My Other cat :(

We JUST lost our Chinchilla Persian to a blocked bladder a month ago...and now this happens...

This morning my mum had to rescue our other cat offf the neighbours jack russell. It was maulling her!! My mum managed to kick the dog away and get the cat but she was in a bad way. So i took her to the vets this morning and she was so badly bitten it was kinder to have her put down.

Im SOOOOOOO EEFING ANGRY!!!! I dont know what to do.....if I go down there I will rip shreds off the owners and I dont want to do that really..
I dont want to ring Animal Control right away I think its fair to give the owners a chance to come to the party and do something about their dog, and pay our bill.

So I thought I would write a letter to them first.....

What would you do?

Edited by Sheza

Oh man, I soooo know hwo you feel...

I had a cat that I was extremely attached to, and she got mauled by the neighbour's dog. This happened about 9 years ago, but it is still quite fresh in my memory.

Anyhow, my cat would always wait for me after school at the front gate, and the day she got attacked, I was running about 15 minutes late. It was in that 15 minute period that she was attacked. I got home, and I saw her panting. I thought it was due to the extremely hot weather that day, but as I walked up to her, I saw blood coming out of her mouth, and puncture wounds all over her body

I took her to the vets straight away, but the next day I got a call to ask to put her down, as her liver had been extensively damaged, and she was still in shock.

Those neighbours never came to admit what had happened, but the other neighbours told me they had witnessed it and which dog it was. My dad immediately called Animal Control, and they were made to pay for the vet bill.

The dog was put down in the end, as Animal Control said that it would probably happen again, and the dog could attack a small child next.

If your neighbours don't bother contacting you today about it, I really wouldn't hesitate calling Animal Control and reporting it.

I am so sorry to hear that your cat died

That's awful, I'd go talk to your neighbours, (try to be calm) and ask them to compensate your for your vet bills.

Are you neighbours already aware of what has happened?

even if they are in the process of moving i would still expect them to do something or at least pay the bill. it will be good to not have the dog around but they should still pay for what they have done, what if it is a kid next time, or they move to an area with lots more kids and other animals to attack. its totally not on

Yeah, thats why we are going to write the letter, I spoke to dad and he said a letter is a good idea.
I know if me or dad goes down there we will just yell

Oh that is soooooo horrible. I would be devasted if that happened to one of our furbabies. I was a total mess when I found one of cats ran over but some how a dog attack seems worse.
I would also be devasted if my one of my dogs did that to someone elses cat.
I hope the owners apologize and at least pay for your vet bill, and an assurance that the dog won't leave their property again would be nice too.

Yeah the dog was on our property Kandice....

omg thats awful Kelly!!!! I would properly throw up if it had brought the cat to our door

Its hard, I want to call animal control, but then I think It might be best to see the owners first, just so they can try and right the situation before anyone else gets involved...
Maybe Im just being too nice?

Im just SO angry, and feel awful for our cat having to die that way, yes we had her put down, but its the dogs fault she is dead.

Well, they cant really right the situation, but they can pay out vets bill, and I think that their dog should be tied up so it doesn't go wandering onto other peoples property's again.

Awww Hun I'm so sorry!!! Was it your new cat?

I can understand how you are feeling!! It's so horrible losing a fur baby like that!

I would definitely call animal control and let them know what has happened, that way they have it on file incase something happens in future. They should be responsible for the vet bills as their dog was not under control and had wandered off the property.

You poor thing   That is just awful.

To be honest I would probably call animal control and let them deal with it.
I would be really concerned with the idea that in a few month your wee man will be out in that yard playing and you certainly don't want the dog getting in and hurting him.
We have just had to call about our neighbour because of our neighbours dog doing jumping into our yard. I live in fear of it attacking either our cat or Samantha.