I used to feed about 4 to 6 ferals every night.
Seldon and Cleo were fine with it but found watching them fascinating. They were born in a shelter and their mother died after giving birth. They have never known the streets.
Mary was 8 months old when she was found in a very rough part of town. She must have belonged to someone because she used the litterbox right away.
They told us that she was shy and she was for awhile. But now she is the one who sleeps on me every night. Literally on my back, or between my knees curled up.
Some time ago I started feeding the ferals and every night they would come by to get their dinner. Mary would sit at the window hissing deep in her throat clearly agitated by their presence. She would run from window to window following them.
I thought she had gotten over it when one day she darted outside and chased them away. She is all of 6 pounds soaking wet. She screamed at them and they ran away. It was horrible trying to catch her because she was freaked out.
She ended up scratching her pads on her paws and scraping her nails on the pavement. When I finally caught her she curled up on my bed and slept for 2 days only taking food breaks and litterbox breaks.
I never saw any of the cats again. I had been planning to catch them and take them to the no kill shelter for s/n and vaccinations but I only saw one once after I moved from afar.
I was wondering if anyone else had resident cats that reacted similarly? I want to continue at my new place to feed the ferals so that I can s/n them. I was making good progress with them. They were getting closer and closer to me. But I don't want to risk Mary getting annoyed and wanting to fight again.
Seldon and Cleo were fine with it but found watching them fascinating. They were born in a shelter and their mother died after giving birth. They have never known the streets.
Mary was 8 months old when she was found in a very rough part of town. She must have belonged to someone because she used the litterbox right away.
They told us that she was shy and she was for awhile. But now she is the one who sleeps on me every night. Literally on my back, or between my knees curled up.
Some time ago I started feeding the ferals and every night they would come by to get their dinner. Mary would sit at the window hissing deep in her throat clearly agitated by their presence. She would run from window to window following them.
I thought she had gotten over it when one day she darted outside and chased them away. She is all of 6 pounds soaking wet. She screamed at them and they ran away. It was horrible trying to catch her because she was freaked out.
She ended up scratching her pads on her paws and scraping her nails on the pavement. When I finally caught her she curled up on my bed and slept for 2 days only taking food breaks and litterbox breaks.
I never saw any of the cats again. I had been planning to catch them and take them to the no kill shelter for s/n and vaccinations but I only saw one once after I moved from afar.
I was wondering if anyone else had resident cats that reacted similarly? I want to continue at my new place to feed the ferals so that I can s/n them. I was making good progress with them. They were getting closer and closer to me. But I don't want to risk Mary getting annoyed and wanting to fight again.