There must be someone who could take over feeding them - especially with colder weather coming (don't know where you are)..they cannot be left without food after relying on it for so long.
I have never liked TNR because there were never any people to take responsibility. Since I do rescue and care for many at home, I could not add the responsibility of caring for outside cats, too - there's just not enough time and energy. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 4:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight All too true. When I had a house fire in 2007 and moved I packed up my yard cats and brought them along. I still have two of them. One is 11 years old, absolutely untouchable, and she was my first TNR cat. Once you start feeding they learn to depend on you. You can't just walk away and leave them. Where are you located? There must be other feral feeders or TNR groups in your area. Perhaps we can help you find them and you could get some relief while you heal up. (Are the cats you've been feeding all spayed and neutered?) Please do NOT involve your local animal control agency. They very well might round up the cats and kill them. If you want to get those cats homes then take in one or two of the tame ones in at a time and foster until a home is found. From: MaiMaiPG <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight Dozens of years re feeding. We trap, s/n and release. That is the price of free food. I would not feel right about abandoning my wild friends. When I moved to care for my mother, I got neighbors to take care of the one feral at that house. I visited when I could and furnished the food. We have fed ferals at Mom's for as long as I can remember. And calling a shelter will probably result in the death of most of the cats you have been caring for. On Aug 27, 2012, at 3:02 PM, dot winkler wrote: Hi. I threw this out there a few weeks ago but don't i know if it went thru - I didn't see any replies. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with outdoor (stray) cat feeding. I have been feeding 7 for a year and a half now. I am going to have arm surgery and will not be able to drive for 6 weeks and will have a very difficult postop recovery. I have no-one else to feed the cats. I am thinking of calling some shelters and maybe simultaneously the newspaper to expose their plight. Perhaps some can be adopted, if a facility would take them in and if they got the proper exposure from the newspaper. I also could try to help in the adoption process. ALSO, my other question is, how long have people been feeding their outdoor cats? I am thinking this cannot go on forever. Where do I find people to help me out with it, if I can't find adoptions? Any input on this, would be great. Thanks From: Marta Gasper <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV & Ascites? I wouldn't know..besides of FIP it could be heart trouble and other conditions. Sorry I can't reasure you. The vet can draw fluid and analyze it for protein content, high protein is FIP. Last year and earlier this year we lost two kittens to FIP almost a month apart. When they extracted fluid from the first one it was clear but the analysis confirmed the high protein content. So dx was FIP, later on vet found a large mass growing so concluded that he had pancreatic cancer thus the fluid_at that point was greenish_his sister also got a FIP dx, high prt fluid but more typical; yellow viscous fluid, no cancer. I'm wishing all the best to you and your kitten <http://homelessnomore.webs.com/> http://homelessnomore.webs.com/ From: Forgotten Felines <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 5:00 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] FeLV & Ascites? My FeLV+ kitten developed ascites and I'm worried the vet is going to tell me it's FIP. Does anyone know if ascites is ever related to FeLV? _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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