Today, I found out the reason why my cat would sometimes go outside for days at a time was because when she would go out, my neighbor would lure her in with cat treats and keep her there for up to 2 days. She's an indoor cat now. FML
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Today, I left my apartment in a hurry and noticed my neighbor's cat sitting outside my door. I assumed he had escaped, so I spent 15 minutes trying to coax him back upstairs. My neighbor eventually opened her door and said, “He's waiting for me to leave.” Apparently, he does this every morning. FML
Today, my neighbor knocked on my door and asked if I'd seen her cat. I helped her search the hallway, basement, and garden for 30 minutes. We finally found it sitting inside my apartment, where I had apparently been living with it for three days without noticing. FML
Today, my cat wanted to go out. She watched me open the front door, leave it open while I got something from the car then come back inside. She then insisted on going out the back door. I'm a slave to a cat. FML
Today, after being convinced that my cat had worms due to eating so much food and still looking really skinny, I found out that my neighbor secretly lets his dog in through my pet door while I'm at work. FML
Today, I found out that my cat, that I've had for 3 years, is actually my neighbor's missing cat. FML
Today, my neighbor let me know that they've been taking care of my cats while I was away, including letting them in and out of my house. I don't own a cat. FML
Today, I watched my neighbor shake cat food calling, "Come here Mollie" at his back door. I then saw my own cat run into his house. I now know why my cat is so fat and never replies to me calling her Bonnie. I guess I'm being cheated on. FML
Today, I saw my cat licking something on the side of the road and went to check what it was. It was someone's old cigarette. I now know why she wants to be let out so often: She's addicted to nicotine. FML
Today, I accidentally let one of my grandma's cats outside, so I tried to get her back in. Unfortunately, this proved to be very difficult, because this damn cat would wait for me to get near her, and as soon as I came close to picking her up, she would leap and run away, then wait for me again. Show-off bastard. FML
Today, my cat learned how to open doors. Ever since then she's been running up to my room, opening my door, and running away. My cat is playing ding-dong ditch. FML
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MikaykayUnicorn 36
I had a neighbor try to steal my dog once. He had gotten outside without a leash (we were still trying to get him used to the area; he'd get lost if he was out on his own) and she picked him up while she was driving in her car and was about to take him home. My dad had been walking around and stopped her car to ask if she had seen our dog, and she said no. My dad noticed she had something in a towel and asked what it was, and that's when our dog barked and stuck his head out. Our dog is meant to help my dad with his PTSD and this random lady was about to just take him from us. Some people are really inconsiderate of others and will pick up and keep any animal they think is cute.
BloodyGlass 10
Did you rip that bitch a new one and threaten her with the police if she tried to steal your cat again?
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bloodsweatandtea 5
I know that a lot of outdoor cats have multiple families feeding them because they are assumed to be strays or not very well cared for but when it gets to the point of not letting the cat leave and keeping them for extended periods of time then it gets out of hand.
IcedSapphire 27
That is so rude of your neighbour. I wish others would respect what's not theirs.
wow2mylife 25
sorry but it sounds like something I would or try too but my dad had really bad experiences with cats or a least play with it it was a good idea
DoomedGemini 38
Not even just that, try to take the animal from their FAMILY. It's disgusting and hurts both the family and animal. Unless it's not properly cared for, there's NO reason to kidnap a loved pet.
wow2mylife 25
omg I'm always close to my neighbors so I never thought of that #83
laurelfire 15
I guess we stole a cat once. It was our neighbour's cat, a tabby called Pepper. She was so lovely, friendly and gentle. I was only a kid, but I adored her. I'd spend hours keeping her company before she lived with us. He was an awful man, and what you'd call a 'nightmare neighbour'. She belonged to his ex-girlfriend and her kid. (Who was not allowed to play with me because of his dislike of our family. We were no older than six or seven at most.) When she left him, she left the cat too. He made her live outside for years, he had no affection for her, and not once did he ever let her in the house or acknowledge her other than to leave food out in a bowl. If it got soggy and horrible in the rain, so be it. If it was storming, raining, or even the dead of winter, she was still not allowed in. I felt so sad for her. She was so nice, she didn't deserve that. We never lured her in, not once. But I started going out and feeding her bits of ham, our kitchen door opened right to where she'd always be sitting, looking so sad and hungry. One day she came into the kitchen, and I waited til she wandered back out, and closed the door. She decided she didn't like that, and the next time she came in she refused to leave, so she began living with us. We never forced her to stay with us. She'd been an outdoor only cat for years, and we wouldn't take that away from her. The neighbour knew she'd been staying in our house, and other than a few mean and snarky comments he never asked for her back. We would have given him to her if he had. It would have been awful, but we wouldn't have had a choice. We'd have offered payment for her, and I know my sister and I would have begged for her if we had to. But he never asked. Once or twice he even seemed to imply tacit approval. We adored her. When I think of her, I remember her laying out in front of the fireplace, purring and happy, finally warm and loved like she deserved. My whole life, I've never known a better cat. I doubt I ever will. She lived with us for maybe two years, maybe more, maybe a little less, before he decided to move. The day he did, Pepper went missing. We never saw her again.
writerchic85 26
That's the saddest thing ever
jessenia123 27
omg that's really sad I'm really sorry
Kitsi 14
The cat shoudl always have been indoors. You are lucky the neighbor didn't have worse intentions. You might not even HAVE a cat anymore.
mattrd_fml 31
cats should be kept indoors anyways. ydi
midnightyell 6
Any animal I find in my yard is subject to trapping and being sent to animal control. YDI.
takeittoem 8
Even if you lure it there intentionally? That's bullshit, and is probably illegal where you live.
MySonshine7 13
our old neighbor use to do this with my mom's cat. when we were moving we had to go get our cat and she asked to keep her.. um no lady we've had that cat for years !
vikky538 29
Everyone's trying to steal a pussy!!
mrBearBear 11
Why do people do creepy shit like that? If your neighbor likes cats so much she should just get her own.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
From what somebody told me above, they said shelters can run background checks on you to make sure that the pet you're planning to adopt will go into good hands once they leave the shelter and enter your home. Maybe the neighbor doesn't meet the qualifications to be able to adopt one.