a lot very friendly) but isn't the Craigslist missing kitty as that kitty was found (Duffy?) I don't want to leave her outside b/c she's declawed, making me think she's an indoor girl, but there's no missing cat signs up in the area.

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[grateful1311.livejournal.com]

If you can get a pic you can post the kitty here:

http://www.somervillema.gov/section.cfm?org=animal&page=1021

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[sows.livejournal.com]

Yup! It was the same cat. The owner promised to put tags on it today. Geez.

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[grateful1311.livejournal.com]

uh, they should not be letting a declawed cat outside...

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[sows.livejournal.com]

It was my bad. Cat was not declawed. Since it didn't scratch me as it was scwirmy scwirm back to my place I incorrectly assumed...

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[grateful1311.livejournal.com]

awesome. i am glad to hear that the cat is not declawed =)