cats

can someone give me some advice what to do ,first i am not a cat lover ,ive allways had a dog ,since moving into a bungalow 8 months age ,there is a cat which sits under my back window ,or on the back step ,and front step ,its acommunal garden well partly some have fenced off so they have there own private garden ,i know some people throw food out either chick or bread which to me harbours rats .but the point i want advice over is ,the cat belonged to the old lady before me ,at least im under the impression it was hers she went into a care home ,and im led to believe some relatives were going to take it ,but this never happened ,would the rspca take it ,i havent the transport or cat cage to take .my family keeps saying especially my granddaughter,nan let it in your mean .but honestly i hold my hand up i dont like cats ,but wouldn want any animal suffer ,or go through any bad winter we may have .so would the rspca take it ?

You could contact them and ask their advice, Ecmdj.

www.rspca-wigan.co.uk / Facebook / @rspcaPAWS

Tel: 01942 824165 Email: contactus@rspca-wigan.co.uk

ecmdj..I pat you on the back for just thinking
about the cats welfare even though you don't like
cats..the poor thing..I've always had a cat and had a dog some years ago..that's good advice
from jo-anne..I wish you and the little cat lots
of luck.

Ecmdj, what a thoughtful person you are. Hope you get the cat settled soon.

Any news about your op yet?

jazzy ,ive had a letter from my doctor which was sent from the hospital to my doctor ,saying they were going to do it and for a week before i had to come off medication .since the letter 2 weeks ago ,nothing ,so in limbo yet .8 days ago had an xray on my knee ,rung up yestereday to see the doctor for the results ,be next week receptionist said ,oh wait sorry doctor is on leave .its only a couple of weeks ago he was on leave then ,i know she said ,any doctor then i asked .yes next thursday 10th december .ok not an emergency but id sure like to know what the hecks up with it .ah well no news is good news as they say as long as i wake up each morning its a bonus

Really the relatives of the old lady who left should have made arrangements for this cat. I think I would ring the RSPCA or your local cats and dogs home and explain that you can't get the cat to them.

Ecmdj, sorry your not getting better cared for. our surgery has a system of telephone appointments that run after morning surgery. I'd never come across it before we moved here, but it's great for when you need to speak to the doc, but not necessarily see him. test results are a good case in point. If they write a prescription, they send it to the in house pharmacy and you can collect it that day.

Best of luck getting your op, and hope your knee turns out to be ok. Let us know how it goes.

Take care

jazzy recieved letter today ,for pre op 11th january and op 15th january .was hoping to get it over before christmas ,so i could wear a dress .never mind could have been a worse diagnosis .the dreaded c .

Ecmdj, it's a shame it's not before Christmas, but I'm so glad that you know now when it will be.

It could have been worse, as you say, but I know anything like you have does keep you awake in the small hours with your brain in overdrive.

I know it will be a huge relief for you when it's done.

Are you going in Wigan Infirmary?

jazzy yes going in wigan infirmary .general op .dont think i could have faced being awake

Don't blame you Christine, not many people would!

Is it a day thing? Or will you be in a couple of days?

And I keep forgetting to ask, did you get the cat sorted?

nope rung one number, automated reply, tried paws dont collect unwanted pets ,going to call in local rspca i know the manageress there .probally go down in the morning ,the cat as been sat curled up in the grass best part of day ,its got quite a fur bit of fur on ,still must be uncomfortable ,hopefully i can get something sorted tomorrow

Aw, poor thing.

For a short while I worked for adult social services, and when someone went into care, their pets we put in a cattery or kennels until homes could be found. I know this for a fact cos all the invoices came through me.

Not very nice of the family to abandon a pet like that is it?

I hope you manage to get it sorted tomorrow.