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want to relocate feral cats
About a year ago four kittens were born to a feral queen in my garage.
I've been feeding and watering them, but they do hunt. The mama is an excellent hunter. I'd like to return these ferals to a new location. I trapped and had them all spayed and neutered, including the queen, but now I'm planning to move and I can't take them with me and I can't leave them here. What are the criteria for a location in which to place one-year-old ferals? - Bob |
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want to relocate feral cats
"bob syr" wrote in message ... About a year ago four kittens were born to a feral queen in my garage. I've been feeding and watering them, but they do hunt. The mama is an excellent hunter. I'd like to return these ferals to a new location. I trapped and had them all spayed and neutered, including the queen, but now I'm planning to move and I can't take them with me and I can't leave them here. What are the criteria for a location in which to place one-year-old ferals? - Bob Bless you for taking care of these cats. If I were in your place I think I would contact my local rescue/shelter. Not animal control, of course. |
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On Aug 4, 6:39*pm, bob syr wrote:
About a year ago four kittens were born to a feral queen in my garage. I've been feeding and watering them, but they do hunt. The mama is an excellent hunter. I'd like to return these ferals to a new location. I trapped and had them all spayed and neutered, including the queen, but now I'm planning to move and I can't take them with me and I can't leave them here. What are the criteria for a location in which to place one-year-old ferals? - Bob I wonder why you had to trap them to have them spayed and neutered. They all could have been tame with you. Four years ago a near-feral pregnant cat was trapped and brought to me, because I volunteered to keep the kittens and return the mother (spayed) after the kittens had been weaned. This saved the lives of six kittens and spared the mother from a barbaric late-term abortion thst her so- called owners were planning to have done. All of the kittens and the mother became tame with me. I had a reunion with the mother a couple of months ago, who remembered me after nearly four years and let me pet her extensively, even though she has never let anyone else pet her at all. I still have the kittens (who will be four years old in two days), and my other cats, except that two of the older cats have died during the past four years, Thug and Polly in the pictures below: http://www.geocities.com/ricewww/crcats.html |
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"calvin" wrote: Thug and Polly in the pictures below: http://www.geocities.com/ricewww/crcats.html You are such a dick. I remember you now. |
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On Aug 5, 1:56*am, "cybercat" wrote:
"calvin" wrote: Thug and Polly in the pictures below: http://www.geocities.com/ricewww/crcats.html You are such a dick. I remember you now. You remember me from back then, or from my recent bad encounter with Phil P? I admit to the wrongness of being obtuse with Phil, but don't know what I may have done wrong four years ago. That's why I keep bringing up four years ago, trying to restore my good name. |
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want to relocate feral cats
.. If I were in your place I think I
would contact my local rescue/shelter. Not animal control, of course. I've contacted the ASPCA, Humane Society, and several cat coalition groups. None of them could help as there are thousands of strays and ferals in Syracuse and all the shelters are overrun. I'd be willing to take them anywhere in New York State if only someone would take them. I've been wondering about dairy farms. Every dairy barn I've ever seen has cats all over the place. It could be a nice life for them. - Bob |
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I wonder why you had to trap them to have them spayed
and neutered. * Calvin - I waited too long. They were in the garage for a few months while I checked out the local shelters who weren't able to help. Then winter was coming on and I had to fix a place up for them to keep warm. By then they were almost fully grown and I used a humane trap and brought them one by one to the vet for spaying and neutering. Two females, a male, and a mixed gender. Your cats are wonderful. I saw the first couple of your pictures and as I write this I'm waiting for the rest to download (old slow computer). They look so happy and content. - Bob |
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On Aug 5, 9:48*pm, bob syr wrote:
I wonder why you had to trap them to have them spayed and neutered. * Calvin - I waited too long. *They were in the garage for a few months while I checked out the local shelters who weren't able to help. *Then winter was coming on and I had to fix a place up for them to keep warm. *By then they were almost fully grown and I used a humane trap and brought them one by one to the vet for spaying and neutering. *Two females, a male, and a mixed gender. *Your cats are wonderful. *I saw the first couple of your pictures and as I write this I'm waiting for the rest to download (old slow computer). *They look so happy and content. - Bob Thanks for your friendly reply. What is a mixed gender cat, by the way? I've never heard of that. |
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want to relocate feral cats
"bob syr" wrote in message ... . If I were in your place I think I would contact my local rescue/shelter. Not animal control, of course. I've contacted the ASPCA, Humane Society, and several cat coalition groups. None of them could help as there are thousands of strays and ferals in Syracuse and all the shelters are overrun. I'd be willing to take them anywhere in New York State if only someone would take them. I've been wondering about dairy farms. Every dairy barn I've ever seen has cats all over the place. It could be a nice life for them. - Bob Sorry the situation is this way in NY. I think the dairy farm idea is a good one, they are neutered, they would be great barn cats! |
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On Aug 6, 2:28*am, "cybercat" wrote:
Sorry the situation is this way in NY. I think the dairy farm idea is a good one, they are neutered, they would be great barn cats! But how do you make them stay there? Many cats would take off looking for home at once, no matter that the new environment might be more to their liking eventually. |
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