Post by lotsofcats on May 7, 2024 8:49:34 GMT
On the way out on Sunday morning to get a newspaper and found a dead cat at the bottom of my steps, by my gate. It's Mewp, my neighbour's cat. I went to get a towel to wrap her in and took her around to my neighbour. I showed her to my neighbour and she is very upset and calls her daughter. Then I asked when did you last see her and she said "about 20 minutes ago", so I told her it couldn't be her cat as this poor cat was stiff. They were both still convinced that it was their cat Mewp so they got their dog Tizzy (who absolutely loves the cat) and she just sniffed it and walked away. They then compared a photo and their cat has 2 white legs and the dead cat had 1 white leg and 1 ginger tabby leg. Their cat is an unusual coloured cat, a tortie tabby and white, which is ginger tabby, grey tabby and white mixture and this poor dead cat is so similar. I know it has been stealing the food I put out for Tay in the night and I thought it was cheeky Mewp from next door. then Mewp walked in as right as rain, thank goodness. I have frightened my poor neighbours for nothing!! I then phoned my sister in law and got her to put it on Facebook and the Cats Protection Facebook page. Then I turned detective and tried lots of houses up the road, down the road, across the road down the lane, left and right. No joy. I then saw my neighbour from 2 doors down and he told me he put the cat there! He came down the road at 11pm and the cat was dead in the middle of the road and he didn't want to run over it!! Thanks Colin! AT 5.30pm I had a phone call from 'Cats of Torfaen', a woman had seen it on Facebook and she asked if I wanted her to come and check the cat for a microchip. She turned up 2 hours later in her pyjamas, slippers and dressing gown (!!!). Sadly, poor cat was not chipped. She took her away and will take her to the local vet where they will keep her for 7 days to see if anyone claims her. The woman put it on Facebook. I'm not expecting anyone to claim her - sent out at night, no collar, no microchip and no missing posters up. So, so sad.