No Vacancies

[Barmaid]

We appear to have been adopted! This afternoon a little white and torty kitten turned up in my kitchen (she just walked in through the cat flap). I know all the local cats and haven't seen her before. She has fleas and obviously an allergy and was VERY hungry. She's also a feisty wee madam who took a lump out of my hand when I tried to put her in the box to take her to be scanned at the vets.

No chip, so she has been released outside, but she looks SO lost.

Mr BM is already in love with her so I think if she can't find her way home or decides to stay we have number 5.

However, I shall be putting a sign above the cat flap saying "No Vacancies at the Cat Hotel". I shall keep you posted.......

[friedgreentomato]

It sounds like piper would fit in perfectly

[Eve]

Awwww :) I have lived in my current place over 3 years now and still have no idea who Spare Cat belongs to, he just comes and goes. I had him scanned but no chip. If they think they are on to a good thing then they'll stay :)

[Barmaid]

I haven't got rid of the fleas yet. Advice from vet was to release her outside and see if she makes her own way home. However, she looks to be hanging around so if she decides to stay I bought some frontline last week to treat mine. I didn't want to treat her and then she go home and her slaves treat her.

[friedgreentomato]

It's called the twilight miaow!! I have a stray sorry had a stray he now lives in a house I built him and his fed twice a day coming in when the doors are open for a nosey!!

[Barmaid]

lol, well we don't have anywhere she could live outside. I've fed her and given her some water. If she is still around tomorrow we are going to give her a bed and a litter tray in the dining room and put some pics up round the neighbourhood. I don't think she is much older than about 5 months.

[DTCwordfan]

poor thing - probably discarded as the "owners" couldn't place it.

[ladybirder]

Barmain be careful. If she's 5 months she could be coming into season and that would be disaaaarster. I am taking it she hasn't been done? But I don't suppose you'd know.

[Barmaid]

I've no idea ladybirder. It occurred to me that she could actually be pregnant and that's why she's suddenly homeless. I just went out to look for her, but no sign so I hope she's found her way home or found somewhere cosy to sleep. Mr BM is worried about her too so if we see her again tonight, she'll be sleeping in the dining room.

[Psybbo]

I take it she's not accusing one of yours if she is:-)

[DTCwordfan]

think they have already had their goolies twisted by Barmaid, sibs.............

[ladybirder]

Oh heck, I'm worried about her now:-(

[Barmaid]

Correct DT. All mine are "fixed" I wouldn't have it any other way.

I can see where she is hiding now. Under a car about 3 houses down. She poked her nose out when I went out for a nosy but when she saw next door's cat she ran off.

I could be worrying unnecessarily, but I have never seen her before - I suppose she could be a new cat on the block, but she's been out there most of the day now.

[DTCwordfan]

have you left a door/window open for her?

[Barmaid]

Actually when I had ASBO done, it was funny. He was only about 5 months old and he managed to gash his side open. So I took him to the vets about 3 miles away. While we were in the surgery, the surgery dog managed to get into the consultation room. ASBO went nuts and put his claw through the flap of skin between my thumb and forefinger, tearing it. There was blood every sodding where. the vet came back into the room and told me I would need a stitch so I asked her to do it and she wouldn't. Anyway, they couldn't treat ASBO at that surgery and I had to drive another 12 miles to the main surgery. I'm driving along with blood peeing down my arm and the foulest stink in the car ever because by now ASBO had done a "protest Sugar" in his box. By the time I got to the surgery at Diss I said to the vets "Seeing as you have to knock him out, can you sort his nuts out too". The vet was sure it was an act of revenge.

[Grandma_Yiddo]

Please let us know how she gets on,hope everything's ok.

[Barmaid]

No, because if I leave the window open, next door's cat will be in and then he will terrorise my little girl cat!!!

[Grandma_Yiddo]

Sorry,didn't see your post about Asbo.

[seadogg]

Both my kids were adopted by cats. We don't have a choice as the dogs chase 'em off.

[Barmaid]

lol seadogg, your dogs haven't met Arnie......

Right the conclusion is that we open the dining room door and let next door's cat sleep in there. We shut the kitchen door so ours are all in, but then can get out the bathroom window should they want to (as can next door's). We then leave the flap open so the stray can cosy up in the kitchen.

[DTCwordfan]

Sounds like the "Hotel Catifornia", chez vous, Barmaid.