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pregnant feral cat in Phoenix summer heat
A pregnant feral cat has adopted my lush Phoenix backyard. She pants and
looks so hot despite the shade and available water and food for her. (Afterall, it has been over 110 degrees this past week.) I have not been able to trap her---she seems trap-wise. I worry about where she will have the kittens and wonder if I should build her some kind of box to protect the family from rain and monsoon wind---to say nothing about my pitbull who hates cats. I have been able to keep the dog away from the mother cat, because she is wary, anyway., and the dog listens to my warnings most of the time. I worry about kittens, however, who won't have as much experience or sense. I had a side area that was shady and fenced off, but my neighbor cut off huge branches of my tree which shaded this area completely. (Another story) Now, the cat does not want to be over there, because of the sun and resulting heat. That area WAS the good solution to this problem, but now that is gone. OK folks, I am open to all suggestions from people who have experience with feral cats. I have had lots of animals in my care and have never had an unwanted litter, so I don't know what to expect from a feral labor, nest choices, kitten behavior, possible kitten socialization & mother tolerance of this, and whatever else I don't know to ask. I know about farm cats, but Wisconsin farms offer mother cats lots of choices that don't exist in a hot Phoenix neighborhood. I will be driving to one of those Wisconsin farms in the fall, so I would be able to find farm homes for this cat family if they are FIV and feline leukemia free. I hope I can be accepted by the kittens so that I can get them tested. Maybe I can use the kittens to trap the mother. Any experience with that? HELP. |
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pregnant feral cat in Phoenix summer heat
some cats that are feral NEVER become tamed. Trap the kittens and have the
mother put to sleep if she doesn't come aound and become socialised within a month she never will. I have done feral rescue for the last 4 years and have had many unwanted litters. any more ??'s e-mail me direct from my site http://lauraspetrescue.tripod.com |
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pregnant feral cat in Phoenix summer heat
Why would you have her put to sleep ever heard of trap neuter and release?
"Laura" wrote in message news:vaAxg.240986$IK3.211652@pd7tw1no... some cats that are feral NEVER become tamed. Trap the kittens and have the mother put to sleep if she doesn't come aound and become socialised within a month she never will. I have done feral rescue for the last 4 years and have had many unwanted litters. any more ??'s e-mail me direct from my site http://lauraspetrescue.tripod.com |
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pregnant feral cat in Phoenix summer heat
I agree. Have her fixed and let her live out her time no matter how long or short that may be. Just keep water out for them so they do not get dehydrated and dry food if want. The important thing is to get her fixed so she does not keep having off-spring and to get the kittens fixed and into a shelter and / or homes. Why would you have her put to sleep ever heard of trap neuter and release? some cats that are feral NEVER become tamed. Trap the kittens and have the mother put to sleep if she doesn't come aound and become socialised within a month she never will. I have done feral rescue for the last 4 years and have had many unwanted litters. any more ??'s e-mail me direct from my site http://lauraspetrescue.tripod.com |
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pregnant feral cat in Phoenix summer heat
because the lady has dogs and I doubt she wants her pitbulll to get the
taste of blood Ever think of that...once she begins to feed to trap the kittens the cat will NOT leave ... then the only thing to do would be trap it and try to tame it if that doesn't work putting the cat to sleep is the best thing...better than being eaten alive or hit by a car ect. "kraut" wrote in message ... I agree. Have her fixed and let her live out her time no matter how long or short that may be. Just keep water out for them so they do not get dehydrated and dry food if want. The important thing is to get her fixed so she does not keep having off-spring and to get the kittens fixed and into a shelter and / or homes. Why would you have her put to sleep ever heard of trap neuter and release? some cats that are feral NEVER become tamed. Trap the kittens and have the mother put to sleep if she doesn't come aound and become socialised within a month she never will. I have done feral rescue for the last 4 years and have had many unwanted litters. any more ??'s e-mail me direct from my site http://lauraspetrescue.tripod.com |
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pregnant feral cat in Phoenix summer heat
Why not just spay and release the mother back into the wild? I'm not
sure why euthanasia is the solution to the problem of poor socialization. On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:10:35 GMT, "Laura" wrote: some cats that are feral NEVER become tamed. Trap the kittens and have the mother put to sleep if she doesn't come aound and become socialised within a month she never will. I have done feral rescue for the last 4 years and have had many unwanted litters. any more ??'s e-mail me direct from my site http://lauraspetrescue.tripod.com |
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pregnant feral cat in Phoenix summer heat
This is getting even sillier. Why would anyone use food to lure a
nursing cat and her kittens into/near their dog-infested yard? Fwiw, urban and suburban ferals don't survive by making stupid decisions. They're pretty good about avoiding traffic, swimming pools, gimmicky book stores, and most predators (except well-meaning humans). I'd give the mother much better odds at surviving the 'mean streets' than suddenly becoming tame. Sheesh! On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 05:29:28 GMT, "Laura" wrote: because the lady has dogs and I doubt she wants her pitbulll to get the taste of blood Ever think of that...once she begins to feed to trap the kittens the cat will NOT leave ... then the only thing to do would be trap it and try to tame it if that doesn't work putting the cat to sleep is the best thing...better than being eaten alive or hit by a car ect. "kraut" wrote in message .. . I agree. Have her fixed and let her live out her time no matter how long or short that may be. Just keep water out for them so they do not get dehydrated and dry food if want. The important thing is to get her fixed so she does not keep having off-spring and to get the kittens fixed and into a shelter and / or homes. Why would you have her put to sleep ever heard of trap neuter and release? some cats that are feral NEVER become tamed. Trap the kittens and have the mother put to sleep if she doesn't come aound and become socialised within a month she never will. I have done feral rescue for the last 4 years and have had many unwanted litters. any more ??'s e-mail me direct from my site http://lauraspetrescue.tripod.com |
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