Cat on Turnpike Lane

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Permalink Reply by tulips on May 5, 2015 at 13:07

Well done for taking a photo, hopefully someone will recognise it. You're right, it's not safe for a cat to be on the street as there is a risk of getting injured by a car.

If no-one recognises the cat on here or flyers, maybe try putting a collar on the cat with a note attached with your tel no and see if any owner calls you. Or you could take the cat to the vet to be scanned to check if microchipped and if needs neutering.

I guess the cat could be new on the block or lost or if a cat doesn't have a cat flap and can't get into its own home, they will wander. I always encourage cat owners to get their cat neutered, microchipped and have a catflap. It's also safer for a cat to be inside at night as it reduces the risk of it being lost or injured.

Another useful website is www.animalsearchuk.co.uk as you can put details/photo on there if you find a pet (or lose a pet).

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Permalink Reply by Christina Davis on May 5, 2015 at 14:23

If this is the cat that I think it is, then it lives about 30 seconds away from where this photo was taken - in one of the houses near the 144 bus stop. I've seen him lots of times hanging around his door. He's fine I think. Used to the traffic anyway.

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Permalink Reply by vanfrs on May 6, 2015 at 13:06

Oh great - thanks very much to both of you.  What a relief - I've unwittingly found myself witness to a few cat running over incidents over the last couple of weeks so was keen to avoid another!

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