Maiden Gorgie Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I arrived home from work tonight to find a dead cat on my path. Have chapped on neighbours doors to see if i could find owner but to no avail. I phoned SSPCA who gave me a number for the cat protection league but they are are unavailable over the weekend. I have wrapped the poor soul in a towel and it is now in a tub in our garden. Has anyone had to deal with this? Apparently i can take it to a vet who can see if it is chipped and locate owner but again not many vets open this weekend. The SSPCA did say if worst come to the worst i can double bag it and put it in our wheelie bin. Doesn't sit right with me though, i have a cat and would hate it if this was to happen to her. Any advice welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 PDSA at Hutchison crossways is open at the weekend if your in the west of Edinburgh Or there's vets in the pets at home shops that might be able to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irufushi Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Try and find your nearest vets that is open tomorrow, best bet is to hope it has been chipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 A shame. I've had cats pretty much all my life, love them and have (so far) outlasted them. Can't give you any advice (sorry) but it's wrong that they should be left out like garbage. At least it occurs to you. (not much consolation to the puss puss) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstastic Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 https://www.animalsearchuk.co.uk/pet-patrollers You could try the site above. The owners of the cat might have a missing advert up already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Gorgie Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thanks for the replies guys, will take it to vets tomorrow i think. The link heartstastic posted also good but the cat i found looks like quite a few reported missing in my area. It doesn't look that old, no sign of damage. My wife said our cat was freaking out just before I got home, don't know if she (the cat) heard or sensed something but she has been really clingy since. Maybe a fight and a heart attack? Looked to me as if it had just keeled over. Grim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonesy Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Sell it to your local Chinese takeaway... Only kidding, cat owner myself in the past. Had one in China that died in my hands, was not very nice. Well done for actually giving a toss, many wouldn't. PDSA always a good bet in situations like this, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Heartbreaking. I prefer cats to humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardhateshibs Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Cats are dicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Well done for looking after it. I'd advise taking it to the vet on Monday so they can check to see if it's chipped. They should also be able to dispose of it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny17 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I arrived home from work tonight to find a dead cat on my path. Have chapped on neighbours doors to see if i could find owner but to no avail. I phoned SSPCA who gave me a number for the cat protection league but they are are unavailable over the weekend. I have wrapped the poor soul in a towel and it is now in a tub in our garden. Has anyone had to deal with this? Apparently i can take it to a vet who can see if it is chipped and locate owner but again not many vets open this weekend. The SSPCA did say if worst come to the worst i can double bag it and put it in our wheelie bin. Doesn't sit right with me though, i have a cat and would hate it if this was to happen to her. Any advice welcome. What area do you live in bud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I arrived home from work tonight to find a dead cat on my path. Have chapped on neighbours doors to see if i could find owner but to no avail. I phoned SSPCA who gave me a number for the cat protection league but they are are unavailable over the weekend. I have wrapped the poor soul in a towel and it is now in a tub in our garden. Has anyone had to deal with this? Apparently i can take it to a vet who can see if it is chipped and locate owner but again not many vets open this weekend. The SSPCA did say if worst come to the worst i can double bag it and put it in our wheelie bin. Doesn't sit right with me though, i have a cat and would hate it if this was to happen to her. Any advice welcome. If you or the wife are not Facebook post there. There will be friends of friends which may help track the cats family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Gorgie Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 What area do you live in bud? Western Corner, Murrayfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I can see it as a useful draught excluder untill it starts to smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Gorgie Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Taking it in to PDSA in the next hour, they will scan for chip etc. and they will dispose if no owner found. Going to put a few flyers out in the area too. Thanks again for the advice folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Gorgie Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Just back from PDSA the cat is chipped and they are going to contact owner, small mercy I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Gorgie Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Owners have been in contact and picking up body from PDSA today. Very heathy cat, well looked after according to the PDSA such a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Take a photograph of it and put it in a sign saying "FOUND". Then tack, tie or tape copies to trees and lampposts in the neighbourhood. You could be in for a reward. Edit: apologies - hadn't read to the end of the thread before coming up with my advice. Save it for next time, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I can see it as a useful draught excluder untill it starts to smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Well played op, did everything right and I'm sure the owners appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 