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Those kittens are beautiful! Love the pictures. But so sorry you lost then.

I probably should have read your post before I posted my long story about the cat that was attacked by three dogs, and how much it was bothering me. I was wondering how others handle having their ferals disappear or get hurt. I started out 1.5-2 years ago with 7 kittens (4-6 months old, two...

Something happened the other night that is really bothering me, and I just wanted to get this group's take on it. Also, I think this is a good place to vent with people who are understanding. I'll try not to make this too long. I have been taking care of 4 feral cats. It used to be 7, but...

Thank you for your replies. Good to know that if it is an upper respiratory infection it could clear up on its own. I'll definitely keep an eye on her and take her to a vet if it gets any worse or goes on too long. In the meantime, I'll get some smelly food. After I left the chicken out...

I noticed last night that one of the feral cats I feed was not eating. Normally, she'll "fight" for her share among the other cats, but yesterday she was just sitting and looking at them. This morning I took some treats outside and she didn't eat them. A little later I took her some chicken...

Thanks to everyone that replied. I think I just needed to get a new outlook on the situation. I suppose if I wasn't feeding the cats they would be trying to catch a lot more birds. We have lots and lots of morning doves in the neighborhood, so I can't blame the cats for catching them if a...

Betsy....... It is worth a try if your cat is already used to wearing a collar.  Unfortunately I don't think there is any way I could get one on a feral cat.  If you try it out, please come back and let us know if it works.

Thanks, Molly!  What an interesting concept.  It looks like brightly colored fabric sewn into a tube that you put on a collar.  I could probably even make something like that.  Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way I could get it on any of the cats without sedating it first.  And they...

I know, this is a weird complaint.  But I have about 6 ferals that I feed and lately they seem to be catching and killing quite a few birds.  Big shock, right?  Cats killing birds, who would have thought it.  But I just feel so bad for the birds.  You would think as much as I feed these cats...

Thanks for the reply! It was very helpful and has definitely given me some things to think about.

One of the ferals I feed is starting to become semi-friendly.  She will let me pet her, especially while she's eating because I guess her mind is on other things.  She doesn't approach me to be petted, but if I am close to her, she's getting more and more to where she'll let me pet her.  She...

The cats have all been spayed (they were all female) except for two of them.  I will be taking them in soon.  Those two, I'm not sure if they are male or female (all the others I was pretty sure they were females since they were all calico), but regardless, they'll be getting fixed. I have read...

Thanks for your replies.  Makes me feel a little better.  Speaking of a fox getting cat food, I put out two small plastic containers of dry food each evening, and almost all of the time, about half of the food is still there the next morning.  I feed 6-7 cats, plus whatever neighborhood cats...

I went outside this morning to see if any of the feral kitties were still out there, just like I do every morning, and I saw a fox instead!!! It wasn't right outside where I feed the cats, but across the street, heading up the street like it had someplace to go. So do foxes prey on cats? I...

I had a pregnant cat show up at my house with the other feral cats that I feed. When I first saw her, I thought she was also feral, but then I saw that she was wearing a flea collar. After about a week, and some food, she was very friendly with me. I still thought she belonged to somebody at...

Thank you all for your replies! I knew that if she disappeared for a while it would probably be because of having the kittens. I sure didn't want to go knocking on people's doors asking if I could look in their back yards. The rescue did take her in and I dropped her off today. She'll get...

If you had a drop trap, you could possibly put the kittens in it (although they would have to be contained somehow), and she might come to check on them and then you could trap her that way.  I know.... easier said than done.  But I have read that a drop trap is for the cats that are almost...

Thank you for your reply.  I think I have good news.  I contacted one of the rescue groups in my area and they are going to try to find space for her.  I fully expected that they would say they don't have room.  They are going to let me know for sure tomorrow.  My husband said "what about the...

Hi!  New to this site and I'm amazed at the wealth of knowledge here.  I would like to run something by you all and get some advice.   I started feeding some feral cats/kittens in my neighborhood about six months ago.  So far, I have had four of them spayed and have another in a crate right now...