Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/placing the stray cats/re[ply

[dot winkler]

Hi Marta - I can't keep all the 7 stray cats though I would love to take them 
all home with me! Because they are so cute and have names, too.Maybe if I had a 
large farm!  I have three other cats already at home and one is FIV pos and the 
other FELV pos.  The third is healthy.  I don't think 10 cats in my small cape 
cod house would be good anyways. The two cats i have at home are indoor/outdoor 
cats so I can't bring the strays into my yard either. They would all fight.  I 
will have to do some research about all this as I shudder to think of another 
winter for the strays.  I have built them shelters but they are not heated!  We 
were just lucky this past winter was mild with little snow.  I shudder to think 
of an ice storm or something.  i don't know if they would all make it or not.  



 From: Marta Gasper 
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"  
Sent: Saturday, June 2, 2012 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/placing the stray 
cats
 

<>
 
I always pipe up when somebody says that cats sit in cages at shelter/in jail, 
etc..well that is true of kill shelters and some no-kills. And BTW not all open 
policy shelters put the cat in the cage and leave it there.
 
No-kills specially know very well that an animal can't live in a cage. I don't 
work at a shelter but am close friends with a nk and several HS's. Cats don't 
do well in cages for an extended period of time. While medicating and being 
socialized, acclimated and other changes, yes, they have to be.
But it is dangerous actually to hold animals in cages b/c of stress which leads 
to disease. They know that or should know it.
Depending on room cats are taken out of the cages and let roam in rooms, 
ussualy are in for the night. At the no-kill the only cats in cages are sick 
ones or baby kittens. Even fractious cats they separate in groups in small 
rooms. For instance one year ago the nk shelter took one of my rescue cats, she 
was tame but has a very short fuse. She was in a cage during quarantine(10 
days) and that was it. Afterwards shared a room with one cat she could bear, 
doesn't like much other cats.
She'd swipe at people too so she needed an understanding owner, finally last 
week that family showed up and she was adopted.
In your situation I'd ask a  no-kill shelter, true most are full but you never 
know. Unless you wish to keep all the cats, which probably for them is the best 
alternative. Where are you at?
Marta
 
 
http://homelessnomore.webs.com/

 
I was going to suggest a ramp, but alas, the coons could also use it.  

RE:  taking them to a no kill shelter, if it is like the ones around here, they 
are not able to take on any more dogs or cats.  Everyone who has lost ajob, 
home and has to move in with relatives, brings their animals to the shelter.  
You are right, they would have to spend some time there especially if they are 
not socialized.  That takes time and that means time in cages.  I took 2 from 
P.A.L.S..  I had gone to see about 1 cat and ended up with both Lil Bit and 
Casey.  They had been in an 8 x 10 cage with about 6 or 8 other cats for over a 
year.  Lil Bit is just now moving around the house because she is so small 
(6lbs) and timid and Casey is getting used to NOT being allowed to bully 
everyone.  I just wish people would bring a short letter giving
 information about their pets so the adopter would understand why they are the 
way they are.  Often they are misunderstood and end up back at the shelter 
because people do not have the patience to try to understand them


 dot winkler  wrote: 
> Speaking of all this about the raccoon, anyways, wish I could find homes for 
> the 7 cats i feed every day.  They are all so beautiful and quite healthy 
> looking with all the meat i feed them and the dry food.  At least 3 of them 
> are very friendly and the others are coming around, too.  Anyone have any 
> input about how to place these cats?  I hate to bring them to a shelter even 
> if it's no kill.  They will just sit in a cage until they get adopted for god 
> knows how long.  It's very hard feeding every day.  It's just me and my 
> husband.  We can
 never go away anywhere now because of it.  What are your experiences?  Dotty






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Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/placing the stray cats

[Marta Gasper]

<>
 
I always pipe up when somebody says that cats sit in cages at shelter/in jail, 
etc..well that is true of kill shelters and some no-kills. And BTW not all open 
policy shelters put the cat in the cage and leave it there.
 
