hi there, I am not a cat person but an animal lover.. i need help as i seem to have attracted a cat and it wont leave me alone. the cat followed my neighbour and although it looked fine it did look as if it was hungry. So yep I gave it a can of tuna and it hasnt left my house since. That was nearly a week ago. Ive been feeding it twice a day and leaving cat milk for it. It just sleeps on mat outside all day and night. I feel so sorry for it but dont really want a cat. What can I do? i have called the cat protectoin league and left messages at local cat shelter. I am going to try again to get it to the vets this week to see if its chipped. I just feel so stressed and upset at the thought of this poor cat out all day and night but I am feeding it. Any thoughts or help i dont want anything horrible to happen to poor thing.

You could take it to the vets and get it scanned for a chip? Put some posters etc up to see if it is anyone's cat that has gone missing

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You say you're not a "cat person" but you obviously do care
The poster idea ia good one and defo check for that microchip. If you can't get to a vet your local RSPCA could do it. Where are you based?

Are you on facebook? Maybe there is a lost pets page you could join for your area.
Dont put photos on ads though, just vague descriptions. This avoids horrible people staking a claim to puss.

At this time of year there is no need to worry about the cat being outside. He/She will cope fine. If your adopted friend will let you please take it to the vet and have him/her scanned as there might be an owner very upset on loosing their cat. Are you able to put up some posters in your area?
Good luck in what you decide and thank you for caring enough to feed the cat.

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R.I.P Patch my well behaved boy dog
R.I.P. Abby and Rebel my beautifull litter sister cats

Ahhhhhhh, the amount of people who have told me over the years that they are not cat-lovers but then always seem to end up being a slave to one..........

Sorry OP but you are being groomed......

Make your life much easier and give in now because you will in the end.

Resistance is futile!!!!!!

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OH continues to tell me he is not a cat person with Skye on his shoulder asleep and Spencer on his chest all snuggled in

He always says "have I ever told you I'm not a cat person?", I sometimes think they prefer him to me

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many thanks for the speedy replies... yes of course I care, its doing my head in knowng that the poor cat is lying on a mat outside my front door. I feel awful . I live in the West Midlands , West Bromwich. If I cant get it into cage for vets will someone come out. I'll pay > I just want to make sure the poor thing is looked after. It comes walking into house and seems very friendly although its hissed at me twice and bitten my neighbour. I just dont know what cats do. I dont want it to end up in cahe somewhere as it seems happy enough but like you I think it deserves love and warmth etc . Thanks again though.

As we do not know what this little one has been through I think the fact he/she has hissed and nipped someone is not a great concern at this stage. The poor thing will be very bewildered and unsure of everything and everybody, one thing seems certain though.... you have been chosen

If it was me then from here I would do the following:
Take to vets/rescue centre to check for chip
Advertise as found
Give in and trot along to the pet store for a few essentials
Then just watch and marvel at how your kindness is repaid tenfold. The love they can show after a chequered history is amazing. Keep us posted ....

Thank you for being kind to this little cat and coming on here for advice

Most cats are tuna addicts so no wonder he's sticking around!

As others have said, do try to get him into a box/carrier and to a vet or RSPCA to check for a chip. Then take it from there. Good luck and let us know how you get on.

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goole images for missing ___(colour) cats in your area
register it as found on animalsearch, mymoggy.com , local facebook pages and gumtree

all these are free! hopefully someone is looking for it!