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Siwsan

(27,254 posts)
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 04:22 PM Jul 2023

BIG sigh of relief. Tabby and Dylan just showed up.

I do suspect they just relocated from one overgrowth area to another in the neighbor's yard. So all that dog did was annoy people with its barking. Of course, everyone is probably inside with their AC running so maybe I'm the only one who noticed since I was outside for a while.


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BIG sigh of relief. Tabby and Dylan just showed up. (Original Post) Siwsan Jul 2023 OP
If the barking really annoys you, report your neighbor to animal control. zuul Jul 2023 #1
Especially in this heat! tblue37 Jul 2023 #3
I can understand concern for the wnylib Jul 2023 #2
I think I just worry too much because I've had so much loss Siwsan Jul 2023 #6
Before I moved into my city apartment, wnylib Jul 2023 #8
Never fear . . . they were simply . . . AverageOldGuy Jul 2023 #4
Good one!! Siwsan Jul 2023 #5
Hey! Your next post is #25,000!!! 2naSalit Jul 2023 #7

zuul

(14,662 posts)
1. If the barking really annoys you, report your neighbor to animal control.
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 04:42 PM
Jul 2023

In most municipalities, it is illegal to leave a pet tied up outside. It's a very cruel thing to do to a dog, in my opinion.

Of course, you might be opening yourself up to a fight with your neighbor if they find out who reported them. You might be able to do it anonymously.

wnylib

(24,223 posts)
2. I can understand concern for the
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 05:06 PM
Jul 2023

well being of the ferals. But keep in mind that ferals are pretty smart about recognizing danger and avoiding it. That's what makes them so skittish around people who try to catch them. They are good at hyper alertness to danger and how to escape it.

If that tied up dog does not have water, food, and shade in the heat, then the neighbor needs to be reported to the ASPCA. That's animal abuse.

Siwsan

(27,254 posts)
6. I think I just worry too much because I've had so much loss
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 08:14 PM
Jul 2023

I was ready to keep the little boys inside, tonight, because it was dark and there was no sign of their mother. Plus there's a severe thunderstorm warning AND more storms at about 2am. I reset my back yard security camera so that Tabby would trigger it if she came looking for her babies. Right at 9 she showed up and I handed them over to her. We have a pretty good 'co-parenting' routine worked out.

Of course I will worry about them if the storms get too strong.

wnylib

(24,223 posts)
8. Before I moved into my city apartment,
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 09:30 PM
Jul 2023

I lived with some friends in a semi rural neighborhood, just outside of town. I had a 6 month old orange tabby that I worried about constantly because my friends started letting him outdoors, although I wanted him to stay inside. He had been a motherless feral that another friend gave to me because she already had too many cats to keep him.

He bonded with me right away. But at Christmas, he was terrified by all the company we had and the noise. He slipped out the door when someone arrived and I did not see him for days. I was worried sick. Then, one morning around 6 am, I heard a faint meow and rushed to the door. He came inside and ran right to his dish like he'd never been gone.

Soon afterward, we had one of our blustery western NY snowstorms. He was used to going out at night and returning in the morning. He slipped out on us in the evening, before the storm hit. I barely slept that night, listening to the howling wind. I was up and outdoors in the snow drifts to search for him by 5 am. When I called him, he answered. He had found a crawl space below our storage unit and had weathered the storm there. The drifts were too high for him to walk through so I waded through the snow to get him. He squirmed loose and insisted on hopping behind me in my footprints, playing with the snow all the way. He was enjoying it!

I never stopped worrying about him until I moved into town and could keep him indoors.

The cat before him was a talented escape artist and got loose a few times. On one of those times he apparently picked up feline HIV from contact with another cat. He was 14 before he got so sick that he had to be put down.

My childhood gray and black tabby contracted distemper and had to be put them.

So I understand anxiety about losing a furry friend. It's why I'm hyper protective of Ember. Cats can be vulnerable, but they can also be stronger than we realize sometimes. We do what we can.










Siwsan

(27,254 posts)
5. Good one!!
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 07:21 PM
Jul 2023

Both boys are still in the back yard and there is no sign of their mom. That's a little unusual so I'll check on them in 30 minutes. If she still hasn't collected them I might bring them in for the night since there are bad storms in the forecast and the little shelter on the deck would not do much good if the weather is dicey. I'd feel better if I knew they were safe and dry.

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