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HAPPY UPDATE!!!!! YOU GUYS ARE MY LUCKY CHARMS, I SWEAR!!! She just went back into her house!! She was sunning herself in her chair, something she hasn't done in ages, and when my husband came home and pulled up into the driveway, she jumped down off the chair, something she does a lot. But I...

Like a TOTAL nut, I went out and found the pieces of fur that fell out of her bedding and now that there really isn't any ambient "urine" smell, I smelled the fur and it did not smell like cat urine at all. I can only imagine what that would have looked like if someone was walking by our house...

I had planned on trying to trap the tomcat again this weekend, but now, I'm not certain that setting up a trap in front of her yard is a great idea when I'm trying to make her feel more relaxed about things...thoughts?? :confused:

I'm keeping a close eye on her cot to see when she lays on it so I might be able to pull some fur from it! LOL, I did actually try smelling the fur, but at the time the area still smelled a bit like cat urine, so I just wasn't sure. And yes! I have ordered another, albeit different house than...

I have several food bowls that are used and rewashed every day (but they are not used solely by her - the neighbor's cat comes for every feeding, and occasionally the problematic tomcat) - would one of those still work? I found some of her "old" fur from the house on the ground, probably from...

This is the first time I've used Pooph, and I'm actually a little concerned that might be part of the problem...the first time I washed her bedding (about a month ago, when we had the first marking incident) I washed her bedding (might have been hot water - can't remember), and then my friend...

Thank you! :redheartpump:I have had a feeling the last couple of days, that he's right too (I hate that, LOL!). My friend with a lot of cat expertise was pretty sure it was lingering scent from the tomcat that was keeping her away, and so I was frantic about trying to eliminate that, and I think...

[SORRY SO LONG, BUT NEED TO GIVE HISTORY] Hi, everyone! I'm so heartbroken and stressed. My beloved feral that I've been caring for, after fixing her as a kitten as part of a litter that was born next door to us over ten years ago, seems to have abandoned her little house that I got her for...

Thank you so much! She is actually doing much better today, I'm grateful.

Hi all - I am a first time kitten foster and had to take my foster kitten to the vet for the first time for some tummy issues (approximately 7-8 weeks old). She was SUPER stressed at the vet. They took blood and did subQ fluids early this morning, and we got home around 8:30 a.m. She's been...

Unfortunately, from what I'm reading, a lot of pages say either need to be able to administer meds into the ear, or take them to the vet.  :(  http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/516/the-ear-mite-fight.html But here are some other pages...in case you want to look into these alternatives...

Since we haven't made a specific plan for moving yet or looked at any real estate, I wouldn't be able to really make that call (trapping and moving).  I was always under the impression that trapping and moving was a measure of last resort, so exploring other ideas first.  Of course, if it was...

I have been caring for ferals on my block for about 5-6 years now.  While we don't have an excessive amount of cats in my area, over the years I have TNR's about 20 cats, and am helping a neighbor down the street TNR two litters and two mamas that showed up on their property this year.  Since we...

I live in a residential neighborhood, and take care of three feral cats (regularly - there are probably a stray or two that come in to feed that I don't know about, I'm sure).  They are all fixed, two of them are females that I have been caring for since they were born to their feral mama (who...

Thanks, everyone!! This is all extremely helpful.  It's also nice to know that I am NOT the only one with this problem!  This will give me a good list of foods to select from when switching things up - seems like he gets tired of stuff pretty fast, like some of your cats.