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2 weeks ago, I noticed 3 feral cats roaming the parking garage at my apartment.  Recently it got really cold here in Ohio and I was concerned for their well being.  A police car came through the garage for his rounds and I flagged him down.  I advised of the cats and asked if there was anything he can do, i.e. get a person to catch them to bring them to the shelter.  He told me that he'll try but there are thousands of stray and feral cats in the city.  He and I left to go to work

So a week later on Saturday, I saw the cats eating food left by another tenant.  I able to get the attention of the older cat, and he sat down across the car aisle and stared at me.  The other 2 younger ones were peeking from under a nearby car.  It was adorable.  So I had to do something to help them.  The next day, I went to the Home Depot to purchase a few humane traps.  

I set the traps near the area where people were leaving dry cat food for them.  I brought some tuna and chicken wet food as bait.  I was able to catch all 3 within 10 minutes.  And like that, they were out of the near zero degree cold.

I brought the cats to the animal shelter to be evaluated for admission, however they were too feral to be accepted.  So I was advised of the TNR program.  I got all the cats desexed, and vaccinated.

I returned later that day and found out the older cat was a male and about 2 1/2 years old.. the younger cats were approx 8 months old. Male and female.  I thought the older male was a mommy cat with her kittens following her. LOL

Anyhow I took them home for the night so they could heal.  The shelter left instructions that I should release the cats within 24 hours of the operations.  Both males were agitated with me when I approached thier cages, either hissing or moving to the far end of the cage.  The female just sat there relaxing, yet keeping a wary eye on me.  I was able to gently pet the female through the cage and she did not bolt or run in her cage.

I was saddened the cats were not admitted.  I have since released the males back to where I found them.  I know the are still in the area, from the evidence of the food left by the other tenants is still being consumed.

The female one I still have and will be socializing her.  She is the most receptive and has the greatest potential..  I named her Yuuki, meaning snow in Japanese.  Her fur is all white! (well if you clean all the grime and engine fluids off her fur)   I still regret letting the males go but they are going to live a more peaceful life.

I have been aided by some great people here in the socialization of Yuuki.  This is my 1st time ever taking on a feral cat.  I also have been only a pet owner for close to a year.  My prior kitten was taken from me out of spite by a vengeful ex. =/  

It is ironic how I lost one cat and all of a sudden another one shows up in my life. lol
 
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Hello,

My name is Patrick Simnacher and yes my wife and I are taking care of about 10 feral cats. We live in west Texas and do not have

cold weather Like the folks back east do. For us it is hard to turn our backs on God's creatures.

Thank you for this wonderful site, their is so many interesting stories. Again thank you.
 
2 weeks ago, I noticed 3 feral cats roaming the parking garage at my apartment.  Recently it got really cold here in Ohio and I was concerned for their well being.  A police car came through the garage for his rounds and I flagged him down.  I advised of the cats and asked if there was anything he can do, i.e. get a person to catch them to bring them to the shelter.  He told me that he'll try but there are thousands of stray and feral cats in the city.  He and I left to go to work

So a week later on Saturday, I saw the cats eating food left by another tenant.  I able to get the attention of the older cat, and he sat down across the car aisle and stared at me.  The other 2 younger ones were peeking from under a nearby car.  It was adorable.  So I had to do something to help them.  The next day, I went to the Home Depot to purchase a few humane traps.  

I set the traps near the area where people were leaving dry cat food for them.  I brought some tuna and chicken wet food as bait.  I was able to catch all 3 within 10 minutes.  And like that, they were out of the near zero degree cold.

I brought the cats to the animal shelter to be evaluated for admission, however they were too feral to be accepted.  So I was advised of the TNR program.  I got all the cats desexed, and vaccinated.

I returned later that day and found out the older cat was a male and about 2 1/2 years old.. the younger cats were approx 8 months old. Male and female.  I thought the older male was a mommy cat with her kittens following her. LOL

Anyhow I took them home for the night so they could heal.  The shelter left instructions that I should release the cats within 24 hours of the operations.  Both males were agitated with me when I approached thier cages, either hissing or moving to the far end of the cage.  The female just sat there relaxing, yet keeping a wary eye on me.  I was able to gently pet the female through the cage and she did not bolt or run in her cage.

I was saddened the cats were not admitted.  I have since released the males back to where I found them.  I know the are still in the area, from the evidence of the food left by the other tenants is still being consumed.

