Helping Feral/Stray/Abandoned Cats

[LadyEmeraude]

Ferals often live in vacant lots, dodge cars, and eat from trash cans; face infection, disease, and an endless cycle of pregnancy; and suffer extremes in treatment and weather. The life of these cars is often short, sometimes lasting for just two or three years.

In my neighborhood and over the years, I at one time helped trap Stray cats that were nearby.
At that time, I did not know much as needed to know, but I helped anyway in the process. I had
a good trap cage and some basic knowledge and trapped 5 cats, then brought them to our local
Humane Society for care. * don't think I would ever participate in trapping strays again, was a lot
of work and efforts.

How about you, have you helped strays/feral/abandoned cats situate to a new or different location?

 

[hawkdon]

Quite a few yes, sometimes rather troublesome, but always
feel good about it....specially when a feral mom brings her
young'uns to me!!!

 

[Babs2u]

We were feeding and trying to get a tuxedo stray close enough to trap when he disappeared. A couple of new ones have showed up and might be living under the deck. I worry about all of them.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

In my neighborhood there are two recent houses in which the owner declined
with their health and the other one passed. Each owner had about three to five
cats each. They were all outdoor and indoor cats, so now they are roaming and
looking for food and help. Neighborhood folks are trying to help and tend to the
situation..

The owner who has declined with their health can no longer tend to himself and
is already living in a Nursing Care Facility, he is hoping others might take in and
help his cats or get them to the Humane Society.

 

[Remy]

Yes, I feed a small established and fixed colony of 3 at my workplace. When I started working there, a woman was feeding them. She suddenly passed away, which I didn't find out about for a time. There was supposed to be someone in the network that took over but he stopped coming. So I took over.

I work part time but go over every day to feed them. In addition to the 3, a new one has showed up. When I say new, probably over a year. I have tried to trap him in a traditional trap with no luck. I am putting the trap out by where I feed him as instructed. But he is scared of it. I will talk to the woman associated through the local PAWS thrift to see if a drop trap might work better? If they don't have one, I'd be willing to purchase but it would probably be a two person endeavor.

He is getting used to me and has even rubbed against my legs but he intimidates the other cats and they run from him. These cats crunch into my budget, but I refuse to let them go hungry and no one else has offered to help.

I feel bad for all the homeless, feral, abandoned cats. That's why I donate to rescues also.

 

[oslooskar]

Yes, I have been feeding stray cats for years. In fact, I now feed eight stray cats—three of them are full-time, and five come by just to eat. This stray cat would be scooped up in a nano second in the USA.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

Over the years donating to the Humane Society here locally has
been my main way of caring and helping out as and when I can..

 

[Rae]

I rescued a stray cat that was so beautiful and had the humane society pick her up. I am sure she was adopted as I think I saw her on TV to be adopted and they always were adopted if shown on that TV program. I already had a cat and couldn't take her in.

 

[RadishRose]

I rescued a stray cat that was so beautiful and had the humane society pick her up. I am sure she was adopted as I think I saw her on TV to be adopted and they always were adopted if shown on that TV program. I already had a cat and couldn't take her in.

Good for you, @Rae !
This made me happy.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

Starting to get cooler now here in my parts and of course
overnights are even colder. These poor strays and ferals
are doing what they can for shelter and to eat, always wish
I could do more, but glad I do the little that I can..

 

[Kadee]

My way of helping stray and abandoned cats / kittens in Australia is by donating food .

The supermarket where we shop has 3 seperate med size bins the shape of our wheelie/ rubbish bins out the front of the store ( that’s in a mall ) and I’ll often buy and drop a bag of dry or canned food in one of the bins forthrightly .

When i have a linen press clean out …..i wash / dry and take all my often unused towels / pillowcases / sheets to the vets
as they also care for and treat Injured / neglected. stray animals

 

[jlhog]

I took in a feral cat a few years ago. She had her ear clipped and tattooed to show she was fixed. She has become part of our family since. She is so much better off here than on the streets. Luna is loved here.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I took in a feral cat a few years ago. She had her ear clipped and tattooed to show she was fixed. She has become part of our family since. She is so much better off here than on the streets. Luna is loved here.

Luna is a beautiful cat, Torties are great

 

[Pepper]

I have not seen stray cats in my area for decades and decades. There are two cats who wander, but they live in homes. Don't like idea of cats wandering, but I do like seeing them when I'm out on a walk.

 

[stretch5881]

We've had a feral cat by us for 4 years now. We only see her on night pictures of the game cam. You can see her paw prints in the snow close to the buildings. She has done a nice job of keeping the mouse population in check.