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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Comments (114)
johncage 14
While nobody deserves to have their cat abducted, letting it roam free like that is a horrible idea. Not only is it incredibly rude to your neighbors whose yards and flower beds serve as your animal's litter box but it's dangerous for your poor cat. Roaming wild like that is a good way to pick up fleas, among other parasites and diseases, and your neighbors are wildcards at best. There are people out there who would shoot or poison your pet the first time they saw it on their property. You're lucky, a lack of foresight like this could have and too often does end up worse.
shavednipples 22
I'm curious to know how you found out. like did you see your cat in your neighbor's window or did you see it happen?
night_roane 11
when you throw your pet outside, you lose your rights to it. Be glad that a caring neighbor took it in and fed it, rather than having a truck mow it over.
JubileeBee 31
on what planet does letting your pet outside = you disowning it or "losing rights" to it
mesh_mello 4
A lot of people share this view - outdoor cats lead significantly shorter lives. There's a cat killed in our neighborhood every week on the road, mauled by a dog or fox, or frozen to death. Our cat is strictly indoor for this reason
Berber260 14
That is creepy and wrong
anavickers 9
Aw. That's not right. Your neighbor needs their own cat.
baubsmith 6
is your neighbor a cat burglar?
mesh_mello 4
Did she even know it was your cat? We have so many strays and outdoor cats in our neighborhood it's impossible to know. At least one gets killed on the road every week.
bruh_dafuq 16
The same thing happened with my neighbors. One day I was walking home and a pack of my neighbors rat shit little heathen children were holding my cat who id raised for nearly 2 years since 8 weeks old. I didnt really have a problem with it until i realized that the short annoying one was holding her collar and tag and they repeatedly called her sandy. Later i learned that they had been luring her in since the first time shed been let outside.
Sansational_ 18
Talk about a crazy cat lady.
Tyrax 16
I hope you reported the neighbor.