In need of advice apparently

[Alistair]

As of late my service cat has been let out by my negligent parent, and the neighbors cats gave him some wounds; especially to the general neck area. They're not serious, but they could get infected. I am wondering if it would be a legitimate report if I call animal control to seize the cats in question.


If you're wondering how I know for sure it was the neighbors cats, I shined a flashlight just outside my door and there were two orange tabby white marble cats sitting on my porch. Assuming they were looking for my cat. I found out they were trying to prevent him from coming home and forced him to take shelter under my shed until I chased the cats away.  I have been taking extra measures to make sure he stays inside and will probably be taking him to a vet soon.

[Obey138 (Matthew "Fluffy")]

If so, then go ahead

[saph the sergal]

i would be careful on that report aswell because if they find out they can take action on you my advice is make them pay vet bills and get proof of the injurys first

[anoni]

I, personally, would not call animal control right away, that's sort of a mean thing to do. Keep in mind that your cat spends most of his time inside and so just wandered into another cats territory, I wouldn't be surprised if the neighbors cats got some nasty scratches and bites from your cat as well (Cats like to hide these, so "the cats didn't look hurt" isn't really a sign that the cats aren't actually hurt). Cats fight all the time, it's sort of a normal thing and it's not a good thing but it's very, very common.

  The way to avoid cat fights is to keep either your cat or the neighbors cat inside, by the sounds of it you already keep your cat inside so the problems already sort of been solved. You would only really need to call animal control if your cat was constantly being attacked and you or your neighbor couldn't make an agreement on whose cat should stay inside or not. If you want, and you know the neighbor who owns the cat, you can tell the neighbor about the incident and ask for some help paying the vet bill (definitely take your cat to the vet, no question, cat fight wounds can get really infected really quick!), but keep in mind he has no legal obligation to do so.

  So I wouldn't call animal control if I were you.

[yo]

Man, my cat got hit by a car about a year ago, and since then, we had to keep her inside. This isn't really advice, but a warning. My cat is constantly trying to get outside by sitting near the door, and waiting. She gets out ATLEAST once a week. Then I have to go out and sprint after her. And every single time, it's at night. So, heed my warning. You will probably have to chase your cat more often, AND deal with constant meowing.

[Midnight Madness]

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