Microchipping cats

Well I live in a town and there’s loads wander around the back streets and alleyways I live on a main road and used to have cats they just always used the back entrance
I don’t agree at all with house cats I think it’s cruel and going against their very nature of climbing running and socialising but then I come from an era where a cat choose it’s home there wasn’t vast amounts of money paid for a cat I suppose that makes a difference

Can't agree Chardy with the best will in the world cats will wander from their homes. Microchipping will enable them to be returned home. If a cat is killed on the road a chip will allow the owners to be notified. Like BlueBelle I don't like the idea of house cats.
I read that somewhere in Australia cats will be banned from being outside at all.

I thought the principle idea of chipping pets was so that owners couldn't just abandon them at the roadside? I don't think that is such an issue now because you can't get a cat for love nor money.

I fully agree with microchipping. Sadly for my sixteen year old cat her chip had disappeared and I had to have her rechipped ready for my house move. I couldn't accompany her as it was during the time we had to wait in the vet's car park.

As for house cats, I also think it is cruel.

Fully agree. And there are still many abandoned cats and kittens. The CPL still find plenty I think.

Also agree about house cats. Totally against their nature.

Completely disagree with house cats. They should be running hunting and climbing.

Calendargirl

Fully agree. And there are still many abandoned cats and kittens. The CPL still find plenty I think.

The trouble is that the cat rescue centres are silly because they won't let you have a rescue cat or kitten if you have a dog, even a gentle one. Even with 40 years cat and dog owning experience! Grrrr.

Cats should definitely be microchipped! Josianne , not allowing you to have a cat simply because you have a dog is ridiculous!!! All those cats needing someone like you to love them - unreasonable. Trust you have explored every avenue? A small animal rescue centre may be more amenable!

That's not true Josianne, certainly not in this area. Depends on the cat, and dog, we often re-home with dogs in the family.
Micro chipping is good to identify lost cats that suddenly appear in a new area. They might have got in a delivery van, then jumped out miles from their home. Also sadly for deceased cats, at least their owners know.

Some cats actually don't want to go out. I had a little rescue cat who was terrified to go over the thresh hold into the garden.

seacliff

That's not true Josianne, certainly not in this area. Depends on the cat, and dog, we often re-home with dogs in the family.
Micro chipping is good to identify lost cats that suddenly appear in a new area. They might have got in a delivery van, then jumped out miles from their home. Also sadly for deceased cats, at least their owners know.

We rehome too in the family seacliff but due to lockdowns when everyone wanted a pet, the cat's' rescues changed their policy and you couldn't even get past the email stage if you had a dog. Very daft!
The only real option was to rescue a street cat from Dubai and to fly it in to Heathrow etc. All very organised and caring of the cat's welfare. Said kitten has spent the last year terrorising the household and definitely has the upper hand!

Josianne

I thought the principle idea of chipping pets was so that owners couldn't just abandon them at the roadside? I don't think that is such an issue now because you can't get a cat for love nor money.

You can get one for money. My son paid £500 for his cat, I was shocked - cats used to come free, or at minimum cost. I suppose it is good they are now more valued.

Grandma70s

Josianne

I thought the principle idea of chipping pets was so that owners couldn't just abandon them at the roadside? I don't think that is such an issue now because you can't get a cat for love nor money.

You can get one for money. My son paid £500 for his cat, I was shocked - cats used to come free, or at minimum cost. I suppose it is good they are now more valued.

Yes, and we refused to pay the inflated prices on gumtree or similar because private people were just taking advantage of lockdown and being somewhat immoral.
We would rather have saved the one from abroad even though his flight and taxi etc. cost a bit more! Talk about first class travel including vet checks!

Sparklefizz that is quite different your little cat had the choice, house cats don’t, they are kept in and can only look out the window at their natural habitat which is cruel

That is the trouble when humans interfere with nature and start producing certain varieties that change hands for lots of money they then become an expensive accessory

Stupid me ! Had no idea this was not mandatory it is such an easy thing to do and when you consider the cost of caring for a cat from kitten to end of life a pittance in my view.

The trouble is that the cat rescue centres are silly because they won't let you have a rescue cat or kitten if you have a dog, even a gentle one. Even with 40 years cat and dog owning experience! Grrrr.

It must depend on local policy. My most recent cat came from the RSPCA. The lady who fosters for them had half a dozen kittens, a semi feral adult cat or two and a large dog. No questions about my dog owning status (yes we have a very little dog who thinks he's a cat) even asked.

As for chipping, the RSPCA does all that before you get your cat, but I'd challenge anyone to get anywhere near my cats to catch them, let alone to determine whether or not they're chipped. They won't go near strangers...

You should have come to the NE for your cat, Josieanne. We've plenty and it would have been much cheaper than Dubai

Thank you shelflife yes, we love all our animals and would not take on any commitment we could not see our way to fulfil. We would not entertain a cat or kitten if we didn't have 100% faith in our dogs' natures and behaviours and after 40 years doing this you would think the rescue centres could use their brains too! Grrrrr.

MaizieD
Sounds like you and I could have gone into business!

Josianne

Grandma70s

Josianne

I thought the principle idea of chipping pets was so that owners couldn't just abandon them at the roadside? I don't think that is such an issue now because you can't get a cat for love nor money.

You can get one for money. My son paid £500 for his cat, I was shocked - cats used to come free, or at minimum cost. I suppose it is good they are now more valued.

Yes, and we refused to pay the inflated prices on gumtree or similar because private people were just taking advantage of lockdown and being somewhat immoral.
We would rather have saved the one from abroad even though his flight and taxi etc. cost a bit more! Talk about first class travel including vet checks!

You don’t live where I do, cats everywhere, this is good news for cat owners to take some responsibility for their freedom to c… everywhere animals. As you can guess they are not popular with me.

During the summer a cat appeared in my DDs garden. A large ginger and white tom cat. She posted about it on the local Facebook page, and canvassed the neighbourhood in an attempt to find his owners. He hung around all Sumner and with nobody contacting her about him she decided to take him to the vet to see if he was microchipped. He wasn't. The vet asked around also, but nobody had reported this cat missing. My DD decided to adopt him and had him chipped and registered to her.
At the time the vet had told her that in his opinion all cats ought to be microchipped.
She will be pleased to hear this.

I see lots of posts asking if cats have gone missing as they appear somewhere and are not recognised. Chips would be a good idea. Some people start to feed cats when they appear out of nowhere but if the cat has health issues this could be very dangerous for them. Scanning for a chip would locate the owner and get the cat home.

I thought it was mandatory already.
My cats over the last few decades have all been chipped.

I love my Sphynx cat very much BlueBelle because he's hairless he's a house cat as all of his predecessors have been. He is healthy, happy and adored. He has access to our roof terrace when the weather is warm so he can go outside. Previously we had a large outside area penned off so my cats could go outside if they wished too.

Making sweeping generalisations that having a house cat is cruel is ridiculous, as would saying that all cats who go outside are loved and well cared for.