OneGuyFromBarlick

Abby is micro-chipped, has an ear tattoo, is desexed and registered...

Cats will also have curfews.

How could that possibly be enforced? The mind boggles!

Cathy wrote: ↑28 Aug 2018, 06:23 Cats will also have curfews.

Wow! Is there a serious problem with cats?

Abby enjoyed her laser therapy. Apparently it is for her Arthritis..

This might take 2 goes to post as I am on my phone. The cat curfew 's (dawn to dusk) and registrations for cats haven't happened as yet.
Wendy, reading from the brochure -
These changes are designed to increase the likelihood of lost or impounded cats and dogs being re-united with their owners, and reduce the number of unwanted and abandoned litters euthanized in pounds and shelters.
These changes will streamline the process for councils, vets and animal welfare agencies too, giving these organizations instant access to information from around the state. This will help re-unite you and your lost cat or dog quicker.

Re: Just Cats - Outdoor roaming cats have an average lifespan of just 3yrs compared to indoor cats, which can live to 15yrs or more.
*Cars- Injuries / deaths
*Cat Fight Injuries -Abcesses, very painful and costly. Also diseases such as FIV can be transmitted during cat fights.
*Humans -To reduce neighbour disputes and any potential harm.
*Wildlife -Preventing your cat from hunting wildlife and reducing risk of your cat contracting diseases, fleas, lice, ticks or worms from other animals.
*Dogs- Cats can be killed or seriously injured in dog attacks.
South Australia has an estimated 250,000 cats living in households.

Cathy wrote: ↑28 Aug 2018, 09:21 Re: Just Cats - Outdoor roaming cats have an average lifespan of just 3yrs compared to indoor cats, which can live to 15yrs or more.

I suppose that depends a lot on the cats territory. Every cat who has ever lived with us has had the right to roam. We have always had a cat flap and they come and go as they please. We maintain a litter tray and they predominately prefer it to toileting outdoors. All have been micro chipped which is not compulsory yet here in the UK for cats as it is for dogs. They need the microchip anyway to operate our latest generation cat flap. All have also been neutered or spayed but we have only ever had one Tom all the others were/are female. All apart from our Tom George lived well into their late teens. Currently Millie is 18 and Primrose 11. George did come a cropper by playing with cars as he tended to roam further than the females do. Living where we do on the croft they have access to Valley Gardens at the end of the street, front gardens all along the adjacent terraces and we are about 75yds from the nearest busy road. Never seen either of the current pair more than about 30yds from home.

I can see the sense in cats being microchipped and neutered but can't see how a cat curfew would work. Like Ian my cats have always been free to roam, but then we have always lived in the countryside and chose our current home because of it's distance from the road. I just wouldn't keep a cat if it had to be confined to the house permanently, though we have been locking our cats in at night for a few years since one lost her leg due to a mystery accident and the other was blinded in one eye by shotgun pellets!

I do get annoyed by cats peeing on my front door mat. The main culprit is a much loved family cat from across the road and 2 doors down. They are oblivious to their little darling's habits. They have chairs on their front porch and in the mornings sit cuddling their cat as they drink morning coffee. ( I don't see their treasured feline in the same golden light)
It craps in my garden, kills birds and pees on my mat.
I say nothing...but I clap my hands loudly and shoo it away...
I did see a survey where they put tracking devices on domestic cats and they can roam up to 2.5 miles in a night...

I think that mortality figure for free cats is a bit tenuous to say the least.

My thought is that in the future we will only be able to buy Pedigree dogs and cats. Gosh how expensive will that be for the average family.

Also if the cat owners can't afford to keep up the registrations they might abandon them. This would be cruel and the cats might end-up as feral cats.

And I don't think feral cats die early from what I have seen.

The cost of pet ownership is a factor for many who are trying to decide on getting a pet. It's enough when things are going well and they just need their shots and desexing...but when a pet becomes sick...costs can soon become a struggle. And if you make the ultimate decision to have them put down, that certainly isn't free either.
I wouldn't want another diabetic dog!

I agree Maz. I love Jack to bits and the £97 bill for the recent unpleasantness was supportable but you need to have a sense of proportion. I saw a report once of an operation on a hamster that cost an arm and a leg. I'm afraid that if it ever became apparent that care for Jack meant I had to stop my 'Bank of Dad' role he would get the bullet. Does that make me an unfeeling cruel sod?
Incidentally, he continues to gradually improve as the fibrous inflammation in his neck recedes. I think he will end up with some permanent lumps there but they don't bother him. It's four weeks now since the attack. The internal lesions will be fully healed in another two or three weeks. I haven't forgotten that his stool signalled internal bleeding for about ten days so there were serious injuries we never knew about. They must be almost healed as well.

Stanley wrote: ↑30 Aug 2018, 03:15 I agree Maz. I love Jack to bits and the £97 bill for the recent unpleasantness was supportable

Big Kev offered to see the culprit on your behalf - why don't you let him try and recover this cost? Or go through the small claims court, he shouldn't get off free.

China, I think he's best to leave it to the authorities and keep out of it himself. Otherwise he could end up in an escalation of retaliation and there's more important things in life to attend to, especially for a man in his 80s.

You're right of course, Tiz. I'm in China mode where the enforcers will give someone two broken legs for 20 quid or serious injury for a bit more!

Tiz is quite right. If there is anything I value after family and friends it is a quiet life, I've had my share of white knuckle. Besides, I have this quaint old fashioned idea that in the end things seem to level themselves out. So I keep quiet and enjoy life!
If public opinion counts for anything....I have been amazed by the number of people who have come up to me in the street to commiserate and offer help if it's needed.

I think I am ready to credit Jack with a complete recovery. I have no doubt that healing is still going on but to all intents and purposes he is back to his usual normal stroppy self!

That's good news - it beats the stuff thrown at us by the news media!

Good news about Jack.
I knew when my cat was starting to demand things here and there that she was getting better. I told the vet on her last visit that her 'personality' was coming back .

Thanks Tiz.
You're right Cathy, he was too bloody submissive and obedient when he was poorly. Nice to have my stroppy teenager back..... You should see him snarl at me when I tell him to do something that isn't on his agenda....... Lovely!

Abby is doing well too. She isn't allowed to go for walks yet. So she has been stocking up on naps in the sunshine...

Abby in recovery mode.