On that, I have had a few ferals that were held inside after vet
treatment for various reasons: weather (very hot or cold etc),
dangers (size and age of cat and the presents of packs of dogs, hawks
etc) healing time + adjust time (they were returning to their own
group), and just because of numerous other concerns. None of them
have ever forgotten their nature. These ferals live at my Mom's but I
am the primary servant. Mom's concerns have to be addressed.
This is my experience only.
On Aug 11, 2011, at 8:26 PM, Diane Rosenfeldt wrote:
Bonnie, I would suggest going to the feral_cats Yahoogroup and
reading the Files. You have to look a little, but there is good
advice for dealing with all kinds of situations. You can join the
group and just ask, of course, but they will respect you more if you
look in the Files first.
I’m not completely sure of this, but I think that list advises
AGAINST holding a cat you’re going to TNR inside for that long
unless it is ill and under treatment. The idea being that it will
lose its sense of being an outside cat. They DO advocate, when
relocating, holding the cat outside in a large cage for a few weeks
to get them used to the yard and the idea that “this is where food
is.”
Hope this helps.
Diane R.
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] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:31 AM
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Subject: [Felvtalk] Sorry to Ask so much, but...
Importance: High
Folks
I’m sorry to be monopolizing all this “air space” on the list this
morning, but am trying to figure this out with this cat.
So, if I decide to put her in my bathroom for a 2 to 3 weeks, as has
been suggested, then how do I introduce her to ‘living outside’ again?
I currently have 4 cats PLUS am trying to introduce my aunt’s cat,
Princess. I know this doesn’t sound like much to some of you, but
it’s getting a bit stress (maybe more for me than for the felines!)….
Again, I can’t thank you enough for sharing your information and
experiences. I deeply appreciate you all!
~Bonnie
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