The female one I still have and will be socializing her.  She is the most receptive and has the greatest potential..  I named her Yuuki, meaning snow in Japanese.  Her fur is all white! (well if you clean all the grime and engine fluids off her fur)   I still regret letting the males go but they are going to live a more peaceful life.

I have been aided by some great people here in the socialization of Yuuki.  This is my 1st time ever taking on a feral cat.  I also have been only a pet owner for close to a year.  My prior kitten was taken from me out of spite by a vengeful ex. =/  

It is ironic how I lost one cat and all of a sudden another one shows up in my life. lol
Thank you both for sharing your stories! It is so wonderful to see people across the globe care for ferals. This really does make me very happy.

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Hello,

My name is Patrick Simnacher and yes my wife and I are taking care of about 10 feral cats. We live in west Texas and do not have

cold weather Like the folks back east do. For us it is hard to turn our backs on God's creatures.

Thank you for this wonderful site, their is so many interesting stories. Again thank you.
Your story warms my heart. :)  I always love to hear there are more of us loving and caring for the ferals.  God bless you. :)
 

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Thank you both for sharing your stories! It is so wonderful to see people across the globe care for ferals. This really does make me very happy.

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2 weeks ago, I noticed 3 feral cats roaming the parking garage at my apartment.  Recently it got really cold here in Ohio and I was concerned for their well being.  A police car came through the garage for his rounds and I flagged him down.  I advised of the cats and asked if there was anything he can do, i.e. get a person to catch them to bring them to the shelter.  He told me that he'll try but there are thousands of stray and feral cats in the city.  He and I left to go to work

So a week later on Saturday, I saw the cats eating food left by another tenant.  I able to get the attention of the older cat, and he sat down across the car aisle and stared at me.  The other 2 younger ones were peeking from under a nearby car.  It was adorable.  So I had to do something to help them.  The next day, I went to the Home Depot to purchase a few humane traps.  

I set the traps near the area where people were leaving dry cat food for them.  I brought some tuna and chicken wet food as bait.  I was able to catch all 3 within 10 minutes.  And like that, they were out of the near zero degree cold.

I brought the cats to the animal shelter to be evaluated for admission, however they were too feral to be accepted.  So I was advised of the TNR program.  I got all the cats desexed, and vaccinated.

I returned later that day and found out the older cat was a male and about 2 1/2 years old.. the younger cats were approx 8 months old. Male and female.  I thought the older male was a mommy cat with her kittens following her. LOL

Anyhow I took them home for the night so they could heal.  The shelter left instructions that I should release the cats within 24 hours of the operations.  Both males were agitated with me when I approached thier cages, either hissing or moving to the far end of the cage.  The female just sat there relaxing, yet keeping a wary eye on me.  I was able to gently pet the female through the cage and she did not bolt or run in her cage.

I was saddened the cats were not admitted.  I have since released the males back to where I found them.  I know the are still in the area, from the evidence of the food left by the other tenants is still being consumed.

The female one I still have and will be socializing her.  She is the most receptive and has the greatest potential..  I named her Yuuki, meaning snow in Japanese.  Her fur is all white! (well if you clean all the grime and engine fluids off her fur)   I still regret letting the males go but they are going to live a more peaceful life.

I have been aided by some great people here in the socialization of Yuuki.  This is my 1st time ever taking on a feral cat.  I also have been only a pet owner for close to a year.  My prior kitten was taken from me out of spite by a vengeful ex. =/  

It is ironic how I lost one cat and all of a sudden another one shows up in my life. lol
God bless you for loving them and helping them.  I take it personally because I relate to Cats so closely. :)  I'm so very glad the Shelter didn't accept them IF it is not a "No kill" shelter.  I was able to TNR several cats in CA, and better yet - take them with me to live in Michigan !  We are all very happy :) <3

