Feral cat refuses to eat

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(Sheri) wrote in message m...

I am however worried the one feral cat is going to die if he continues
to refuse to eat. Any ideas?

Feed it street food -- what it's been eating before you meddled in it's life.


Actually he's been fed regular cat food steadily since he was a
kitten. A woman who lives in these apartments puts out tons of canned
and dry food every night. The problem is that these two feral cats
have become so dependant upon her. Then she'll leave for a week or so
and not make arrangements for someone to feed them. She also refuses
to put out clean water (last summer during a dry spell, some of the
cats she was feeding drank fluids underneath cars and died).

I decided to take the 2 little guys in when this irresponsible woman
left for a week and I found them practically wailing outside her
apartment one night. I fed them that week. Now she's going away for 3
weeks over Christmas. I am moving, and most people around here don't
like cats. I just couldn't let them starve for 3 weeks.

The younger of the 2 cats seems blissful about his capture. He's about
to eat me out of house and home. The other cat is a little older and
the adjustment will be harder.

So far I've had no luck in getting him to eat yet. I'm trying
everybody's suggestions one by one. If he still refuses in the next
couple days, I'll take him to the vet. I don't want to lose this cat.
I found out that he was abused by some kids here that liked to throw
bottles and stuff at him. No wonder he's so scared of people ...

Sheri

He will come around in time, Sheri. You are terrific!!
Gail
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I am however worried the one feral cat is going to die if he continues
to refuse to eat. Any ideas?

Feed it street food -- what it's been eating before you meddled in it's
life.


Actually he's been fed regular cat food steadily since he was a
kitten. A woman who lives in these apartments puts out tons of canned
and dry food every night. The problem is that these two feral cats
have become so dependant upon her. Then she'll leave for a week or so
and not make arrangements for someone to feed them. She also refuses
to put out clean water (last summer during a dry spell, some of the
cats she was feeding drank fluids underneath cars and died).

I decided to take the 2 little guys in when this irresponsible woman
left for a week and I found them practically wailing outside her
apartment one night. I fed them that week. Now she's going away for 3
weeks over Christmas. I am moving, and most people around here don't
like cats. I just couldn't let them starve for 3 weeks.

The younger of the 2 cats seems blissful about his capture. He's about
to eat me out of house and home. The other cat is a little older and
the adjustment will be harder.

So far I've had no luck in getting him to eat yet. I'm trying
everybody's suggestions one by one. If he still refuses in the next
couple days, I'll take him to the vet. I don't want to lose this cat.
I found out that he was abused by some kids here that liked to throw
bottles and stuff at him. No wonder he's so scared of people ...

Sheri

He will come around in time, Sheri. You are terrific!!
Gail
"Sheri" wrote in message
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(Ray Ban) wrote in message
. com...
(Sheri) wrote in message
m...

I am however worried the one feral cat is going to die if he continues
to refuse to eat. Any ideas?

Feed it street food -- what it's been eating before you meddled in it's
life.


Actually he's been fed regular cat food steadily since he was a
kitten. A woman who lives in these apartments puts out tons of canned
and dry food every night. The problem is that these two feral cats
have become so dependant upon her. Then she'll leave for a week or so
and not make arrangements for someone to feed them. She also refuses
to put out clean water (last summer during a dry spell, some of the
cats she was feeding drank fluids underneath cars and died).

I decided to take the 2 little guys in when this irresponsible woman
left for a week and I found them practically wailing outside her
apartment one night. I fed them that week. Now she's going away for 3
weeks over Christmas. I am moving, and most people around here don't
like cats. I just couldn't let them starve for 3 weeks.

The younger of the 2 cats seems blissful about his capture. He's about
to eat me out of house and home. The other cat is a little older and
the adjustment will be harder.

So far I've had no luck in getting him to eat yet. I'm trying
everybody's suggestions one by one. If he still refuses in the next
couple days, I'll take him to the vet. I don't want to lose this cat.
I found out that he was abused by some kids here that liked to throw
bottles and stuff at him. No wonder he's so scared of people ...

Sheri

HI everyone,

Just wanted to let y'all know that the feral cat is now eating. He's
not consuming near as much as his smaller buddy, but I was relieved to
see him nibble a bit. I'll admit that I kind of freak out when a cat
won't eat. A couple years ago, one of my cats stopped eating for over
a week (probably due to feeling rotten from a urinary tract blockage).
That cat was middle-aged and overweight and ended up with fatty liver
disease. I had to force feed him for 11 weeks before he started eating
on his own.

Thanks for all your suggestions,

Sheri

HI everyone,

Just wanted to let y'all know that the feral cat is now eating. He's
not consuming near as much as his smaller buddy, but I was relieved to
see him nibble a bit. I'll admit that I kind of freak out when a cat
won't eat. A couple years ago, one of my cats stopped eating for over
a week (probably due to feeling rotten from a urinary tract blockage).
That cat was middle-aged and overweight and ended up with fatty liver
disease. I had to force feed him for 11 weeks before he started eating
on his own.

Thanks for all your suggestions,

Sheri

I'm so glad to hear that kitty is eating. He's probably not used to people or
confinement, poor thing. I hope time helps.

I'm so glad to hear that kitty is eating. He's probably not used to people or
confinement, poor thing. I hope time helps.

HI everyone,

Just wanted to let y'all know that the feral cat is now eating.

Yay, that's grat news. I hope this is the beginning of many happy years you
will all spend together.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

HI everyone,

Just wanted to let y'all know that the feral cat is now eating.

Yay, that's grat news. I hope this is the beginning of many happy years you
will all spend together.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)