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Definitely 👍 And my cat sometimes shoots into the walk-in utility cupboard at the front of our tenement during meter readings Hopefully Charlie just decided to go on a pre-spring escapade & will turn up very soon 🤞

So sorry your Charlie cat is missing 😔 I I’ll keep a lookout. Hope you’re reunited very soon.

Thank you, yes I reckon that’s best for now 👍

Thank you South East Lad. I appreciate your empathy. And yes, I will ignore the bullies on this forum, assumption of ‘aggression’ etc. !

This cat looks very similar to mine, it could be but I don’t think it is as my cat’s nose is very black on the tip. But thank you anyway 👍

Oh wow, you’re not a particularly pleasant person and you haven’t exactly dazzled me with your ‘charm’ with your choice of words assuming I haven’t already asked my neighbours not to feed him, accusing me of trying to ‘control’ a cat and being inflexible when I’m genuinely very concerned about his health. I said I was upset at the ‘idea’ of someone ‘deliberately’ feeding him.

Thank you, and yes, unfortunately I’m also thinking that’s going to be the best solution for now.

I’m not going to dignify your thoughtless and ignorant comments any further than this.

👏👏 i’m glad you can tell it’s not say a dog or a frog

Most of what you posted was not helpful and basically gave the green light to whoever might be idly and irresponsibly feeding him and who also might be trying to train him to use a catflap away from home, knowing full well he isn’t their cat. He is very young, new to the area and cats can be easily confused by selfish silly humans who stuff them with food and extra treats that they don’t need that can lead to distressing (for the cat) chronic diseases that then have to be medicated for life. If you’ve ever had a pet needing medication you’ll know how upsetting this can be. If I ever got it into my head that a random cat was ‘choosing’ me as ‘their human’ I’d put up posters, post on a local forum, enquire at local vets, get it scanned for a microchip etc. to do my best to establish if it had a home before feeding it and getting involved in its care.

I’m afraid in this situation I disagree and I don’t think you’ve understood what I wrote about the catflap and the food he used to go mad for. And I haven’t asked anyone to lock their catflaps.

PS: I believe his weird behaviour about shooting out of his taped open cat flap when he does want to eat at home is due to someone trying to train him to use a cat flap properly. He has never got the hang of it at home hence the tape to keep it open all day (even during artic temps when the expensive heating is on) so he can come and go as he pleases. It’s only locked when he’s in for the night. I’ve given the benefit of the doubt and been polite about things above but I’m VERY upset at the idea someone is deliberately feeding and confusing my cat about where home is. Celia Hammond rescued and fixed him up when he was in a real state (very matted, dirty and skinny) and I then I adopted him. Since then he’s never looked unhealthy or thin so he’s not by any stretch your typical desperate looking waif. He’s just young, cheeky and loves to explore. He is NOT a stray and NOT hungry. I’m also VERY NOT interested in a casual ‘cat-share’ situation 🤬🤬🤬

Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this but it seems the most relevant. I’m posting to say this cat from The Gardens/Oakhurst Road area very definitely has a home and doesn’t need to be fed. Despite a clean bill of health and a feeding plan he’s now overweight and increasingly isn’t bothered about his food at home at the usual times. Since being allowed outside from Oct 2023 & not fed any more by me each day he has gained a lot of weight. This is also when he started getting less enthusiastic about the exact same food he used to go mad for. When he does want to eat at home he now bizarrely acts like I’m going to put his food dish in his garden rather than his usual spot inside. I’ve never fed him outside. He has a safety release collar that reads ‘please do not feed me’ but it’s not that obvious around his fluffy neck and he’s still apparently being fed elsewhere. If he’s being deliberately fed I appreciate this could be well meaning. But please be assured he’s not a street cat or at all neglected. I’m getting very concerned about his weight and the effect on his health. He’s a much loved moggy adopted from CHAT. He’s neutered, microchipped, insured, regularly defleaed, dewormed, brushed, always has access to his calm, warm, comfy home, perches, beds (including mine), toys, food, water and a large garden. Many thanks.

Yes, I see what you mean about the one in my back garden. I haven’t seen it here since. It was definitely unneutured. And the cat behind Dominic Court could be yet a third stray 😞 He wouldn’t come down from up behind the fence when I saw him. I couldn’t see if his whole body was striped or not. Just saw his stripey face and a bit of his shoulder. I spoke to the workmen yesterday and they said they hadn’t seen it since last Friday. They said they’d heard his yowling and checked the containers to ensure he wasn’t stuck anywhere before they left the site for the weekend. The last time I saw him was the next day - the Sat when I took the photo. Sadly the cost of living crisis does seem to be leading to more strays and unneutured cats without microchips. I believe CHAT and other shelters are bursting at the seams.

Probably worth visiting Dominic Court carpark in The Gardens then & seeing if the wailing tabby is still around. I went today and didn’t catch sight or hear anything but he might still return behind the big builder containers there. When I last heard/saw it, he stopped vocalising but wouldn’t come near me. He just sat and stared.

👍 good to know and that others are also on the case for him. He could be the same cat that’s been wailing behind Dominic Court. But now not sure if it’s the same unneutured tabby I used to sometimes see in my back garden (until my newly adopted cat was allowed out last Oct…) Could be 3 separate stray tabbies😼

This looks like the cat I’ve just posted about today that’s been caterwauling behind Dominic Court in The Gardens. How do you know it’s not microchipped? (If you don’t mind me asking). I’ve been asking around & nobody here seems to own it. It was wailing late last night & this afternoon. I was thinking about feeding it in situ for now as it’s either calling for a mate or horribly hungry or worse, sick 😞 I can’t take it in as my cat would go berserk. He’s already chased the same cat (I think) from my garden.

It’s been caterwauling at all hours behind Dominic Court in The Gardens for several weeks now. It might be an unneutured cared for tom calling for a mate or very miserable and starving. It’s hard to tell. It slow blinked at me today so perhaps very content. If this is someone’s cat then all well and good. I just worry it might be lost or abandoned. I’m happy to care for it in situ or come to an arrangement with a local cat charity but don’t want to interfere if it has a home. I’m a cat parent and would be very upset if someone fed or meddled in my cat’s care.