Kraut, you have a good heart we can all purrrr that someone will step up and
help. That is about all we can do as we all know that PURRRZ have helped
in other situations.
"kraut" wrote in message
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Thanks for reply but there is no problem with shelter. I was just
asking about water.

As I said I have been feeding her for a couple years and she made it
through the last couple winters so she has managed without a ready
supply of water but I was just wanting to make it as easy as possible
for her / him.

To be honest one of my main worries is with me being in mid sixties
what if for some reason I can not comtinue to care for it through
winter?? I had open heart surgery this summer and could not drive for
about 7 weeks and could find no one willing to take time to help care
for it. I made sure it had lots of dry food and a large bowl of water
before I went in.

If something happened during winter it would be left alone all of a
sudden then what?!?!? People tell me I worry too much about these
animals whether they be cats, squirrils, etc but I do not see how
someone who would care about a pet can not care about others. I know
people that have indoor pets but yet could walk right by a stray that
is sick or dieing (SP) and not lift a finge to help them!!!

Thanks for all suggestions and for listening to me.


Actually there's quite a lot you can do, but I've forgotten most of it
since
I now live in central TX where water almost never freezes. But I remember
Styrofoam and heat pack solutions and others. So, I advise you to join the
following Yahoo group. They have helped me a lot. They are incredibly
knowledgeable and supportive of people helping out strays/ferals/etc.:

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feral_cats/


: Morning all. It is 9:04 AM in Michigan and 22 degrees with a wind
: chill of 11 degrees.
:
: Was wondering if anyone else that feeds strays could help me out here.
:
: I have a couple strays that I feed and have been for a couple years.
: The one has shelter that he can use under a persons house and in a
: garage. I also leave dry food under this persons porch and try to
: make it there once a day to give it a can of food and some water. As
: long as he has shelter and I can feed him and it is in good health I
: would rather not catch him. The other one usually shows up to eat
: then leaves but judging by dry food use it and / or others eat when I
: am not there.
:
: Thing is I do not live there and this guy that does will not feed him
: nor will he let me use elecricity for heated bowls but says it is ok
: if it is there and I feed him. I can feed him PERIOD. In the middle
: of winter the canned food and water starts freezeing almost almost as
: soon as I put it out so if the cats are not right there to eat and
: drink it freezes solid. They still have their dry food but no water.
:
: Remember I do not live in the area but try to make it there daily
: weather permitting. Anything decent I leave there is stolen due to
: the type of area so can not use anything fancy for them. TV dinner
: dishes and old plastic bowls etc.
:
: Any reasonable suggestion or will they get enough water from snow and
: such.
:
: TIA
:
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