Found cat apparently living in garage. What do?

[IronWing]

Get him fixed. After that, check for a chip. No chip? Then keep him.

 

[Jaskalas]

Get him checked out for worms, etc. Should have done that before allowing him inside, given your other two cats. Get him neutered or you'll be sorry.

Also, if you haven't already then double down on the cat pans, should have two for that many cats if you're cleaning once a day.

Make sure to watch and see if they all get along though. Can't just let a cat in on the two you already have. If they get into fighting they'll soon get into a pissing contest.

 

[AlienCraft]

"Get her ass out on the street earnin'!" < / Sir Don Juan >

 

[ElFenix]

Spend the $30-40 bucks, get him fixed and ear clipped. Put him back in the garage. Buy some cheap bulk cat food (if you have a Costco, they make a really good and cheap one at $16 for 25lbs: Kirkland Feline Maintenance...I go through 1.25 bags of it a week on my feral colony...not to mention the 14 cans of Friskies cat food per day).

profit from pest protection and something that is fun to have around.

so much makes sense now

 

[sygyzy]

How is this normal behavior at all? A cat comes into your garage and you feel like it's somehow cute or your responsibility to take it further into your house and adopt it?

 

[Iron Woode]

obviously not a feral cat. You wouldn't get with in 10 feet of it otherwise.

so more than likely someone's pet that got loose or maybe abandoned. Ask around or post signs saying you found a kitty.

we had an abandoned kitty in our apt complex last year. A young female black kitty. So cute and friendly. She was adopted by one of my neighbours.

 

[SlickSnake]

I noticed some cat prints in the snow outside the garage lately, but didn't think much of it. Today I went into the garage and was greeted by a young male cat sleeping on an old computer chair in there.

He seems sweet, a little skittish. I don't really want to adopt him in the first place, but let alone if he's someones pet. Not fixed, no collar.

We brought him in.. he's doing the usual cat business of scoping the place out. I'm not so sure now though. I think maybe we should put him back outside, maybe with some food and water.. if he sticks around, then we can figure out what to do? Maybe see if he's chipped, doubt it though.

Ugh.. lol

Good for you, Eli!

Way too many people dump and abandon pets lately, especially cats.

I could fill up a book with cat tales that would make even a cold hearted dog lover cry and pine for a cat.

I recently bought a tax sale property dirt cheap that the owner was still squatting in with at least 5 indoor cats. I assumed she took them all with her when she left. Then 2 days after I moved in, there was a large white with a few orange spots long hair Maine my excellent compatriot type of cat dead in my driveway killed by dogs from across the street because the old fart refuses to shut his gate. About a week later another dead cat was found in my front yard mauled by dogs which looked just like the other dead cat.

Another cat who looked just like the other cats was mostly hanging around the fenced back yard and I was feeding it, but it was holding his front paw up like it was hurt from a dog attack. So after the 2 deaths I reluctantly took him in.

Shortly after that, I noticed another large mostly reddish orange long hair my excellent compatriot living under my front stairs who acted too terrified to come out. I was able to coax it out over a week or so with food, and finally took this cat in, too. This obviously older cat had somehow been abused by the previous owner, and will go from purring to attack cat with only a growl for warning. Over the past few months, he seems to have calmed down a bit, but when the growling starts I back off and stop petting him.

Once I brought him in, I decided it was best to put out cat food in the fenced back yard rather than the front yard, since a few other cats were also hanging around that might have been hers that she dumped, too. Unfortunately, what I didn't know, was still another large Maine my excellent compatriot female was also living under my stairs and was too terrified to come out after seeing the dogs kill the other cats, who were obviously her grown offspring or siblings.

I thought I kept hearing a faint meowing at times outside, but it stopped when I opened the door and I never saw a cat. So about 3 weeks later when I heard it again and investigated, there she was cowering under a chair, emaciated and obviously starving to death, since I had moved the food to the back yard. It was then easy to coax her into the house once I offered her food again. It was unbelievable how skinny she was for such a large cat, and I honestly don't know how she survived. It was lucky for her we had a lot of rain or she might not have. I have never heard a cat purr so loud in my life!

I read that Maine coons are some of the friendliest cats, and Queeny and Fuzzbuster certainly are! But Fuzzbuster seems to be a little on the stupid side and has a huge head. BigRed seems to be fixed but I'm not so sure about the other 2. And I don't know if a vet can easily tell, either.

I guess the point of this is cats seem to own you or the house or property more than you own the cats, which is kind of cool. And if you find that cats generally don't like you, maybe it's time to reevaluate your personality, or lack of it.

 

[Jaskalas]

SlickSnake, that's a G'D horror story. :|

 

[ichy]

I recently bought a tax sale property dirt cheap that the owner was still squatting in with at least 5 indoor cats. I assumed she took them all with her when she left. Then 2 days after I moved in, there was a large white with a few orange spots long hair Maine my excellent compatriot type of cat dead in my driveway killed by dogs from across the street because the old fart refuses to shut his gate.

Someone should've shot the damned dog the next time it came out.

 

[ichy]

obviously not a feral cat. You wouldn't get with in 10 feet of it otherwise.

so more than likely someone's pet that got loose or maybe abandoned. Ask around or post signs saying you found a kitty.

