What do you do if you find a kitten outside at 3 am with a collar?
Edit: I removed the HELP and extra question mark from the end since I've now left it be outside and don't need a advice. I thought the cross post would include the body text from the first post on !cat@lemmy.world so I guess I accidentally left out all the other pictures and additional info, oops
easy. what you do is: you pet it, if it approaches you and leave it be if it doesn't.
It's a cat, cat often go outside. Have you any reason to think it's lost?
A kitten outside in an apartment complex just seems concerning to me 😅 I've never had a cat though, and none of my friends keep outdoor cats so I don't really know what's normal
I live right next to the highway and there aren't many neighborhoods around here, so sometimes I see feral cats at night, but never cats that seem happy to interact with people but also want to hide under cars and find shelter
I tried to take it inside so I could figure out what to do but the crinkly noise from the seal on the door scared it and it ran all the way back to the ground floor 😅
Our cat could go out for days (we live in Paris, France) and she lived to 21 ;)
Ask your neighbors (later this morning), you can also put a note on the bulletin board if there is one, or scotch it somewhere near the entrance of the building with a picture of the cat, letting know you found it with your phone number?
I live in an apartment complex and my neighbours all let their cats out. The road is a "Spielstraße" and our local wildlife doesn't eat cats.
While I don't approve of it, outdoor and indoor/outdoor cats are a thing. With what looks to be a newish flea collar on, in what looks to be good health, this is likely just a kitty out with "permission".
If you're worried about its safety, bring it in until you can find its humans later. Otherwise, just give it pats and go about your business
Ahh, I didn't realize it was a flea collar but I looked up pictures and there are some that look similar, that makes me feel much more confident that it's supposed to be outside
Thank you!
Some cats refuse to wear collars or it irritates their skin so owners don't make them. Some owners often just don't choose to. Don't worry, kitty is most likely out by themselves
I think you can try asking your neighbors if those kittens or cats belong to them.
Its 3am, so id have to wait, I'm nocturnal due to a sleep disorder so I don't really know many of my neighbors...
I know a person in the building where I found it, but not really anyone else