Hello,
There was an elderly man who lived across the street from me who was put into a home early this year. Left behind was his cat who lives on his porch and is fed by the man's son who comes by once a day.
Recently it seems that the son is coming by less often and she has decided to begin hanging out on my porch. I've started feeding her since I'm not sure she's getting much to eat, and letting her in the house to explore when she wants to. I live in Tennessee where the winter is mild, but it still gets pretty chilly at times and plan on letting her in at night once it does get cold. I'm curious what I should do in terms of giving her a bath since she's lived outside for atleast seven months straight now. Her coat seems well kept and I haven't seen any bugs on her, but I'm still a little leery of having her on the furniture, etc, and I always make sure to thoroughly wash my hands after petting her. Any suggestions on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Alan
There was an elderly man who lived across the street from me who was put into a home early this year. Left behind was his cat who lives on his porch and is fed by the man's son who comes by once a day.
Recently it seems that the son is coming by less often and she has decided to begin hanging out on my porch. I've started feeding her since I'm not sure she's getting much to eat, and letting her in the house to explore when she wants to. I live in Tennessee where the winter is mild, but it still gets pretty chilly at times and plan on letting her in at night once it does get cold. I'm curious what I should do in terms of giving her a bath since she's lived outside for atleast seven months straight now. Her coat seems well kept and I haven't seen any bugs on her, but I'm still a little leery of having her on the furniture, etc, and I always make sure to thoroughly wash my hands after petting her. Any suggestions on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Alan