No-kills specially know very well that an animal can't live in a cage. I don't 
work at a shelter but am close friends with a nk and several HS's. Cats don't 
do well in cages for an extended period of time. While medicating and being 
socialized, acclimated and other changes, yes, they have to be.
But it is dangerous actually to hold animals in cages b/c of stress which leads 
to disease. They know that or should know it.
Depending on room cats are taken out of the cages and let roam in rooms, 
ussualy are in for the night. At the no-kill the only cats in cages are sick 
ones or baby kittens. Even fractious cats they separate in groups in small 
rooms. For instance one year ago the nk shelter took one of my rescue cats, she 
was tame but has a very short fuse. She was in a cage during quarantine(10 
days) and that was it. Afterwards shared a room with one cat she could bear, 
doesn't like much other cats.
She'd swipe at people too so she needed an understanding owner, finally last 
week that family showed up and she was adopted.
In your situation I'd ask a  no-kill shelter, true most are full but you never 
know. Unless you wish to keep all the cats, which probably for them is the best 
alternative. Where are you at?
Marta
 
 
http://homelessnomore.webs.com/

 
I was going to suggest a ramp, but alas, the coons could also use it.  

RE:  taking them to a no kill shelter, if it is like the ones around here, they 
are not able to take on any more dogs or cats.  Everyone who has lost ajob, 
home and has to move in with relatives, brings their animals to the shelter.  
You are right, they would have to spend some time there especially if they are 
not socialized.  That takes time and that means time in cages.  I took 2 from 
P.A.L.S..  I had gone to see about 1 cat and ended up with both Lil Bit and 
Casey.  They had been in an 8 x 10 cage with about 6 or 8 other cats for over a 
year.  Lil Bit is just now moving around the house because she is so small 
(6lbs) and timid and Casey is getting used to NOT being allowed to bully 
everyone.  I just wish people would bring a short letter giving information 
about their pets so the adopter would understand why they are the way they 
are.  Often they are misunderstood and end up back at the shelter because 
people do not have the patience to try
 to understand them


 dot winkler  wrote: 
> Speaking of all this about the raccoon, anyways, wish I could find homes for 
> the 7 cats i feed every day.  They are all so beautiful and quite healthy 
> looking with all the meat i feed them and the dry food.  At least 3 of them 
> are very friendly and the others are coming around, too.  Anyone have any 
> input about how to place these cats?  I hate to bring them to a shelter even 
> if it's no kill.  They will just sit in a cage until they get adopted for god 
> knows how long.  It's very hard feeding every day.  It's just me and my 
> husband.  We can never go away anywhere now because of it.  What are your 
> experiences?  Dotty



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[dlgegg]

I was going to suggest a ramp, but alas, the coons could also use it.  

RE:  taking them to a no kill shelter, if it is like the ones around here, they 
are not able to take on any more dogs or cats.  Everyone who has lost ajob, 
home and has to move in with relatives, brings their animals to the shelter.  
You are right, they would have to spend some time there especially if they are 
not socialized.  That takes time and that means time in cages.  I took 2 from 
P.A.L.S..  I had gone to see about 1 cat and ended up with both Lil Bit and 
Casey.  They had been in an 8 x 10 cage with about 6 or 8 other cats for over a 
year.  Lil Bit is just now moving around the house because she is so small 
(6lbs) and timid and Casey is getting used to NOT being allowed to bully 
everyone.  I just wish people would bring a short letter giving information 
about their pets so the adopter would understand why they are the way they are. 
 Often they are misunderstood and end up back at the shelter because people do 
not have the patience to try to understand them


 dot winkler  wrote: 
> Speaking of all this about the raccoon, anyways, wish I could find homes for 
> the 7 cats i feed every day.  They are all so beautiful and quite healthy 
> looking with all the meat i feed them and the dry food.  At least 3 of them 
> are very friendly and the others are coming around, too.  Anyone have any 
> input about how to place these cats?  I hate to bring them to a shelter even 
> if it's no kill.  They will just sit in a cage until they get adopted for god 
> knows how long.  It's very hard feeding every day.  It's just me and my 
> husband.  We can never go away anywhere now because of it.  What are your 
> experiences?  Dotty



 From: dot winkler 
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"  
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW:  RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
 

Hi - well, I don't think I can bring the dry food in at night.  Because i would 
have to make two trips to the cat area, instead of one.  One trip is to bring 
the meat to them.  If I did that in the evening then I could bring in the dry 
food but then i would have to come the next morning to put the dry food back 
and then another time that day to bring it in again.  I live the next town over 
and work schedule is rough so once a day is pushing it as it  is!  Thanks for 
all your suggestions.  What did you mean about the RAMP?  I was not sure I 
understood.  Just thought of something - wouldn't it be cool if I could devise 
a door that would shut automatically each night so nothing could get in the dry 
food station and then open in the morning!  L.O.L.  dotty



