August 17

Do you know this cat (hanging on 12th NE)?

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Neighbors along 12th Avenue Northeast report this long-haired gray cat has been entering their houses and sleeping in their yards for the past couple of weeks.

The cat is fluffy, friendly and appears well-fed but they’re worried that it may be lost because it isn’t known to the immediate neighbors.

It is wearing a bell but doesn’t have a tag. The cat has been seen on 12th Ave. between Northeast 89th and 91st streets.

Please comment here if you know this kitty and we’ll pass it along.

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  1. Mr.Grumbles will be out again on a more regular basis very soon! I feel horrible leaving him cooped up, as he loves roaming his territory and visiting with everyone. I don’t think he will ever fully settle on one home, and I’m sorry for the inconvenience he caused. Thank you to all the wonderful neighbors who we have run into, and who have posted here about how much the love him and didn’t mind him being able to live like he wants to! His new collar instructs to please leave him outside, and don’t feed him, as we all know what cats do when you feed them. Thank you to all of our lovely neighbors!

  2. Hallie, we miss Mr. Grumbles too! I would always look forward to seeing him on my nightly walk. He was so friendly and even my dog loved getting to see him out on the sidewalk. Nothing wrong with a friendly cat strolling around his neighborhood. Thank you for rescuing! We hope to see him out again soon!

  3. I’m sad that I no longer get to see Mr. Grumbles on my daily walk to the park. He is a great cat and was not a pest. He is very friendly and I am sad that so many people had so much advice for this owner, that she now feels like she has to keep him inside. Hallie, can Mr. Grumbles come back outside to play? It’s sad that because of a few “cat experts” this outdoor cat is now an indoor cat. Let him roam, he was harmless! Everyone else leaves their cats outside and they aren’t written about in this blog. Just sayin’.

  4. I spoke to our vet, and we will be chipping him at his next visit. He does wear a collar with a bell, but it doesn’t have his name tag (when our contact info was on his tag, somehow his collars disappeared at an alarming rate). We may actually start a facebook page (ridiculous) for him, to explain his story and advise people to not feed him/ let him inside, as he loves variety and free choice of where he stays… he just doesn’t know any better. I also ask that people please do not put things like flea collars on him, as he is treated monthly with Advantage and this could possibly cause nerve damage. We’ve had a little problem with this. I feel terrible, but we are trying to keep him inside now. He has been strongly protesting this at the door (grumbling and clawing), and trying to get our 13 year old cat to rough-house with him.

  5. I’m glad Mr. Grumble’s home is found! Hallie I understand how impossible it is to re-home a cat that has been feral or a stray for a long time. May I suggest you chip the cat? I get that a collar may be worrisome as he may get it caught or possibly refuse to wear one. I recall putting a collar on my kitten for the first time hah hah. My hand got caught in the “kitty blender.” Good luck.

  6. Mr. Skittles? Amazing guy. He’s always roaming on my 5:30am runs and is a constant in the maple leaf 91st & 12th corridor. I’m apt to continue to call him Skittles but Mr. Grumbles is pretty cute too!

  7. Sorry about the name! If he’s left inside he “grumbles” at the door for a few days, my daughter named him. It was originaly Grumble Cakes, but the vet concluded he is a fixed male so we re-named him.

  8. Hi neighbors! This cat is named Mr.Grumbles, and we have owned him for four years now! When we adopted Mr grumbles,he had been living behind a dumpster for a year and a half after his owners had skipped rent and left him in the parking lot. Because he was a stray for so long, he takes affection and food wherever he can gthe more times that he is let into houses and said the farther he strays from homet from home. he is extremely affectionate and loving,which in the end can become a problem.he also loves to be outside,which makes it difficult to keep him indoors.

  9. It might be interesting to hear why this unlicensed, unchipped cat feels compelled to spend his days and nights in search of affection away from home. Maybe he feels unjustly named; he certainly seems sweet to all of us!

    Perhaps the owner could come along 12th to look for him and bring him home for some food, grooming and TLC. Or put a reply on this site of a way to connect if one of us is able to keep him until they can pick him up.

  10. I’ve checked with the neighbor – according to her, he IS our neighbor’s cat (and his name really is Mr. Grumbles). I rang their bell, but I don’t believe anyone is home right now. I’ll leave a note for them with my number, but I’m pretty sure he is an outdoor cat and just likes to roam in search of affection! What would you like me to do when they contact me? I feel uncomfortable posting their address online, so I’m happy to pass a message if someone responds to me here!

  11. My wife and I saw the cat a couple weeks back on 80th & 5th. I wanted to mention this since he seems to be well travelled.

  12. I did take the cat to Maple Leaf Vet–no chip. If Jessica can’t find out something, I will put up some flyers this afternoon. Especially on 91st street.

  13. I believe this cat lives on our street – 91st between 12th and 15th. We’ve heard our neighbors call him “Mr. Grumbles” but we aren’t certain who owns him. I will ask our neighbor this afternoon if they know which house he belongs to. Also, he has been a staple around our house until the last month or so – we were worried about him! Glad he is safe and sound 🙂

  14. We saw it tonight on 88th and 12th ave tonight during our walk. It is a very sweet/gentle cat – it hopped up into my lap when I squatted down to pet it, then followed us for about a block. I hope someone claims the cat soon.

  15. Lovely cat, though my own cat isn’t so sure when it tries to enter our house. If no one responds today, I would be happy to print off a few copies of your article and post them a few places on nearby blocks.

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