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feeding strays
I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence.
There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri |
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:12:09 -0700, "suitta" wrote:
I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri IMO - a well fed stray or feral is bound to be healthier than a starving one. For two years I fed 13 ferals and they were lovely cats (but untouchable except for two of them). Their lives are usually short, so why not make it a little better by giving them something to eat?MLB |
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:12:09 -0700, "suitta" wrote:
I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri IMO - a well fed stray or feral is bound to be healthier than a starving one. For two years I fed 13 ferals and they were lovely cats (but untouchable except for two of them). Their lives are usually short, so why not make it a little better by giving them something to eat?MLB |
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I leave a bowl of food filled on the side of my house for the couple of
neighborhood strays. None of them have ever let me get close, but the bowl empties every few days. It's really cheap dry food (Meow Mix), but I'm sure it's a lot better than what they eat otherwise. "suitta" wrote in message news:qaMEc.91547$%T.27834@okepread05... I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri |
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I leave a bowl of food filled on the side of my house for the couple of
neighborhood strays. None of them have ever let me get close, but the bowl empties every few days. It's really cheap dry food (Meow Mix), but I'm sure it's a lot better than what they eat otherwise. "suitta" wrote in message news:qaMEc.91547$%T.27834@okepread05... I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri |
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"suitta" wrote in message news:qaMEc.91547$%T.27834@okepread05...
I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri Don't feed them unless you plan on trapping them all and neutering them. Otherwise you create a perpetual colony of cats destined to a sorry life on the street. Each female can breed twice a year. Litter size often is as many as 8-10 kittens, sometimes more. As you can see, pretty soon you will be overun with cats. -L. |
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"suitta" wrote in message news:qaMEc.91547$%T.27834@okepread05...
I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri Don't feed them unless you plan on trapping them all and neutering them. Otherwise you create a perpetual colony of cats destined to a sorry life on the street. Each female can breed twice a year. Litter size often is as many as 8-10 kittens, sometimes more. As you can see, pretty soon you will be overun with cats. -L. |
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"suitta" wrote in message news:qaMEc.91547$%T.27834@okepread05... I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri Personally, I'd go ahead & fed them. If it ever gets to the point where they become friendly w/ you & are inching their way toward adoption, then you can figure out what to do about it. But until that happens - which it may not ever do - I'd just go ahead & help to keep them a bit healthier through better nutrition. Cathy |
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"suitta" wrote in message news:qaMEc.91547$%T.27834@okepread05... I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri Personally, I'd go ahead & fed them. If it ever gets to the point where they become friendly w/ you & are inching their way toward adoption, then you can figure out what to do about it. But until that happens - which it may not ever do - I'd just go ahead & help to keep them a bit healthier through better nutrition. Cathy |
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"MadHatter" wrote in message ... On 1 Jul 2004 09:30:55 -0700, (-L. wrote: "suitta" wrote in message news:qaMEc.91547$%T.27834@okepread05... I have a momma and baby kitty living in the brushy area over my back fence. There's a good bit of area back there with lots of birds, lizards, and mice. (I've seen all 3). Problem is tonight I put food out because they looked a little thin and they came and enjoyed. If all I commit to is feeding them am I inviting trouble or is giving them food good-hearted? I cannot take in another cat. My landlord won't have it. They have no desire to be housecat's. When approached they scattered. Before I set food out one more time I need advice. Thanks - Terri Don't feed them unless you plan on trapping them all and neutering them. Otherwise you create a perpetual colony of cats destined to a sorry life on the street. Each female can breed twice a year. Litter size often is as many as 8-10 kittens, sometimes more. As you can see, pretty soon you will be overun with cats. -L. more than 8 kittens? the cat only has 8 nipples, usually. it thought they wouldn't have more kittens than nipples. -L Someone recently posted pics (on the alt.binaries.pictures.animals ng maybe it was?) of a mother cat who had 10 kittens in a litter - & all apppeared to be doing well. Cathy |
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