 From: "dlg...@windstream.net" 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW:  RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
 
I feed the birds, so I also feed raccoons since they clean up what the birds 
don't get or drop.  I also get possums coming for the seed.  They both come to 
the feeders especially during a dry spell because I also put out water for the 
birds.  They come all during the day, especially the young ones who have just 
been weaned.  When they find an easy source of food, they will keep coming 
back.  Maybe try moving the food to a different location, confuse them?  Coons 
are smart, scheming little kids.  I had one that sekt stealing the bait out of 
a trap, so I watched all night and caught her.  She entered the trap, sucked in 
her stomachso she would not trip the door and reached across the trip plate, 
took the food and backed out.  Next night, I wired the bait to the floor of the 
trap and in the struggle to get it, she sprung the trap.  Big Momma, another 
(35lbs) kept getting in my seed can.  She would open
 it and let the babies in to eat.  Tried using straps from pick up.  She chewed 
thru them.  Brought it inside and she tried to turn the door handle so she 
could get in to it.  
Maybe you cold make a ramp - no, coons would jucst use it too.  I will ask Perk 
(an old timer round here who used to hunt them)  maybe he can come up with 
something.  Have you thought of bringing the dry food in at night and once the 
cats got used to the feeding schedule, they would not come for food at night.
 Natalie  wrote: 
>  
> 
> Yes, raccoons are mostly nocturnal, but when they have young ones, they can
> also be seen during the day, looking for more food. This makes many people
> call ACOs when they see raccoons during the day, wrongly assuming that
> there's something wrong with
 them, like rabies, distemper.
> 
>  
> 
> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:17 AM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
> 
>  
> 
> They are and they are a royal pain.  
> 
> On May 29, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Beth wrote:
> 
>  
> 

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/placing the stray cats

[Natalie]

In what area are you living?  Are they spayed/neutered?

Natalie

 

From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dot winkler
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 8:43 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/placing the
stray cats

 

Speaking of all this about the raccoon, anyways, wish I could find homes for
the 7 cats i feed every day.  They are all so beautiful and quite healthy
looking with all the meat i feed them and the dry food.  At least 3 of them
are very friendly and the others are coming around, too.  Anyone have any
input about how to place these cats?  I hate to bring them to a shelter even
if it's no kill.  They will just sit in a cage until they get adopted for
god knows how long.  It's very hard feeding every day.  It's just me and my
husband.  We can never go away anywhere now because of it.  What are your
experiences?  Dotty

 

  _  

From: dot winkler 
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"  
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION

 

Hi - well, I don't think I can bring the dry food in at night.  Because i
would have to make two trips to the cat area, instead of one.  One trip is
to bring the meat to them.  If I did that in the evening then I could bring
in the dry food but then i would have to come the next morning to put the
dry food back and then another time that day to bring it in again.  I live
the next town over and work schedule is rough so once a day is pushing it as
it  is!  Thanks for all your suggestions.  What did you mean about the RAMP?
I was not sure I understood.  Just thought of something - wouldn't it be
cool if I could devise a door that would shut automatically each night so
nothing could get in the dry food station and then open in the morning!
L.O.L.  dotty

 

  _  

From: "dlg...@windstream.net" 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION


I feed the birds, so I also feed raccoons since they clean up what the birds
don't get or drop.  I also get possums coming for the seed.  They both come
to the feeders especially during a dry spell because I also put out water
for the birds.  They come all during the day, especially the young ones who
have just been weaned.  When they find an easy source of food, they will
keep coming back.  Maybe try moving the food to a different location,
confuse them?  Coons are smart, scheming little kids.  I had one that sekt
stealing the bait out of a trap, so I watched all night and caught her.  She
entered the trap, sucked in her stomachso she would not trip the door and
reached across the trip plate, took the food and backed out.  Next night, I
wired the bait to the floor of the trap and in the struggle to get it, she
sprung the trap.  Big Momma, another (35lbs) kept getting in my seed can.
She would open it and let the babies in to eat.  Tried using straps from
pick up.  She chewed thru them.  Brought it inside and she tried to turn the
door handle so she could get in to it.  
Maybe you cold make a ramp - no, coons would jucst use it too.  I will ask
Perk (an old timer round here who used to hunt them)  maybe he can come up
with something.  Have you thought of bringing the dry food in at night and
once the cats got used to the feeding schedule, they would not come for food
at night.
 Natalie  wrote: 
>  
> 
> Yes, raccoons are mostly nocturnal, but when they have young ones, they
can
> also be seen during the day, looking for more food. This makes many people
> call ACOs when they see raccoons during the day, wrongly assuming that
> there's something wrong with them, like rabies, distemper.
> 
>  
> 
> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:17 AM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
> 
>  
> 
> They are and they are a royal pain.  
> 
> On May 29, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Beth wrote:
> 
>  
> 
> I have the same problem with opossums. I have started feeding the ferals
in
> a different place & putting dry food out for the Opossums. Also I feed the
> ferals during the day & the Opossums eat at night. I'm not sure if
raccoons
> are nocturnal like opossums
> 
>  
> 
> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  _  
> 
> From: dot winkler 
> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"  
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
> 
>  
> 
> Hi there - anyone out there - does anyone know how to construct or how t