If the cat doesn't have a collar or microchip and isn't fixed then he's most likely abandoned. No pet owner who gives a damn would be that irresponsible.

I found my cat out on the street and my guess is that somebody dumped her. She's clearly domesticated and not at all feral (I took her in because she was so ridiculously affectionate, very un-cat like actually) but she hadn't been spayed when I found her and didn't have any kind of identifying collar. Whoever had her previously was obviously an irresponsible asshole.

OP: If you're hemming & hawing about the cat you found then I'd recommend at least getting him fixed. Since he's a male cat you can probably get it done very cheap if you look around.

 

[rasczak]

Congratulations, you have now become that cat's slave. Enjoy!

 

[IronWing]

How is this normal behavior at all? A cat comes into your garage and you feel like it's somehow cute or your responsibility to take it further into your house and adopt it?

Cute works.

 

[SlickSnake]

Someone should've shot the damned dog the next time it came out.

Muhahahaha!

Seriously, therein lies another tale.

It's actually 2 dogs. Ones a German Shepard mix, and the others some nappy black cur of unknown vintage. They are both ferocious hellhounds and chase people and pets up and down the street. In fact, I saw an assault with this old fart and another old guy walking down the street about a month ago.

The other guy lives down the street from me and was out walking his friendly small fuzzy mutt on a chain. They dared to walk in front of the house in the street when Satan's minions came out barking and nipping at the small dog. The guy uses a walker cane, the kind with a small stand at the bottom, and started poking it at the 2 hellounds to get them away from his dog. The ruckus caused the exarmy vet old fart to come barreling out of his house and gate and start verbally assaulting the other old guy and grabbing at his cane trying to knock him down or something. I was fixing to get involved and leave my SUV if it got more physical but grabbed my phone instead to get a few pics first. By the time I got my phone out and took a few shots, they had already parted ways.

Later when I talked to my neighbor and the other old guy about what I saw, they both informed me the old fart claims the black dog gets out of the gate like Houdini or something, so he never bothers to shut the gate, which is complete BS. I told them he gave me the exact BS story when I talked to him.

Believe me, when those hellspawns wander into my yard one night chasing a cat, they are going to get what they deserve.

 

[torpid]

I would take it to the vet and decide what to do from there if the cat is not chipped. I wouldn't want a non-neutered animal and I'd want to make sure the cat doesn't have any major, life-threatening illness that would kill either it or my other pets.

 

[SlickSnake]

And I forgot to mention that a few nights ago there was a ruckus in the yard and my roomy went out to see what was going on. It was the hellhounds out for cat blood again. He picked up a large piece of jagged asphalt and pegged the black mongrel in the head. Since then it has been abnormally quiet the past few days. But the cantankerous old fart still refuses to close or lock his gate.

 

[JulesMaximus]

We have a large male cat hanging around our house the past few weeks. We've taken him in, let him sleep in the house overnight, feed him, he's really a sweet cat. No collar, he is snipped, nice coat, very healthy looking and young, plus he's very friendly. I think he has adopted us... plus I think he has the hots for our female cat (who wants nothing to do with him of course).

We call him Romeo because he's such a lover. He'll just hop up into my lap, make bread and purr, then fall asleep.

He had me at meow...

 

[torpid]

And I forgot to mention that a few nights ago there was a ruckus in the yard and my roomy went out to see what was going on. It was the hellhounds out for cat blood again. He picked up a large piece of jagged asphalt and pegged the black mongrel in the head. Since then it has been abnormally quiet the past few days. But the cantankerous old fart still refuses to close or lock his gate.

Is there no leash law in your area?

 

[SlickSnake]

He looks pretty happy, Jules! Solid grey cats have a really good temperament in my experience. Time to cuddle up with him!

 

[SlickSnake]

Is there no leash law in your area?

Yea, there is. But the cops have to catch them in the act or they won't do anything.

 

[Perknose]

But the cantankerous old fart still refuses to close or lock his gate.

Put one on for him. Keep the key.

 

[Insomniator]

If the cat is healthy I don't see why you had to let him in the house. Just put some food out in the garage if you want to keep him around.

They can handle the snow... esp if you have a garage. My 16 year old cat has been 100&#37; outside for 10 years now. She hangs out in the yard all day and runs back outside when I bring her in.

 

[ichy]

I would take it to the vet and decide what to do from there if the cat is not chipped. I wouldn't want a non-neutered animal and I'd want to make sure the cat doesn't have any major, life-threatening illness that would kill either it or my other pets.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that. If I already had cats I would not want a cat with FIV or feline leukemia anywhere near them.

 

[amish]

world's most interesting cat

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[MayorOfAmerica]

The humane thing to do would be to leave some anti-freeze in a cat dish in the garage for it. It will keep it from freezing should it get stuck outside in the winter.


You're not funny, just ignorant. Post like this again and I'll "put you down" for a week.

Perknose
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[SlickSnake]

Put one on for him. Keep the key.

Funny you mentioned that because when I first talked to him months ago, I offered to give him some chain and a lock for the gate. But he refused and gave me the Houdini dog BS story.

And I considered doing it anyway but leaving the key in the lock, hehehe.

But now if I did it, after my roomy brained one of his dogs, he would know it was me, I'm sure.

And the cops told me before in previous problems with vicious dogs if they are on my property acting aggressive, shoot them. And believe me, I will.