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| Stray Cat | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 14 2014, 08:48 PM (727 Views) | |
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Oct 14 2014, 08:48 PM Post #1 |
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There's a stray cat outside of my backdoor! My mother and sister gave it some bread, now it won't go away x3 We posted about it online to see if anyone lost a cat, but my sister swears she saw it in the sewers a few days ago, in which case it's a stray. It's kind of cold outside, and it looks like it was either shivering or crying, and what can I say, the animal lover inside of me took over. I suggested taking my dog's old crate and putting some food inside, then closing the door once the cat gets in. I was thinking we could keep it for the night, and figure out what to do with it in the morning, just so it doesn't have to sleep outside. I could really use some advice/thoughts on this one guys If I do attempt to trap it, I'll probably put on a sweatshirt, jeans gloves and thick clothing so it won't bite or scratch me, in case of rabies.
Edited by Drax, Oct 14 2014, 08:54 PM.
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| stargatedalek | Oct 14 2014, 09:03 PM Post #2 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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if it had rabies it probably would have behaved more erratically, but theres any number of other infections that could be lodged in its claws (I've gotten ill from iguana scratches) so thats definitely a good call to try and bundle up for a little while (a day or so I assume) it will probably be fine staying in the crate, I highly advise not letting it loose inside, because again you never really know sorry I couldn't be of more help the only cat I ever took in was having kittens, and it didn't try and struggle when we snatched it up and left it in a cardboard box until the owners came (and you can probably guess what happened when I tried to take in that iguana) |
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Oct 14 2014, 09:10 PM Post #3 |
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People have started commenting on the posts, apparently it has been seen not just in my neighborhood but in others as well, so it's probably feral. I'm trying to convince my parents to try and catch it (Who are definitely not cat people) so we'll see what happens. I'll keep letting you guys know what happens. |
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| Nomis | Oct 14 2014, 09:12 PM Post #4 |
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the Mountain Born
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When you do catch it take it to the vet. It could have some viruses such as toxoplasmosis. |
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| Kaleb | Oct 14 2014, 09:20 PM Post #5 |
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Zebrasorus is teh best evur11
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What does it look like? If it's cool keep it. If not it'll be fine in the wild. *is totally kidding. Don't listen to me.*
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Oct 14 2014, 09:30 PM Post #6 |
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Cailco, and I wouldn't do that
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| iWouldntMind | Oct 14 2014, 10:38 PM Post #7 |
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If you do trap it, it could become stressed out.. food or no food. if its feral then it would prefer the roaming and nto being captured but if you want to keep the cat and its friendly enough to, DO take it to a vet and aware them of the situation. They could even give more advice. Ive had a stray female cat live at my backdoor for years and ive feed her and gave her a dog house with blankets to lay in and when the weather gets rlly bad, she would seem to know where to go so i didnt rlly worry about her but i always offered to let her in, (in a fenced in area of course, dont need her roaming the house) and she would just sit and be content but she never liked staying in the house for more then 2 hours. So i just fed and gave her shelter i did try to become more of just a person with food but she wouldnt allow to be touched so my hopes to spay her, didnt work out.. and she gave birth several times over the years. luckily ive been able to get close to the babies and adopt them out, or a no kill shelter near by would also help out with them. If you have any questions, you can PM me, i might be able to help in some way. |
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Oct 14 2014, 10:40 PM Post #8 |
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Well if you keep it like the others said you'll want to have it checked medically. (Some of the nicest cats I've ever met were ferals that my dad's ex-wife allowed into her house and then to integrate themselves as pets :P) |
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| Similis | Oct 15 2014, 01:34 AM Post #9 |
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Just keep in mind that feral cats (especially feral-born, not abandoned house cats) are wired to be pretty much wild compared to regular domestic stock you could encounter. Don't expect cuddles and purring all the time, it might as well not even agree to live in the house, just outside, and thus contributing to the decimation of local bird population. In case it stays with you, get it to the Vet asap. My neighbours have had a few stray/feral cats on their property for some time and these animals are not the 'companion' type by default. They'll stay around you if you feed them, but can easily fend for themselves and are as independant as the cats go. I wouldn't personally want a 'pet' like that, but again, it'd be your choice only and not anyone else's to take care of that animal. |
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| Jules | Oct 15 2014, 02:56 AM Post #10 |
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo
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My cat is actually a stray cat which once decided not to leave the house If it stays, take it to the vet.
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Oct 15 2014, 05:28 PM Post #11 |
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I've decided just to leave it alone for now. If it comes back, which it did this morning, I'll continue to feed it but otherwise I'll let it be on it's own. I put out my dog's old crate with some blankets, but it probably has a shelter it feels safer in, possibly with other cats. As girl who goes to my school fed it for a while last year until it stopped coming back, so it seems to be doing alright for itself. If it does decide to stick around, I'll take it to the vet, get it fixed and checked out, then find a home for it (My dogs weren't too friendly). I have a couple of teammates on my football team whose families are thinking about getting a cat, so we'll see what happens. Thanks for all the help though Would a staff member please close this topic for now? If there is any significant news, I'll ask for it to be re-opened.Thanks!
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| Stephen | Oct 15 2014, 05:31 PM Post #12 |
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Stuck on Earth
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Topic closed upon request. |
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If I do attempt to trap it, I'll probably put on a sweatshirt, jeans gloves and thick clothing so it won't bite or scratch me, in case of rabies.







*is totally kidding. Don't listen to me.*