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/placing the stray cats

[MaiMaiPG]

If they are spayed and neutered and if you have a farm where barn cats  
are needed and cared for.not just dumped to fend for  
themselves...The receivers would have to understand relocation and  
the special needs of the relocated cats but they are available.

On Jun 1, 2012, at 7:43 PM, dot winkler wrote:

Speaking of all this about the raccoon, anyways, wish I could find  
homes for the 7 cats i feed every day.  They are all so beautiful  
and quite healthy looking with all the meat i feed them and the dry  
food.  At least 3 of them are very friendly and the others are  
coming around, too.  Anyone have any input about how to place these  
cats?  I hate to bring them to a shelter even if it's no kill.  They  
will just sit in a cage until they get adopted for god knows how  
long.  It's very hard feeding every day.  It's just me and my  
husband.  We can never go away anywhere now because of it.  What are  
your experiences?  Dotty


From: dot winkler 
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" 
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION

Hi - well, I don't think I can bring the dry food in at night.   
Because i would have to make two trips to the cat area, instead of  
one.  One trip is to bring the meat to them.  If I did that in the  
evening then I could bring in the dry food but then i would have to  
come the next morning to put the dry food back and then another time  
that day to bring it in again.  I live the next town over and work  
schedule is rough so once a day is pushing it as it  is!  Thanks for  
all your suggestions.  What did you mean about the RAMP?  I was not  
sure I understood.  Just thought of something - wouldn't it be cool  
if I could devise a door that would shut automatically each night so  
nothing could get in the dry food station and then open in the  
morning!  L.O.L.  dotty


From: "dlg...@windstream.net" 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION

I feed the birds, so I also feed raccoons since they clean up what  
the birds don't get or drop.  I also get possums coming for the  
seed.  They both come to the feeders especially during a dry spell  
because I also put out water for the birds.  They come all during  
the day, especially the young ones who have just been weaned.  When  
they find an easy source of food, they will keep coming back.  Maybe  
try moving the food to a different location, confuse them?  Coons  
are smart, scheming little kids.  I had one that sekt stealing the  
bait out of a trap, so I watched all night and caught her.  She  
entered the trap, sucked in her stomachso she would not trip the  
door and reached across the trip plate, took the food and backed  
out.  Next night, I wired the bait to the floor of the trap and in  
the struggle to get it, she sprung the trap.  Big Momma, another  
(35lbs) kept getting in my seed can.  She would open it and let the  
babies in to eat.  Tried using straps from pick up.  She chewed thru  
them.  Brought it inside and she tried to turn the door handle so  
she could get in to it.
Maybe you cold make a ramp - no, coons would jucst use it too.  I  
will ask Perk (an old timer round here who used to hunt them)  maybe  
he can come up with something.  Have you thought of bringing the dry  
food in at night and once the cats got used to the feeding schedule,  
they would not come for food at night.