Best of luck to you and yours !! xox
 

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My first experience of feral cats was when I was a kid. A tuxedo DSH turned up at the house (one in a long line of hopefuls...We had six cats - seven briefly but the best we could do for him was pts after a week - and we only went and chose two of them!). Mum started feeding him and he eventually turned into a lovely indoor/outdoor cat. I have to say that my abiding memory of him is one of being trapped at the top of the stairs because I didn't dare step over him and he wasn't going anywhere! :lol::(
I joined this site to get advice about catching a semi feral cat who appeared at the yard where I keep my pony. She's a beautiful tabby and white DSH, fully grown and very healthy looking. We've been feeding her since before Christmas, and we were asked  to remove her approximately three and a half weeks ago. She acts as though she has had some previous human contact...she'll show herself in the daytime (her favourite sleeping place is on top of some hay bales at the back of one of the barns) and shes very vocal once she starts to trust you (the meows turned to hisses after I screwed things up :sigh:). I've had a few setbacks (my fault for rushing things
),but I'm going to keep on trying. Since I've been asked to remove the cat from the yard, the plan is to spay her and re-home her with a friend who has previously had three ferals. I was initally wondering about taking her on myself, but my home set up isn't suitable and my friend will be able to give her a happier life than I can.

During this process, another cat appeared. She was much smaller. Initially I though she must've been the daughter of the older one, but I seriously doubt that now. I began to be really worried about her when I realised that the older girl wasn't allowing her to eat. She was confined to some cellars under the barn, using moulding grain as hedr bed and another pile for her litter box. Knowing that there was poison down, I was really concerned that she might end up eating a poisoned rat or mouse. She was much more trusting than the other cat...though I really think desperation and extreme hunger made her bold. She seems to be a bombay or a burmese mix and, if I'm right, that may also explain her trust of me. when I first met her, she crept up from the cellar after lots of crying and ate ravenously. She moved like a feral...furtively and low to the ground...but was far more scared of the other cat than she was of me. My mother thinks she saw fleeting glimpses of her before Christmas, but sat that point she wasn't prepared to expose herself to people.

Anyway...after three days of feeding, I was determined to get her as soon as I could. I went down with a cat carrier for her (one that didn't have the scent of the older cat all over it!) and she appeared almost as soon as I arrived. She was trusting enough to eat out of my fingers, but she was too clever to follow a food trail into the carrier. Desperate, I put on thick sheepskin gloves to protect myself and grabbed her while she was eating. She was very surprised, but I got her into the cat carrier before she cottoned on, and I had her 


We went straight to the vet. A nurse examined her, and I realised how right I'd been to get her out of there. She was half the weight she should be, had multiple old bites on one paw and bad bruising all the way up the same leg, ending in two lumps, each 4mm-6mm across. It was initally thought that she was in the early stages of pregnancy, but the 'babies' turned out to be her kidneys...she was that skinny. She was admitted overnight for tests and treatment (FIV, FeLV, worming, de-fleaing, spaying...but she wasnt well enough for that so they left it for the time being...and sorting out and fully assessing the extent of her injuries). Little girl, Asha, is now home with me and doing well. Being younger (she was aged at between 9 months and a year old), she'll adapt better to being an indoor cat, and she's less likely to be a threat to my old british shorthair (she'll also, hopefully, adapt better to living with two big dogs). Asha is doing well and is gaining confidence and trust by the day. one of her favourite sleeping places is now my lap or stomach! I've noticed that she's started grooming herself properly...I hadn't even realised she wasn't doing it until she started. I think she's very relieved to be somewhere safe and warm. I'll never know her backstory or what happened to her. I wish she could tell me what had happened to her.

As I type this, I've realised that there's a third cat we look after who may count. Her name is Pushkin, and she's an elderly brown tabby DSH. She was at the yard when we moved there. Another livery told us a previous farm worker had brought her to the yard to control the rat and mouse population, and ha dthen moved on and left her. She wasn't fed for ages, and she used to break into the horse feed bins in desperation. Another girl was feeding her, but then she moved on and asked us to take over. We gave her her name, and she took up residence in my exmoor pony's stable. She loved that pony (who I still have btw)...she used to share her stable at night, used her bed as a litter box, and would even sit on the stable door and groom the pony's face!

