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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:46 pm
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My neighbors have two cats, one of which is a beautiful and friendly Maine Coon mix. I was informed that since the owners had a baby, this particular cat refuses to stay in their house. Instead, he spends his days outside, visiting me a minimum of 5 times a day to be petted and fed (initially he stole chicken from our plates, so we decided to buy him cat food.) We ended up making him a bed out of blankets and a plastic box; he naps there several times a day.
Firstly, the cat is declawed, yet forced to spend entire days outside. His owners even left him outside during a thunderstorm this week, even after the he meowed to come inside their house. We had to shelter him for a little while (he was terrified), then dry his fur in the morning. Secondly, they haven't cleaned the cat or brushed his fur in weeks, maybe even months. Not only is it dirty, but it's also incredibly tangled, to the point where he might need to have it shaved. Clearly his owners don't care about him at all.
My family loves this cat. We all do. We're ready to have a pet, and despite my cat allergy, I've become immune to him over time. We've been thinking about going to see his owners to ask if we can adopt him. (If the cat won't stay inside, what will they do during the winter?) I'd like some advice on how to bring this up to them, since we haven't even introduced ourselves to the neighbors at all, and I don't want to come off as rude and ruin my chances of adopting my new best friend their cat.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:26 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:11 pm
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