 Natalie  wrote:
>
>
> Yes, raccoons are mostly nocturnal, but when they have young ones,  
they can
> also be seen during the day, looking for more food. This makes  
many people
> call ACOs when they see raccoons during the day, wrongly assuming  
that

> there's something wrong with them, like rabies, distemper.
>
>
>
> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:17 AM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
>
>
>
> They are and they are a royal pain.
>
> On May 29, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Beth wrote:
>
>
>
> I have the same problem with opossums. I have started feeding the  
ferals in
> a different place & putting dry food out for the Opossums. Also I  
feed the
> ferals during the day & the Opossums eat at night. I'm not sure if  
raccoons

> are nocturnal like opossums
>
>
>
> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org 

>
>
>
>
>
>  _
>
> From: dot winkler 
> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
>
>
>
> Hi there - anyone out there - does anyone know how to construct or  
how to
> keep raccoon out of an outdoor cat colony dry feeder?  I am  
feeding 7
> outdoor cats and now there is a raccoon in the area eating all the  
dry food
> every night in the dry food feeding station.  I feed the cats 

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/placing the stray cats

[dot winkler]

Speaking of all this about the raccoon, anyways, wish I could find homes for 
the 7 cats i feed every day.  They are all so beautiful and quite healthy 
looking with all the meat i feed them and the dry food.  At least 3 of them are 
very friendly and the others are coming around, too.  Anyone have any input 
about how to place these cats?  I hate to bring them to a shelter even if it's 
no kill.  They will just sit in a cage until they get adopted for god knows how 
long.  It's very hard feeding every day.  It's just me and my husband.  We can 
never go away anywhere now because of it.  What are your experiences?  Dotty



 From: dot winkler 
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"  
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW:  RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
 

Hi - well, I don't think I can bring the dry food in at night.  Because i would 
have to make two trips to the cat area, instead of one.  One trip is to bring 
the meat to them.  If I did that in the evening then I could bring in the dry 
food but then i would have to come the next morning to put the dry food back 
and then another time that day to bring it in again.  I live the next town over 
and work schedule is rough so once a day is pushing it as it  is!  Thanks for 
all your suggestions.  What did you mean about the RAMP?  I was not sure I 
understood.  Just thought of something - wouldn't it be cool if I could devise 
a door that would shut automatically each night so nothing could get in the dry 
food station and then open in the morning!  L.O.L.  dotty



 From: "dlg...@windstream.net" 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW:  RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
 
I feed the birds, so I also feed raccoons since they clean up what the birds 
don't get or drop.  I also get possums coming for the seed.  They both come to 
the feeders especially during a dry spell because I also put out water for the 
birds.  They come all during the day, especially the young ones who have just 
been weaned.  When they find an easy source of food, they will keep coming 
back.  Maybe try moving the food to a different location, confuse them?  Coons 
are smart, scheming little kids.  I had one that sekt stealing the bait out of 
a trap, so I watched all night and caught her.  She entered the trap, sucked in 
her stomachso she would not trip the door and reached across the trip plate, 
took the food and backed out.  Next night, I wired the bait to the floor of the 
trap and in the struggle to get it, she sprung the trap.  Big Momma, another 
(35lbs) kept getting in my seed can.  She would open
 it and let the babies in to eat.  Tried using straps from pick up.  She chewed 
thru them.  Brought it inside and she tried to turn the door handle so she 
could get in to it.  
Maybe you cold make a ramp - no, coons would jucst use it too.  I will ask Perk 
(an old timer round here who used to hunt them)  maybe he can come up with 
something.  Have you thought of bringing the dry food in at night and once the 
cats got used to the feeding schedule, they would not come for food at night.
 Natalie  wrote: 
>  
> 
> Yes, raccoons are mostly nocturnal, but when they have young ones, they can
> also be seen during the day, looking for more food. This makes many people
> call ACOs when they see raccoons during the day, wrongly assuming that
> there's something wrong with
 them, like rabies, distemper.
> 
>  
> 
> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:17 AM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
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> They are and they are a royal pain.  
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> On May 29, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Beth wrote:
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> I have the same problem with opossums. I have started feeding the ferals in
> a different place & putting dry food out for
 the Opossums. Also I feed the
> ferals during the day & the Opossums eat at night. I'm not sure if raccoons
> are nocturnal like opossums
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> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org  
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> From: dot winkler 
> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"  
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION
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> Hi there - anyone out there - does anyone know how to construct or how to
> keep raccoon out of an outdoor cat colony dry feeder?  I am feeding 7
> outdoor cats and now there is a raccoon in the area eating all the dry food
> every night in the dry food feeding station.  I feed the cats by day some
> meat and throw away the plates when done.  But the dry food is a staple food
> for them which they need to supplement the one feeding I give.  Also, in
> case I can't get there to feed them.  Any suggestions?  I have seen some
> constructions on line but t