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Charlie Wilkes wrote: I will look out for her to the best of my ability. I won't hold her captive against her will once she has raised the kittens and been spayed. She will most likely split, but come to feed. That's the most common behavior for released TNR'ed cats, IME. I think she will maintain the relationship. After all, she alerted me to her presence under the house by making a racket in the ductwork for several consecutive nights, which stopped as soon as I started feeding her. She allowed herself to be trapped less than 24 hours after seeing how the trap works. She is frightened, but she is accepting my help. Once she has a litter of tiny kittens, my bathroom will probably seem like the ideal place to be, and she might begin to sense how I fit into the big picture. Charlie You never can tell. If she was previously owned, she may warm up to you fairly quickly. If she was born feral, she may never really ever be "pet"-like. I suspect if you release her she will revert to 100% feralness within a short period of time, but may still come to feed. Either way, it's good that you'll be getting the kittens young. They should tame fairly rapidly. -L. |
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Charlie Wilkes wrote: Coyotes, dogs, traffic or people with chickens or outdoor pet cats can bring immediate death at any time. Skirmishes take a toll as well. I think it is common for a feral cat to eventually pick up an injury that turns into a festering wound, which either kills the animal or makes it an easy target for predators. I have some anecdotal evidence for this. If she is spayed her life *should* be longer than if she was intact. It's a lot harder if they are fighting with mates, competing for food while pregnant, etc. So, the answer is no, the cat won't be at all safe. Her life is likely to be short, but with more good days than bad, given the mild climate and a year-round abundance of prey. Charlie Are you coastal? I love that area of the country. I live in Portland, currently. -L. |
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"-L." wrote in message oups.com... Charlie Wilkes wrote: Coyotes, dogs, traffic or people with chickens or outdoor pet cats can bring immediate death at any time. Skirmishes take a toll as well. I think it is common for a feral cat to eventually pick up an injury that turns into a festering wound, which either kills the animal or makes it an easy target for predators. I have some anecdotal evidence for this. If she is spayed her life *should* be longer than if she was intact. It's a lot harder if they are fighting with mates, competing for food while pregnant, etc. So, the answer is no, the cat won't be at all safe. Her life is likely to be short, but with more good days than bad, given the mild climate and a year-round abundance of prey. Charlie Are you coastal? I love that area of the country. I live in Portland, currently. And she's got the Payless Faux Birkenstocks and the humorless attitude to prove it. |
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On 23 Apr 2005 23:05:46 -0700, "-L." wrote:
Charlie Wilkes wrote: Coyotes, dogs, traffic or people with chickens or outdoor pet cats can bring immediate death at any time. Skirmishes take a toll as well. I think it is common for a feral cat to eventually pick up an injury that turns into a festering wound, which either kills the animal or makes it an easy target for predators. I have some anecdotal evidence for this. If she is spayed her life *should* be longer than if she was intact. It's a lot harder if they are fighting with mates, competing for food while pregnant, etc. Yes, she'll do better than a breeding female by far, but still it's a rough world out there for cats. She is as wild as any cat I have been around, and I doubt if she has had any close-up contact with people until now. I'm doing what I can to build her trust, and she can come to me if she needs help. So, the answer is no, the cat won't be at all safe. Her life is likely to be short, but with more good days than bad, given the mild climate and a year-round abundance of prey. Charlie Are you coastal? I love that area of the country. I live in Portland, currently. -L. I live north of Bellingham about 10 miles inland. I have 5 somewhat boggy acres with a singlewide trailer and a tenant who brings in every freaking junked-out car you can imagine. Here are some pictures: www.geocities.com/wallofgrays/gems.htm Pretty sad, eh? Charlie |
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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 02:57:43 -0400, "Mary" wrote:
"-L." wrote in message roups.com... Are you coastal? I love that area of the country. I live in Portland, currently. And she's got the Payless Faux Birkenstocks and the humorless attitude to prove it. That's a pretty good line actually. But I think she's got a point. Guns are waaaay overdone in this republic. These people who think guns somehow add to their political freedom are nuts. Which is not to say guns don't have their uses. I have another piece of property in an even more rural area, and I had a female cat who was raised with people but decided she liked her freedom and took off. She did very well for about six or eight years, coming around to visit from time to time. She was a beautiful, black cat. But then she showed up after a period in the bush with a horrible abscess that had eroded her lower jaw, making it impossible for her to eat. She was starving and appeared to be suffering from systemic illness as well as the injury. Why she didn't come back sooner I don't know. I put down a bowl of milk, and while she was drinking it, I pumped a slug into her skull with my .38 revolver. It was a very useful tool on that occasion. Charlie |
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I pumped a slug into her skull with my
.38 revolver. Charlie, I am anti gun myself but that comment was something I didn't need to see. ---MIKE--- |
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"Charlie Wilkes" wrote in message ... On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 02:57:43 -0400, "Mary" wrote: "-L." wrote in message roups.com... Are you coastal? I love that area of the country. I live in Portland, currently. And she's got the Payless Faux Birkenstocks and the humorless attitude to prove it. That's a pretty good line actually. But I think she's got a point. Guns are waaaay overdone in this republic. These people who think guns somehow add to their political freedom are nuts. I am not pro-gun. I am pro-gun control if it could be done effectively (meaning that it would deprive the bad guys of guns too.) I intensely dislike guns, in fact. I am not pro-gun. I am anti-idiot. Lyn is aggressively stupid. I feel I must take a stand on this. We don't want it to spread, now do we? The disease is rampant enough. |
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Charlie Wilkes wrote: I live north of Bellingham about 10 miles inland. Ah, ok. Coastal enough. I have 5 somewhat boggy acres with a singlewide trailer and a tenant who brings in every freaking junked-out car you can imagine. Here are some pictures: www.geocities.com/wallofgrays/gems.htm Pretty sad, eh? Charlie Well, the dog is cute. ;p I miss not living closer to the coast. We used to be 30 minute but are now about 90 minutes. That's just a little too far. -L. |
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On 24 Apr 2005 14:15:09 -0700, "-L." wrote:
Charlie Wilkes wrote: I live north of Bellingham about 10 miles inland. Ah, ok. Coastal enough. I have 5 somewhat boggy acres with a singlewide trailer and a tenant who brings in every freaking junked-out car you can imagine. Here are some pictures: www.geocities.com/wallofgrays/gems.htm Pretty sad, eh? Charlie Well, the dog is cute. ;p I miss not living closer to the coast. We used to be 30 minute but are now about 90 minutes. That's just a little too far. -L. You've got real coast and a real surf down there. All we have are inland waters with quaint little bays and coves. The Canadians stole our open coast. Charlie |
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