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how much food for a feral?

post #1 of 4
7/19/11 at 11:52am
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There is a feral cat who comes around at different times - sometimes early in the morning, many times just after dark. Sometimes a couple of days go by before he comes back. How much food should I be feeding him? I feed him canned food (he is picky about the flavor!), but he's usually still hungry after he finishes one full can, so I give him another. When he has finished the bowl full and he's still hungry, he sits by his bowl and looks at me. I don't know if he is fed by anyone else around here, but I'm pretty sure he has a very large territory. Are two cans at a time too much for him?
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post #2 of 4
7/19/11 at 11:59am
I don't think so, if he's not throwing up after he eats. If he'd hunted a rabbit, he'd get at least that much. It just means he doesn't need to eat again as soon.

I'd definitely look into borrowing/renting a trap from your vet or a local shelter. Feeding is a great start, but it's important to make sure they can't father/give birth to any more kitties.
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post #3 of 4
7/20/11 at 8:46am
And I would also leave out some dry food. Most strays/ferals are not picky eaters. I just feed my ferals as much as they can eat during the day. I don't put food out in the evening anymore. I have racoons who are just relentless little pigs.

I also would try to trap and get this stray fixed or into a foster/rescue situation. Wouldn't hurt to start making some calls. Much luck
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post #4 of 4
7/21/11 at 11:41am
Any chance the feral cat is pregnant? "Quill" was starving when she first started coming around to my "kitchen" (I feed a feral cat colony of around six to eight cats, plus ? those I don't see). Turns out she was pregnant. I couldn't trap her before she delivered. One survived; "Per Stirpes" ("PS" for short) got TNRd last week.
Also, the feral may have worms.
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