Found a lost cat at the park this week. Hopefully I can find her owners soon. In the meantime, she has certainly made herself at home.

I suspect 1-2 years old but hard to say. Female. Unsure if spayed. No collar or chip. Very sweet and friendly. Planning to get her to the vet for a checkup ASAP. She’s a bit skinny so was probably lost for a few days, and definitely has an appetite now.

I hope she wasn’t dumped, because some people really don’t like black cats, and also leaving cats in the wild is very bad for the environment.

PSA please chip your pets, even if they’re indoor pets!

  • misery mansion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 months ago

    Out of interest, how do you know they have no chip if you’ve not yet been to the vet?

    Good for you for checking that, I know a lot of people don’t - there are potentially some very worried people out there looking

    • Ascrod@midwest.socialOPEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      I brought her to an adoption center up the road and they were able to tell me she had no chip. They also gave me some supplies since I didn’t have anything - they’ve been really great.

  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    Glad she’s safe, warm, and fed, and you’re getting her vet-checked. There may be foster agencies in your area that can help you continue to keep her out of a shelter until her owners are found or she’s adopted.

    • Ascrod@midwest.socialOPEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      I am seriously considering adopting her if I can’t find her owners. I’m very much a cat person, but I’ve never been responsible for one as an adult.

    • Ascrod@midwest.socialOPEnglish
      3·
      28 days ago

      Yes! I put up signs and posted online, but no one ever claimed her, so I officially adopted her and named her Luna. She’s now quite happy and healthy, and chipped. Vet found that she was already spayed so that was one less thing to worry about. Also estimated about nine months old, so younger than I had thought.

      Now I’m trying to work through some behavioral issues: she poops on the bathroom floor instead of her litterbox, and she’s obsessed with her food. But she’s still a sweetie pie.

      • xuxxun@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        27 days ago

        Thanks for the cute update! Glad to know the kitty is healthy and safe! Wishing you good luck with the litter box training.

    • Ascrod@midwest.socialOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Here they usually clip the eartip if it’s an outdoor or feral cat. No clipped tips, though to be fair I haven’t really looked inside her ears yet.

  • Ascrod@midwest.socialOPEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Vet visit scheduled for Tuesday. The online booking form asked for her name and I said I don’t know.