My Other cat :(
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Topic: My Other cat :(
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Subject: My Other cat :(
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 11:40am
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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? ------------- |
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 11:52am
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I would rip into them first and think later!
But thinking about it, id give them 5 minutes! Ok so maybe a day max! If they do nothing i would be calling animal control. Thats disgusting. Im really sorry sheena   ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 11:53am
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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 ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 11:55am
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Oh sweetie I am so sorry....I fully feel your pain losing a furbaby.
I would be talking to/writing to the neighbours (perhaps once you've calmed down a smidgen. I feel it's only fair they help out with the bill surely!!!! *big hugs* sweetie. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 11:57am
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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? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 12:01pm
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Thanks Ladies,
No they dont know yet, I am going to write the letter shortly and walk down and pop it in their letter box. So if they dont make any contact with us, or I see that mutt on our property again I wont hesitiate in calling animal control. The only good thing is that they have a for sale sign up on their place so they are moving! But god knows how long it will take for them to move house! ------------- |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 12:10pm
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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 ------------- 
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 12:12pm
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Was the dog on your property?? Thats even worse! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 12:13pm
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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  ------------- |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 12:43pm
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oh hun i'm so sorry about your furbaby!!!
i hope the letter gets through to them they need to secure their property more or lock the dog up!!! huge hugs! i've just lost my cat too...it sucks ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 1:26pm
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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. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 1:37pm
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First of all Sheena, Im sorry for your loss
My friend had both her cats mauled by the dog down the road , the second one the dog actually bought up to her house and her parents opened the door to it, they have photos of the cats in the lounge ...it was already dead, it had broken its neck , the dog was just showing his "catch " The dog got the second cat on a driveway that leads down to a day care centre, that was the scary part . I think , if a dog can do that to a cat, imagine what it could do to a little kid , and perhaps it wouldn't touch a child ,...perhaps , but who wants to take that risk ? I would be calling the animal control people pronto,they deal with things like this all the time and would surely know the best path to take ------------- 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 2:57pm
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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. ------------- |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 6:06pm
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That really sucks!
How can they right the situation though, unless they offer to have their dog put down. What happens if they say sorry it wont happen again and it goes on to maul a child... ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 01 November 2008 at 8:12pm
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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. ------------- |
Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 02 November 2008 at 7:01am
Oh Sheena How horrible 
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Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 02 November 2008 at 10:51am
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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. ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 02 November 2008 at 2:58pm
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Thats just awful hun, hope they come and speak to you and apologise. Horrible dog! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 02 November 2008 at 3:31pm
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Aithne
Date Posted: 02 November 2008 at 7:24pm
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I fully sympathise, i lost my kitten on new years day to a dog attack, two dogs i think they were pitbulls maybe, came onto our property and got little roxy while she was sleeping.
I wasnt here when it happened but my mum and cousin were, our neighbour had also seen it and my cousin and neighbour went running after the dogs, found out where they lived. But due to the area we live in we decided it wasnt a good idea to get animal control involved. We havent seen those dogs, and are way more vigilant with dogs coming over the fence, it has calmed down lots though. But big big hugs !!
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 02 November 2008 at 9:03pm
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Hey Sheena, just wondering how you are
Did you end up talking to the neighbours ? -------------
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 02 November 2008 at 10:25pm
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Sheena I'm so sorry to hear about your cat - that's just horrible!
TBH I would actually be pushing for more than just the dog being tied up. It will just do it again if it gets the chance and it may move on from cats to children
I lost a rabbit to a dog when I was a kid - it ran into our property, ripped the lid off the hutch and grabbed the rabbit by the neck - I can still hear the rabbit's screams -------------  
 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 2:08pm
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Hey Sheena!
Sorry I didn't reply to your MSN message the other day - I leave the computer and forget to "away" my MSN. I'm sorry to hear about your poor cat
Have you heard anything from the neighbours? That's really irresponsible of them not have have their dog tied up/fenced in. I know dogs can be sneaky and get out, but if you've seen if wandering around before, then obviously they're not very diligent with keeping the dog contained.  ------------- 
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 2:14pm
Same here, especially considering Caden will be crawling, and walking soon, what if the dog comes back. I hate irresponsible dog owners, everybody has to suffer because of them! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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