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Two Feral Cats
I recently started working in a place where I frequently see two
obviously feral cats in the back parking lot. They are both adults, all white, beautiful cats, but a little skinny, and kinda mangy, but they look in good health otherwise prbably siblings. The parking lot abuts a fiels with trees and tall grass (and some debris), it's at least a half mile long and several hundred feet wide. One of the cats is missing an eye and it wasn't done surgically. It's a messy, bloody, scabby wound. I can't really tell that it's in any discomfort or not, but it seems a recent wound. I've only been working here a month but the cmpany moved here around 18 mos ago and the cats were here then too. Someone else in the building set up a dry bed for them behind the dumpster and is feeding them. I would never bring them home as I have kittens who would probably be hurt or infected by adult ferals. These are my choices: Do nothing. These cats have been here at least a year and a half. Maybe much longer, and are still kicking. They must be doing something right. Someone made them a bed and is feeding them. They have ample place to hunt and play in the field which abut parking lots and back yards. The downfall, it is very close to the Sials Deane Highway, a busy Connecticut retail road with lots of traffic, also, I'm not sure what Kinda shape ol' 'one eye" is in. If that eye gets infected he may die. For all anyone knows, they barely lived through a rough CT winter last year and maybe can't last another. My other choice is to call the animal hospital down the street or the Humane Society to come catch them. They will then be cared for someplace warm, be well fed by nice people and may get adopted. More likely they will be euthanized, or at least the one missing an eye. What would you do? |
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enlightened us with... I recently started working in a place where I frequently see two obviously feral cats in the back parking lot. snip What would you do? If they are friendly with people, find out if any local no-kill rescues would be willing to take on these kitties. They may be willing to take them in especially because of the injured one. If they are not friendly with people, I'd contact the local animal shelter to see if a vet would treat them as ferals to be re-released (and put out winter shelter - see below). The humane society may work with a vet who would do this. True ferals have very bad chances of getting adopted. There are a lot of friendly cats without homes. People choose those. Worse comes to worse (no one will take them or help them), I'd bring the one with only one eye in to the H.S. (or have them come get him) even if there was a chance he'd be euthanized. That injury must be terribly painful and is likely to get infected without treatment. I'd then put out a real shelter outside (they make dog houses for this) with hay in it and stuff for the other cat for the winter. If a shelter is done properly (raised off ground, hay and blankets for warmth, covered entrance, etc), the cat will be fine over the winter. My nickle, anyways. -- -- ~kaeli~ Synonym: the word you use in place of a word you can't spell. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:21:15 -0700, ceb2 wrote:
I recently started working in a place where I frequently see two obviously feral cats in the back parking lot. [...] These are my choices: Do nothing. This is the correct choice for *you*. You've damaged enough cats' lives already. My other choice is to call the animal hospital down the street or the Humane Society to come catch them. If this is the only other "choice" that occurs to you, then all the more would it be correct for you to do nothing. Cats are not your long suit. What would you do? Depends. |
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:21:15 -0700, ceb2 wrote:
I recently started working in a place where I frequently see two obviously feral cats in the back parking lot. [...] These are my choices: Do nothing. This is the correct choice for *you*. You've damaged enough cats' lives already. My other choice is to call the animal hospital down the street or the Humane Society to come catch them. If this is the only other "choice" that occurs to you, then all the more would it be correct for you to do nothing. Cats are not your long suit. What would you do? Depends. |
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"Arjun Ray" wrote in message news On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:21:15 -0700, ceb2 wrote: I recently started working in a place where I frequently see two obviously feral cats in the back parking lot. [...] These are my choices: Do nothing. This is the correct choice for *you*. You've damaged enough cats' lives already. Yep. I did not answer because I know this asshole will do whatever is convenient. I probably would already have DONE something about the ferals, but buttwipe here's response to them is "oh, great topic for the Newsgroup." What a cat lover. My other choice is to call the animal hospital down the street or the Humane Society to come catch them. If this is the only other "choice" that occurs to you, then all the more would it be correct for you to do nothing. Cats are not your long suit. What would you do? Depends. |
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"Arjun Ray" wrote in message news On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:21:15 -0700, ceb2 wrote: I recently started working in a place where I frequently see two obviously feral cats in the back parking lot. [...] These are my choices: Do nothing. This is the correct choice for *you*. You've damaged enough cats' lives already. Yep. I did not answer because I know this asshole will do whatever is convenient. I probably would already have DONE something about the ferals, but buttwipe here's response to them is "oh, great topic for the Newsgroup." What a cat lover. My other choice is to call the animal hospital down the street or the Humane Society to come catch them. If this is the only other "choice" that occurs to you, then all the more would it be correct for you to do nothing. Cats are not your long suit. What would you do? Depends. |
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they look in good health otherwise
One of the cats is missing an eye and it wasn't done surgically. It's a messy, bloody, scabby wound. Is it just me, or is this a contradiction? I agree with others that you should probably keep out of it since you're a cat abuser. It's a very sad situation for those kitties, though. Maybe you should call a rescue group. Or maybe the person caring for them will take care of it. They should be trapped and receive medical care and neutering and maybe released to a feral colony somewhere away from traffic. But the task is probably too big for you so you might as well leave well enough alone. 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) |
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they look in good health otherwise
One of the cats is missing an eye and it wasn't done surgically. It's a messy, bloody, scabby wound. Is it just me, or is this a contradiction? I agree with others that you should probably keep out of it since you're a cat abuser. It's a very sad situation for those kitties, though. Maybe you should call a rescue group. Or maybe the person caring for them will take care of it. They should be trapped and receive medical care and neutering and maybe released to a feral colony somewhere away from traffic. But the task is probably too big for you so you might as well leave well enough alone. 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) |
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There are feral groups around that will trap, spay/neuter, and release
if someone is feeding them. I think it would be a good idea to get that eye treated, at the very least. You might call the Humane Society and see if they can give you the names of some feral rescue groups who could help. Also, if you offer a donation or even offer to cover the expense of eye-treatment or spay, neuter, that might help them to be able to help the cats. Maybe even take donations at your office. The Humane Societies themselves are usually over-extended and may not take feral cats. They take lots of time to tame, something the H.S. does not always have. Good luck, Rhonda ceb2 wrote: I recently started working in a place where I frequently see two obviously feral cats in the back parking lot. They are both adults, all white, beautiful cats, but a little skinny, and kinda mangy, but they look in good health otherwise prbably siblings. The parking lot abuts a fiels with trees and tall grass (and some debris), it's at least a half mile long and several hundred feet wide. One of the cats is missing an eye and it wasn't done surgically. It's a messy, bloody, scabby wound. I can't really tell that it's in any discomfort or not, but it seems a recent wound. I've only been working here a month but the cmpany moved here around 18 mos ago and the cats were here then too. Someone else in the building set up a dry bed for them behind the dumpster and is feeding them. I would never bring them home as I have kittens who would probably be hurt or infected by adult ferals. These are my choices: Do nothing. These cats have been here at least a year and a half. Maybe much longer, and are still kicking. They must be doing something right. Someone made them a bed and is feeding them. They have ample place to hunt and play in the field which abut parking lots and back yards. The downfall, it is very close to the Sials Deane Highway, a busy Connecticut retail road with lots of traffic, also, I'm not sure what Kinda shape ol' 'one eye" is in. If that eye gets infected he may die. For all anyone knows, they barely lived through a rough CT winter last year and maybe can't last another. My other choice is to call the animal hospital down the street or the Humane Society to come catch them. They will then be cared for someplace warm, be well fed by nice people and may get adopted. More likely they will be euthanized, or at least the one missing an eye. What would you do? |
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