To be fair, at least he wasn't going to ride it first. No mention of it 'getting the razor' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Owners have been in contact and picking up body from PDSA today. Very heathy cat, well looked after according to the PDSA such a shameWell done mate. One of my cats went missing a few months ago and if the worst happened, I'd hope someone would do what you did. Think he's fine though, probably moved in with some old dear - he pretty much moved in with our next door neighbour for a month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddley Walker Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 See dead cats out here every couple of days by the road. Saw a fresh one still twitching and bleeding the other day. Grim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddley Walker Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Same with dogs. There's a huge black labrador that lives across the road from us that, literally, hasn't been untied from a rope since we moved here seven months ago. Poor ****er just spends 24 hours attached to a four foot rope, barking away. Only there as a guard dog. Really nice folk apart from that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddley Walker Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 *******s don't give a shit about cats out there. One of the few things that piss me off about some malakas. But is it acceptable to forgive animal cruelty if a country produces outstanding deep-lying midfielders and left-backs, and sends them to Hearts? I'd say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Clark Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Think he's fine though, probably moved in with some old dear - he pretty much moved in with our next door neighbour for a month! I had a cat like that. He was an absolute tart who had at least three homes. Clever *******. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad von Carstein Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Same with dogs. There's a huge black labrador that lives across the road from us that, literally, hasn't been untied from a rope since we moved here seven months ago. Poor ****er just spends 24 hours attached to a four foot rope, barking away. Only there as a guard dog. Really nice folk apart from that though. If true, why the **** have you not contacted the SSPCA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddley Walker Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 If true, why the **** have you not contacted the SSPCA? I live in Greece. I'm not a hundred percent but I doubt they'd come out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irufushi Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I live in Greece. I'm not a hundred percent but I doubt they'd come out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I know someone who will happily pay you money for a dead cat, he's on call to pick up dead animals off the road in West Lothian, they shove cats, dogs etc in a freezer until they check for chips. He always tells me to call him first if I knock down an animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I know someone who will happily pay you money for a dead cat, he's on call to pick up dead animals off the road in West Lothian, they shove cats, dogs etc in a freezer until they check for chips. He always tells me to call him first if I knock down an animal. What about knocking down a Tramp.....just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky999 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 What about knocking down a Tramp.....just curious. I think id phone an ambulance first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 What about knocking down a Tramp.....just curious. I don't think Tramps are chipped like pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Maybe wise to keep an eye on your own cat for a while in case someone has been putting out poison bate. Some sad sacks out there. I heard someone lost a dog through this despicable practice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamdub Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Have Sellik football club been informed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 What about knocking down a Tramp.....just curious. I don't think Tramps are chipped like pets. You'll find out that you'll have to make a claim on your car insurance. One of the reasons I have a no excess policy, hitting these feckers regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Well played OP. Got three cats and be gutted if one of em disappeared and I didn't know what had happened to it. Cats are punk rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Well done to OP, Another cat owner here. Would be gutted if my cat never came home and I had no idea why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad von Carstein Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I live in Greece. I'm not a hundred percent but I doubt they'd come out here. I'm an arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Gorgie Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Maybe wise to keep an eye on your own cat for a while in case someone has been putting out poison bate. Some sad sacks out there. I heard someone lost a dog through this despicable practice ! Yup, not letting ours out for a wee while thats for sure. A card was put through our door today from the owners. Took the cat home from PDSA and buried it in their garden. Six year old daughter really upset but OK. Wheelie bin aye? **** that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Well done OP. I had 3 cats and noticed some red substance on the pavement outside when I got home one night. Got in and one was missing. Alarm bells starting ringing and scoured the surrounding streets looking for him. Walked round the Baberton estate putting missing leaflets through doors - 999 houses in Baberton apparently. Couple of days later wife got a call to say the boys daughter had hit him in the car. Took him home but dumped him because he didn't know what to do with him. It was pre chip days. It wouldn't change anything obviously but I would have liked him home. That was 20 years ago and it still makes me cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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