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30/04/2008, 15:15 DebP Joined on 30/04/2008 Posts 6 Neighbours cat I am extremely concerned about our neighbour’s cat.  She is being neglected but I don't know how to get involved.  It's now at the stage of permanently bleeding open sores and it’s breaking my heart to see the poor little thing suffer. I keep trying to ignore the problem but it’s now too bad for me to turn a blind eye any longer, so wonder if anyone has any ideas or could recommend a vet who speaks a little English that I could discuss this with.  I'd be happy to pay for treatment as I just want to see the cat out of pain.   Any advice gratefully recieved    Report

30/04/2008, 15:51 Panda Joined on 29/01/2008 Charente (16) and Vienne (86) Posts 309 Re: Neighbours cat Where are you? I have a good local vet who is cat mad and speaks english but that's no good if you are the otherside of the country.    Report

30/04/2008, 20:57 DebP Joined on 30/04/2008 Posts 6 Re: Neighbours cat Hi Panda Sorry forgot to say, I'm in the Beziers area (dept 34).       Report

30/04/2008, 21:23 Gardian Joined on 15/02/2006 Gard Posts 1,325 Re: Neighbours cat Only positive suggestion would be the local SPA (RSPCA to us).  A very difficult situation to deal with and I guess that you have to balance your relationship with your neighbour with the welfare of a poor animal.  BTW, I doubt that the SPA has the same powers that the RSPCA has in the UK, but others such as CA will know better.  Re your location, Panda's question was quite legitimate, but not even she has put her location in her profile! For goodness sake everybody, why not just do it?  Doesn't need to be your village, just the Departement.    Report

01/05/2008, 6:44 Lisleoise Joined on 15/12/2005 Périgord Vert (NW Dordogne) Posts 886 Re: Neighbours cat  DebP wrote: ...but I don't know how to get involved. Have you actually spoken with your neighbour?    Report

01/05/2008, 7:21 ali-cat Joined on 15/12/2005 Charente Maritime Posts 1,071 Re: Neighbours cat  Lisleoise wrote:  DebP wrote: ...but I don't know how to get involved. Have you actually spoken with your neighbour? Speaking to the neighbour could be very difficult as they are evidently neglecting their cat & don't seem to care.  I wouldn't want to approach them about it as it could turn nasty.  If it was possible to contact an animal welfare charity & have them call, without the neighbour knowing who contacted them, I personally think that would be the way to go.  Hopefully Christine will be able to offer sound advice about the best way forward or who to contact. Thankfully the poor kitty has someone who does care - good luck DebP & please let us all know how you get on. Many years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.    Report

01/05/2008, 8:39 Nicos Joined on 21/01/2007 61 and Cheshire Posts 360 Re: Neighbours cat It might sound a bit of a daft question- but do your neighbours actually consider that cat as THEIRS - or are they just giving a bit of feed to a stray?? If it's the latter  then it's not their responsibility and they may well be very happy to see you take responsibility for it's care. They may consider that by giving a stray bits and bobs to eat IS in fact caring for it more than doing nothing at all. The fact that it hangs round with their cats doesn't make it their cat!!! ....just a thought!! I hope the poor thing gets the care it clearly needs ( good for you for taking an interest in it!)    Report

01/05/2008, 10:32 Panda Joined on 29/01/2008 Charente (16) and Vienne (86) Posts 309 Re: Neighbours cat  Gardian wrote: Re your location, Panda's question was quite legitimate, but not even she has put her location in her profile! For goodness sake everybody, why not just do it?  Doesn't need to be your village, just the Departement. Good point Gardian, I got locked out of the forum a couple of months back and quickly set up a new Panda login, my original had detail I obviously missed doing that this time around, I feel suitably chastised, thanks for that and will go and do it now! You are too far from me for my vet to be any good, I'm in the Charente.  I would be inclined to be a little underhand and have a friend take the cat to the vet on the pretence of having found this animal in this state, you can then be the link between the two parties being  able to say that a friend, who called to you house when you weren't in found the cat, thought it had just been injured and took it to the vet.    You could say she has just called you to tell you about it , you never know they may even pay for the treatment if not at least you have been able to do something for the cat who at the moment is suffering to save bad feelings between humans!       Report

01/05/2008, 12:37 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,240 Re: Neighbours cat If this can be of help, JSA Aude mentioned under the distressed pony thread a vet in Carcassonne. "don't know if this is any help but my vet is also the Blue Cross vet in our area (Carcassonne) and speaks a 'little' english.  Dr. Mondo - surgery is 173 av.F Roosevelt (road from big Leclerc across roundabout towards Carcassonne central). tel: 04 68 25 42 36."  animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

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