For All Cat Owners.....

[Hazel at the Hill]

Today is NATIONAL ANSWER YOUR CAT A QUESTION DAY.

...and the question I had to answer for my cat today was 'wot you doing under the desk, mum?' and I looked round and there was this puzzled upside-down head looking at me from where he was sitting on the desk...

[scarey55]

Hi everyone!

I'm new to this site - only registered a few minutes ago and felt drawn to the cat chat. My beast (Riley) is all of the above... a loving, purring, ball of fur one minute and a hissing, spitting, ball of claws the next! Like all of you, I wouldn't be without him!

BlueBee x

Hello and welcome to the Vine BlueBee. Had all my driving lessons in Basingstoke MANY years ago - spent my childhood in Silchester (near Tadley)

'fraid my cats are all in catty heaven now but I do have a large Greyhound who likes to keep my feet warm at night

[Percy T]

hi cat lovers and hi bluebee,

sorry to dampen the sprit but just to let you know my cat, die on sat in not in a very nice way.

He was 16 yes I know he was old for a cat and I had only taken him to the vet that morning as over christmas he didnt want to go out much so got him a toilet box, and had started to only lick the gravy of the food from the packets so had started to give him mackrel and chicken which he enjoyed, he also seemed to stop looking after himself and didnit clean himself much.

I put it down to his age, but took him to the vet to see if there was anything else I could do. the vet gave him a injection to perk him up a bit and asked me to bring him back for a blood test in the week as he couldnt see anything visabley wrong with him.

Came back from the vets he wasnt very happy about being in the cat box and as soon as I let him out he wanted to go out side. So I let him, that afternoon heard some noise outside the front of the house looked up to see some children on the pavement outside and didnt think too much of it..... then the noise got much louder looked up to see the children about 4 or 5 boys ageds about 12 in my front garden, jumped up to see what was going on. Saw the boys pulling an unleashed staff off my cat, ran shouted for other half got outside he was in a bad way and passed away about 15 mins later.

[Hans Mum]

what little b&%$@&ds percy i am so sorry to hear that, hope the little sods get their cumuppence....what goes round comes round....virtual hugs to you & yours X

[wellie]

oh Percy......
I typed something meaningful, and then it didn't sound right, so I deleted it, and honestly, I cannot find the right words now, I'm so, so very sorry...

[kirsty b]

Oh Percy, don't know what to say. After having him for so long, he's not just a cat but a member of your family.
Hugs to you and yours.
Hope those little b@st@rds get theirs one day.

[Nicos]

Oh Percy - that's awful.
Was the dog theirs??? Can you report the incident to the police - it might prevent it from happening to another poor animal.
I know it won't bring your cat back though.
My thoughts are with you and your OH.

[Percy T]

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

No didnt report it to the police, unfortunately by the time I have found my keys and unlocked the door the little blighters had picked up the dog and had run off nowhere to be seen. So unfortunately cant really report anything.

[Nicos]

I'd still let them know because if the kids are picked up by the RSPCA - and police - for anything in the future , then at least there is a bit more info which could be of use.
I know they are too young to prosecute but you might feel that at least if it's on record another animal sometime in the future may be spared such an awful attack.

[shirlthegirl43]

What a sad thing to happen Percy. I would say to report it to the police too. They might keep an eye out for a group of kids with a staffy and prevent anyone else having an experience like yours. It is a great pity that today's children are so desperate for entertainment that they take such extreme measures.

[moggssue]

Oh Percy, how awful. I would be devastated if that happened to my cat (and she's not a youngster either). I do feel for you, so sorry.

And I agree with reporting it to the police - the dog might be caught doing something else one day, so this attack should be on record. How could anyone be so cruel .......

[SueA]

Really sorry about your cat Percy, poor little thing. Maybe you can keep an eye out for the dog if you would recognise it & have a word with the owners to make sure it's kept on a lead in future or tell them you'll report it.

[Waffler]

I feel so very much for you Percy; what an awful thing to happen. Sending you virtual hugs.

[seasprout]

Very upsetting news Percy. My thoughts are with you.

[Sirius]

So sorry Percy, words are never enough.