Kind couple wants to adopt a stray cat momma who spends hours a day in their home, but their neighbor has "claimed" the cat for herself because she fed her milk, now the couple considers stealing her: '[I found] her kittens… on my neighbors patio'

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    "[Am I wrong] for considering taking my neighbor’s cat when I move?"

    "She accused my cats of getting her pregnant tho they are fixed"

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    A sweet baby angel girl kitty has been coming to my apartment since March. We (my bf and I) currently have 2 male cats that were on the fence about this cat so we took it slow introducing and slowly allowing the kitty into our home as she was interested to see everything.

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    After a few weeks of her consistently coming to us I began to think she was pregnant. We went on vacation for a week and when we came back she still came to visit us (now morning and night) after a week of us being home it seemed like she had babies but I didn't venture to find them honestly thinking she lost them because she was so small and living outside...

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    I also figured she would've brought us the babies because she was becoming so comfortable in our home, staying for hours at a time.

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    Since the end of May, our boys have really taken to her and have become more welcoming and tolerant of her and she will now spend multiple hours multiple times a day sleeping, playing, eating and snuggling us. I really began to think she wanted to be with us and have her home be with us.

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    Fast forward to this week, we decided to take her to the vet to begin the process of adopting her, at the vet | learned she did in fact have a litter and that up until recently she was nursing. They urged me to find the babies and make sure they were safe and taken care of. I managed to follow her and find her kittens... on my neighbors patio.

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    So obviously this threw a wrench in our plans for adopting her. I wrote my neighbor a letter regarding the kitty and asking what her involvement was. She seemed to claim the cat saying that she fed her milk and that she was an outside cat. She offered me 2 kittens to which I politely declined.

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    She told me she works overnight and that she doesn't have time to take the cats the the vet but she appreciated me taking her to get her shots (I spent $120 on her and was not even asked how much it was or offered to pay back).

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    After talking more to my bf about it (and literally crying for hours about it), we talked about our options. I think why we're mostly considering taking her is because I believe we are really the only ones feeding her and she is very much domesticated even tho she primarily lives outside.

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    There's no indication of ownership, she's not chipped and there was no mention of getting her spayed however she got mad at me when I told her she was hanging out with our boys (she accused my cats of getting her pregnant tho they are fixed),

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    I was planning on getting her spayed and chipped in the upcoming weeks. The kittens will be 12 weeks at the end of July and we move out of state at the end of August, for more context of situation.

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    Just wanting to know if I would be the a hole if we took her. We just have grown to love her and she spends more time with us than my neighbor at this point. I just want to make sure this sweet baby gets the care she deserves.

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  • Steal her. That is the conclusion that we have come to. And yes, it would not be the nicest thing to do, but it's also not the nicest thing to “claim” a stray cat while unable to take care of it and feeding it foods that can be harmful to it. If this neighbor doesn't agree nicely, then do the right thing and help the momma. 

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    Catz_2224 Please just take her with. No one should own a cat if they say it's an outside cat. Unless you live on a farm. They don't deserve this sweet girl. You and all your boys do.

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     it's not the neighbor's cat. It's a stray cat she occasionally feeds.

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    _Hallaloth_ ΝΤΑ The cat does not belong to your neighbor. Its a random stray they happen to occasionally feed and that's it. No chip, no vet paperwork = no proof of ownership

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    Point also that the neighbor thinks giving a cat milk is appropriate. Cats are lactose intolerant and a nursing mama needs a ton of calories to the point its oft recommended they be fed kitten food while nursing. This cat is left outside not being given adequate care. Take her, please do try to find homes for the little ones though.

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  • When it comes to the kittens… it's not an easy question. We are not wholly sure that the kittens will still be dependent on their mother. For all we know, they might already be roaming by then. We'll wait and see. But yes, if they are still with their momma, don't separate them. Or, at the very least, don't leave them to fend for themselves. 

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    Leviosapatronis NTA. Take the cat back to the vet, get her fixed and microchipped. Try to find a home for remaining kittens. And when you leave the Cat goes with you. Obviously the woman has not taken her to the vet cause she can't afford it

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    Seriously-Yall Yes, but do it anyway. That cat deserves better.

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