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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
Thanks everyone.
I'll have him neutered, my vet can do it. I'll then release him not far from my house (within his territory). But I wonder if the entire experience will be traumatic enough to stop him from ever getting into my house again. That's what I thought the first time I trapped him, but he failed to learn. Are cats that stupid? |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
no they are creature of habits just like us
"223rem" wrote in message oups.com... Thanks everyone. I'll have him neutered, my vet can do it. I'll then release him not far from my house (within his territory). But I wonder if the entire experience will be traumatic enough to stop him from ever getting into my house again. That's what I thought the first time I trapped him, but he failed to learn. Are cats that stupid? |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
"223rem" wrote in message oups.com... Thanks everyone. I'll have him neutered, my vet can do it. I'll then release him not far from my house (within his territory). But I wonder if the entire experience will be traumatic enough to stop him from ever getting into my house again. That's what I thought the first time I trapped him, but he failed to learn. Are cats that stupid? Warm house. Open window. Other cats. Cat food. Who is stupid? Hugs and purrs for doing right by him. Jo |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
Hi, 223rem, I have sent you a private email on this with some possible
suggestions. hope this helps, Christine Burel "223rem" wrote in message oups.com... I keep a ground floor window open at all times for my cats to get in and out as they please. In the last several months, a feral tom has been getting into the house through that window at night, and the sounds of him fighting my cats used to wake me up 2 or 3 times a week around 3 am. I would get out of bed and run into the kitchen but by the time I would get there, I would only see his tail disappearing through the window into the night. So I propped the window up with a stick, tied a cord to the stick, and ran the cord into the bedroom. About a month ago, I heard them fighting, and I pulled the cord trapping him inside. He went completely wild, screaming, bouncing off walls, knocking furniture and objects down, etc. In the end, he hid in a cupboard where he spent the night, and I released him in the morning, thinking that he'd be scared enough of the experience to not come visit again. Last week, he started coming inside again. Last night, I again trapped him inside, but this time I managed to get him into the cat carrier. It wasnt easy or pretty--I had to use an improvised noose on a stick thing, like the dog catchers use (I used 2 tubes from a vacuum cleaner and plastic clothesrope). I'm sorry I had to do it that way, but he was again so utterly nuts and wild that I couldnt handle him. So now the question is: what should I do? 1. take him to the vet to have him neutered. The problem is that he's a wild animal, so the vet may get hurt. 2. take him to the humane society: they'll kill him, so not an option 3. drive him 20 or 30 miles into the boonies and release him there. Any other options? Thanks. |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
223rem wrote: So now the question is: what should I do? 1. take him to the vet to have him neutered. The problem is that he's a wild animal, so the vet may get hurt. The vet probably has more experience with ferals than you do! 2. take him to the humane society: they'll kill him, so not an option 3. drive him 20 or 30 miles into the boonies and release him there. Any other options? I'd opt for neutering him, then trying to socialize him. Neutering may calm him down a bit, but even if you have to let him go again, at least he'll not be fathering litters of unwanted kittens, and may also be less inclined to pick fights with your cats. One of the best cats I ever had was a male feral who found my pet door, discovered my cat's full bowl, and decided to stay. Of course, Miu was already altered, so didn't try to confront the intruder. (Also, I think the stranger had been someone's pet at one time, although he'd been on his own for about three years when he adopted me.) -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
223rem wrote: Thanks everyone. I'll have him neutered, my vet can do it. I'll then release him not far from my house (within his territory). But I wonder if the entire experience will be traumatic enough to stop him from ever getting into my house again. That's what I thought the first time I trapped him, but he failed to learn. Are cats that stupid? Not stupid at all - look at the attractions that might outweigh the fright being trapped gave him. You feed your cats, don't you? He was probably looking for an easy meal, and got violent when your cats objected. -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
Warm house. Open window. Other cats. Cat food.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- So I should have kept the windows shut and my cats confined indoors? |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
223rem wrote:
Warm house. Open window. Other cats. Cat food. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- So I should have kept the windows shut and my cats confined indoors? I would, but then again I live on a busy street corner. There are also still wild animals that could hurt a cat, not to mention the dogs people just let run loose because they are too lazy to walk them or leash them to a stake in their back yard (if they don't have a fenced yard). Jill |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
"223rem" wrote in message oups.com... Warm house. Open window. Other cats. Cat food. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- So I should have kept the windows shut and my cats confined indoors? Not at all. Just can't really blame the poor guy for taking advantage. Plus he found someone that cares enough to worry about him. He's smart enough in my book. Jo |
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I captured a feral tom in my house last night
Not at all. Just can't really blame the poor guy for taking advantage.
------------------------- The question is why didnt he learn that there is a lot of danger associated with this particular source of food. |
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