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01/05/2008, 21:36 DebP Joined on 30/04/2008 Posts 6 Re: Neighbours cat Thanks to everyone for their suggestions I really appreciate it. It's a delicate subject and regarding mentioning to to my neighbours I was really concerned that with my basic French I'd end up  causing more problems than I'm trying to solve. One really valid point was that my neighbours may see the cat as a stray.  This is probably the case, as this was a stray which 'found' the prevous neighbours.  When they were moving they told us that the cat was staying with the house!!  We were at the time still living in the UK for most of the year, so had to just hope that the new neighbours would take her on.  They did take her on but have slowly become less and less interested and whilst I understand that they may feel it's not their responsibility, the fact of the matter is that now this lovely little cat now has open bleeding sores and the tips of her ears have either burned off or been eaten off by an infection. So I'm left with this dilema.  I think I'll try the organisations mentioned in previous posts over the next few days and will post an update when I finally get to a solution. Thank you everone once again for your support and suggestions.    Report

02/05/2008, 20:44 Chrissie Joined on 23/08/2004 southern Tarn Posts 558 Re: Neighbours cat PLEASE DebP, don't delay in getting something done about the cat - in this hot weather the sores and eartips may get dreadful infections.  Surely you can speak to the neighbours and say that you like cats and you wondered if the one you see all the time in your garden (and thers) is a stray etc etc.  I'm sure they would prefer to talk to you in a relaxed and smiling manner than have someone like the SPA descend upon them.  Do let us know what happens. Chrissie (81)    Report

02/05/2008, 22:47 lizzy h Joined on 18/12/2004 Magnac laval Posts 171 Re: Neighbours cat this cat must be taken to the vet as it sounds like she/he has cancer of the ear /skin cancer) (don't take my world literally as I'm not a vet but have had a cat with this) is she white or has white ears as it is very common and it is caused by sun burn and she needs treatment  please get her to the vets asap hope this helps liz x www.holidaybandb-limousin.com    Report

03/05/2008, 19:14 Rob Roy Joined on 11/03/2006 19 - Correze Posts 663 Re: Neighbours cat Perhaps the neighbours can't afford to take the cat to the vet, and if they inherited it with the house they may not feel they have any responsibility in doing so. I know that will not go down well with many of you, but not everyone is a cat lover and willing to spend money on them. I wonder what has caused the cat to have open sores and damaged ear tips - cats don't usually have these sort of problems unless they have some (potentially expensive) underlying cause.    Report

05/05/2008, 21:01 DebP Joined on 30/04/2008 Posts 6 Re: Neighbours cat "this cat must be taken to the vet as it sounds like she/he has cancer of the ear /skin cancer) (don't take my world literally as I'm not a vet but have had a cat with this) is she white or has white ears as it is very common and it is caused by sun burn and she needs treatment  please get her to the vets asap hope this helps" ........Sadly I suspect Liz may be right and yes the cat is white.  I think there is a vet near here who speak English, so I'm going to try to sneak the cat there tomorrow as I think time may be of the essence.  I'm now kicking myself that I didn't decide to act sooner but I just thought that my neighbours couldn't possibly ignore such a major problem. Re Chrissies email.  This approach sadly won't work as they know that I know the cat is theirs as we've been neigbours for a couple of years and I don't want to offend them by implying they're not looking after their cat.  They got a cute dog last year and this was when the problems started with the cat.  However, now even the dog is showing signs of neglect....but that's another story.  It's just heartbreaking when you're faced with this scenario day after day.  As for money, they drive a mercedes, and their children have all the latest toys etc... so whilst I understand there are many French who quite clearly could not stretch to paying vets fees, this family is not one of them.  This sounds like I don't like this family when in fact I do, they've always been good neighbours to us, which is why I've tried ignore the cat problem for so long.  Thanks again to all the feedback, it's nice to know there's a support network out there. Deb        Report

05/05/2008, 23:07 Jo Joined on 06/08/2006 86, Vienne. Posts 193 Re: Neighbours cat My neighbours ( white ) cat has just had both ears amputated because of a similar problem, he delayed treatment because it actually looks like it is healing up inbetween break outs. On the plus side this cancer doesn't seem to spread easily and the vet thinks now the offending parts have been removed she should do very well, but has recommended the use of sunscreen. Love all, trust a few, do harm to no-one.    Report

06/05/2008, 15:16 Chrissie Joined on 23/08/2004 southern Tarn Posts 558 Re: Neighbours cat Oh DebP, how ghastly for you to see the dog also showing signs of neglect.  Unfortunately some of the nicest-seeming people (and not just French ones either) do see pet animals as one of "the latest toys for their children".  What do you think they will do with the animals during holiday season?  I get all stomach-churny about this sort of thing, whether it be towards animals, children or frail elderly people -  none of them can stick up for themselves and  I get so MAD. Good luck. Chrissie (81)    Report

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