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I agree with the previous posts. When you have a young healthy cat it seems the premiums are a waste of money-especially as mine increased to almost $30 a month each for four cats even with a small multi cat discount .But my oldest cat, a feral rescue and mother of two of my other cats, had the...

Our visiting racoon appears to have moved on, I haven't seen him the last few days.  I hope the shelter and food helped him make it through this freezing weather and to keep onward to get to wherever he is going.  No incidents with our cats which is a relief, but a little sadness wondering what...

Hi PattiCake I'm sure others with more experience will weigh in here, but in my experience ... well yes you need to get your girl spayed, but if she is so far pregnant that it would be a risk for her (plus the trauma of trapping) you may be in a situation to let her give birth and deal with the...

A little encouragement about patience:  we adopted 3 kittens about 18 months ago who quickly adapted to being indoor-outdoor very affectionate cats. But we were also feeding their mother, aptly named "Patience" who was a real hard case. I finally was able to catch her and get her spayed and...

Weather anxieties indeed.  I am very fortunate that our 5 rescues are all indoors, but I'm sharing feeding on the weekends with a couple of lovely ladies who are caring for a small colony in the alley by their place of business.  They made a nice although unheated shelter for them (there are at...

Yes he (?) seems to be solo.  I saw him again emerging from the shelter yesterday, he wandered around a bit and went back in.  It is so dreadfully cold here and supposed to be arctic all week and none of the cats are going out, so I will just let him be.  Later I will need to go out to refill...

Well I'm thinking my best solution is to try to keep my guys inside while the racoon is around.  I don't really want to have it trapped if it's not hurting anyone. 

I'm hoping for some advice on a raccoon issue too..  We have 5 rescue cats, inside-outside but pretty much inside during this bad weather.  They have an "emergency shelter' (also available to any strays or ferals who happen by) in the back yard, a large straw filled and partially insulated box...

Tippi, you have a twin - she's the image of my Picassa! 

Hi David "Dilute Tortie" sounds like a "not so good" label - but I have one too - Pandora aka Little Grey, who is a magnificent cat.  The last one of a born-feral litter to be rescued - now a happy member of our family and notable for:  great hunting skills (she has caught at least 3 squirrels...

Could you give us a little more background please?

Good luck, many good vibes to you for a successful outcome

Time for a Tiger update! After a successful neutering and shots he has been settling in nicely.  We have had some issues with our resident male Mr. Patches, who I think feels threatened by having another male in the house and tends to swat at him - though happily not with claws or to hurt. ...

Oh those irresponsible "owners" - I went through a similar situation with Little Ginger, who I rescued and (after a lot of vet bills) eventually re-homed.  It sounds as if Sonny is settling in with you.  And again I can empathize.  I have four rescue cats (3 kittens now cats, and their mother)...

Indeed, good luck with this, Halloween and trick or treaters adds extra disturbance to the mix.  But I'm thinking, your Mama may not be truly feral but an abandoned house cat, which puts you miles ahead. It's very doubtful she will "attack you", she'll just be scared and defend herself, which is...

A late response, sorry, and yes you are an angel for caring for this cat and all the vet expense and time and trauma.  Does she have a name yet? On the question of aborting and homing strays/turned feral (which sounds like it might be the case here) - I started feeding a starving stray about...

National Feral and Stray Day - wow our latest rescue Tiger must have heard about that, he has just started sleeping on our bed -- when he can get onto it with 4 residents already competing for space  (yes they have various snuggle beds and rugs on shelves, but everyone likes "the big bed")...

What sort of litter box do you have?  I had no trouble getting our rescue kittens using a small enclosed litter box (the kind the pet stores like to sell because it "contains the smell"!) but I when their mother Patience moved in we had a very hard time getting her to use a box, even when I got...

Echo that , how happy she returned.  As to feeling guilty taking her in to be spayed, don't go there - you did the right thing.  There is no way to know that a cat has already been spayed/neutered if they are not tattooed (which most cats are now) or if the surgery was done many years ago and...