Cat Central has apparently decided I needed a cat

[mathnerd]

So this (not so) little guy made his grand entrance by letting himself in by way of my oldest son's bedroom window. I can't actually let him stay inside. BF has cat allergies bad enough that it causes wheezing and hives, plus we have the birds. The kid let him out of the house, but he's stuck around. Tonight he jumped in my lap while I was sitting in my car, then followed me in the house. All night he's been hanging around the front door, darting in whenever the door opens.

He's extremely friendly. The boys and I went outside and sat on the front steps and the cat just climbed into our laps and purred like a madman. Oh, boy does he love attention! I had a random can of cat food, which I gave him, and which he ate like he hadn't eaten in days. I'm pretty sure that means he'll stick around. In the meantime, I've posted on a couple neighborhood websites hoping to find his family. A cat this friendly, unafraid of humans and insistent on being inside has to be a beloved house kitty. I'm hoping I'll find his family soon. I'm not sure what I'll do if I don't. It breaks my heart to close the door on him.

[EricKei]

O_O That kitty looks entirely too much like one I had up until she passed away last summer. I hope you are able to find her owner (or, if not, someone in the area that can safely adopt).

Maybe s/he's microchipped? A vet or humane shelter should be able to scan him for free to find out.

[lordlundar]

A little lighter colour but that cat looks like my sister's pest-er pet cat.

[Rosco the Iroc]

One of the best cats I ever had adopted me like that.

[MoonCat]

Good luck with that. When Bast sends you a cat, you've got a cat.

Have you tried checking with some local vet offices? Sometimes when people lose a cat they put up signs at their vet's office.

[mathnerd]

His picture is up on the county animal control lost and found site. They will pass along my information to credible responses. He's also posted on a couple neighborhood websites. I have two people coming over to see if he's theirs.

But, like any self respecting cat, he made himself scarce during business hours so I couldn't take him to the vet to get scanned for a chip. He showed back up at 5pm on the dot. Typical cat. I think I have big convinced to let me keep him in the bathroom downstairs tonight so I can take him to the vet in the morning.

[Seanette]

If he only shows up in the evenings, he may well have another home for daytime. Some cats are opportunistic like that, and maintain multiple sets of human servants.

[EricKei]

Consider a pinch or two of dried catnip mixed in with his morning's food if you can snag some. Once it's in his system, even if he goes "silly" for a while, he'll soon mellow out and be easier to handle for an hour or two (unless he's immune).

[mathnerd]

Oh, he's really easy to handle! He climbs in our laps of his own accord and doesn't mind being carried around. He spent most of last night on our roof. Silly kitty. He might be time sharing human servants, but with the way he ate last night, like he was starving, I think he's wandered too far and can't find his way back home.

[mathnerd]

Update: I convinced bf to let me keep him in the first floor bathroom tonight. Our bedroom is on the top floor, so hopefully he won't get too sick. I will take him to the vet in the morning to get scanned for a chip. For now the cat and all three boys are campedd out in that bathroom. Thankfully it's a pretty big bathroom.

[taxguykarl]

I sure hope kitty's humans are found. In the university days, there was a black-and-white cat who mooched up and down the street. When I met his human, she then said that he's getting a collar soon.

[mathnerd]

As it turns out, Max (his real name), was microchipped. He was reunited with his very grateful human about 30 minutes ago. Turns out that his human moved to the area about a month ago, and only got his contact information updated with the microchip company about a week ago. Max disappeared only about a day before he showed up at my house. Both Kitty and Human were very happy to see each other.

[catcul]

A thread with a happy ending? What is this web site coming to?

I'm glad that the human was reunited with his owner.

[Kittish]

Hope you kept Max's human's phone number, cause I bet you'll see Max again. Maybe even on a regular basis if his human doesn't live too far away. Glad to see a cat servant being responsible (having the cat chipped).

[mathnerd]

His human is about two miles from my house, so not too far, but a pretty fair distance for a cat.

One funny little thing about this morning:

I don't have cats, so I don't have any sort of carrier. What I do have is Goofy the Parrot's travel cage. Poor Max had to suffer the indignity of going to the vet in a bird cage. I got pictures of it just because it was too funny.