Post Code TW19

A question about : Post Code TW19

Friend just called me there is a matted, unkept, always hungry cat hoovering around the bus stop near where she lives in TW19.

Anyone got any ideas how to home this poor cat?

Friend has 4 dogs so no way she can take the poor cat in....

Cat Protection - tried calling but no luck..

Any ideas?

Best answers:

• This rescue centre is in Hounslow https://www.haws-animals.org.uk/about/ and seems to cover the area you're talking about.
  It's not clear from their website whether they would come out and rescue the cat, but it's worth ringing them to discuss it.
  Even if it's not something they do they could perhaps suggest someone else locally.
• She needs to call round all the small local rescues and get him down on the waiting list.
  She will probably have to catch him and transport him somehow too at some point.
• Sue - thanks a lot.
  Paddypaws - she can not. She works full time with an hour travel each way to/frpom work, has 4 dogs of her own and really has no time/money/resources - no car and in temnporary accomodation following fire.
  Why most rescues are on 0845 numbers (example Cat Protection)- do they realise how much does it cost to call 0845 numbers from mobiles|? Not everyone has landline - my friend who spoted the cat does not.
  She bought few tins of cat food today and a packet of dry for the poor kitty but what else can we do?
  (scratching head)
  I am too far away.. sigh...
• Ah, OK, It is that friend of yours.
  I do understand that she is limited as to what she can do in practical terms.
  First thing is to call round and find a rescue willing to take him or put him on a wait list. Then make some kind of a plan as to how to transport him etc If I can help, I will.
  x
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/RSPCA...46333422092786
  Try these? Hope kitty gets picked up soon xx
• https://www.animalrescueandcare.org.uk/
  https://www.twickenhamvets.com/advice...clientId=20105
• Thank you - there was a bit of unexpected turn in the situation, will update later. Hmmm
• Does this look like a "19 yo cat" with a loving home/owner to you?
  Honest opinions pls as I have no idea....
  Cat is in the process of demolishing a tin of cat food my friend took for her/him,,,
• LOL - yes... sorry....
  Still, what do you think about the photos?
• How do you know the cat is 19yo?
  A loving owner may not be able to brush it regularly (age/ill health). If your friend knows who the cat belongs to - I would imagine they now do as you have given age information - I suggest they go and discuss their concerns with the owner.
• Well, could be an elderly cat with a hyperthyroid condition. Ours had it and despite being cared for and on medication, her coat looked terrible and got very matted too towards the end. However, she hardly ventured out preferring to stay indoors. The white fur on that cat looks rather dirty (on the head), which suggests to me that she does not have a warm home to go to... Could anyone put a paper collar on the cat with a message to the owner and a phone number to ring?
• Thanks - as my friend took as tin of cat food and put it down for a cat, a lady came out of the house near by. My friend asked her if she knows this cat and she said, yes she does and that it is her cat. She said cat is 19 yo. My friend asked her why does the cat look so bad skinny dirty and matted and the woman shrugged and said the cat is not well and been to vets. She was not bothered by my friend feeding the cat, cat ate 3/4 of a tin.
  Hmmmm
• Yes it may well be her cat but she obviously does not care about it poor thing.Most loving owners would be quite angry if they found a stranger feeding their cat.
  The problem is with winter coming on that poor cat is going to suffer.It needs care but how to do it? Always a problem.Better if it had been a stray in a way.The owner may well be keeping an eye out now to see what happens,and would put up a fight if someone actually picked it up.It might also be microchipped so that would show up if scanned and would be returned to her anyway.
  Other than complaining about it's condition,which i doubt the RSPCA would be overly concerned about,i am not sure of the answer.We can only hope that now the owner knows someone is watching it she may take it in.
• Thanks - that is kind of what we are thinking now.
  My friend does not use this bus stop all the time but when she does - the cat is there.
  She will be poping round in the evenings to see if the poor oldie (if the cat is 19 yo) is taken in for the night at least.
  My cats are just greedy but this one acted really hungry when my friend took a tin of cat food and box of dry food for him/her.
• I had 19 year old cat, it stayed indoors most of the time but got out. One of the neighbours brought it back, they said their wife had fed it and was going to ring the cats protection to collect the 'stray' Luckily her husband thought it might be elderly so tried to find its owner first.
  I would say if the owner didn't care about it, they wouldn't have come out of the house to see why someone was feeding it. It does look dirty but my elderly cat didn't take very good care of herself, and went thin.
  Good idea to check at night to see if it has been taken in, if not then I would certainly be concerned.
• Katz Castle are nearby and helped me catch two feral cats that appeared on the farm (non-working, so not farm cats) next to me
  https://www.katzcastle.co.uk/