Over the years, we've taken responsibility for her, including two major vet stays for injuries...one from another cat and one from a horse treading on her (we did get the horse owner to contribute to that vet bill though!). As she's aged and got sicker (we're pretty sure she has some sort of thyroid condition...her frame is petite, but she's *huge* and definitely not overfed. No point testing as there's no way we'd get meds into her. She has a good quality of life, and we're keeping a close eye on her - ready to aid a peaceful end if need be), she's more or less moved into a room off the tack room. It's sheltered, little used and she has an old sofa with vetbed and cushions on it, two small upholstered chairs, a litter box and food and water. She's happy there, and comes out when the doors are open. Sometimes someone locks her out by mistake (we can't be there all the time and people are in and out all day. Most people are too preoccupied to bother whether Pushkin gets shut out all night or not),but we do our best to make she's shut in her room at the back before we go. She doesn't fully understand people. She hisses and growls at mum, even when she's feeding her. Pushkin generally has a purr for me, and will get on my lap from time to time. She'll even come to call for me like a dog! Very helpful if we're trying to get her back to her room for the night. She turns with no warning though...she'll be cuddly and purring one minute, and she suddenly flips into hissing and growling. I've had cats all my life, and I *do* know how to read the signs. It's weird. I think she must have had bad experiences as a kitten.So...that's my ferals story. I don't know if it counts as, at the most, these cats are semis and not true ferals. It would be an honour to have the badge. I really admire those of you who care for and work with colonies and true ferals.
 

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@Columbine  I loved your story. It reminded me of the cats that used to hang around the yard where I rode and helped out with the horses when I was a kid. They used to be shut into the hay shed and feed stores at night as they were supposed to earn their keep by keeping the mice out. They used to get fed daily too so they were huge big things. Much better to have cats to control the rodents than to put poison down, especially with so many little kids coming for riding lessons.
 
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@Columbine  thank you for sharing your story! I love how you started at such a young age (I'm sure many of us did). Badge awarded! 
 

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I feed and manage a modestly large feral (roughly 30 cats, 17 consistently show up) colony and recently took one is as a pet and companion for my other fur monster. Would I qualify for this badge?
 
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I feed and manage a modestly large feral (roughly 30 cats, 17 consistently show up) colony and recently took one is as a pet and companion for my other fur monster. Would I qualify for this badge?
30 feral cats definitely qualify you for the badge! Welcome aboard!
 

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I have been rescuing cats since I was a child and have continued to do so in larger quantities as time goes on and am an adult.  I believe that any animal, with enough love, will love us back unconditionally and become un - feral if that is a word.  I am part of a trap,neuter, spay and program in our community and am raising a colony of 32 cats which now have a four season porch to call their own!  I love each and every one of them and they all love me! 
 

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I can't tell you when I started taking care of every cat that found me . I'm told by my sister that even as a baby I would dump my milk on the ground for a stray cat and pet it when it was drinking. lol . 

     I was ten when the people who would become my parents took me in the first time and i would cry every night for a stray i had been taking care of. They felt so bad they helped me find her , we both found our forever home.

     I guess I'll only tell the story of the last cat " rose"  we welcomed to our home. It would take days to write about all of them. 

   My cousin lives across the street from us with her mom and they have 4. Large dogs . One night she came in my bedroom and woke my husband and up with a very small siamese mix. She was in tears the cat had ran straight into her arms out of no at her boyfriend's house. Rose was skin and bones and everyone who lives around there are known for killing cats, the boyfriend's parents also. She couldn't leave her but she didn't know what to do with her dogs who in and they may kill the little thing. They do like the run after cats, just trying to play.  My husband didn't even give me time to think her answered right away " what's one more at least she'll be easy to find a home for." Lol guess he knew what was coming. So we sat her up in the bathroom. We live in a smaller town on the we only just got a dollar store down the road that sits outside of a very small city. That's where we work . They only have the "pound" and 2-3 vets. There is an animal rescue in another small town on the side but they are always full the max and never able to help. So the next day I walked into the vet with as ask if she could have a quick look while I was making her appointment for shots. Was told she didn't look sick but and would need lots of good food and that without taking her out the box she was maybe 3-4 mths old. Her shots and check up were sat for two weeks later soonest they had watch her poo cause she skin and bones with a little tummy and come pick up worm meds if I find any. Came home and made an appointment for she to be fixed with the pound and the soonest they could fit her was in 4 mths. It's a wait but only$35 way cheaper than the vet.  My husband wanted me do the shots myself. We buy them from the feed store and I am a nurse so very easy and cheap. I was not comfortable doing I don't know why I give shots to all the cats we care for when they are do. My teenage daughter and I made flyers and walked for miles going house to house asking if they knew her.  About halfway through the day a lady answered the door and told me she was her cat and asked that we talk inside. Odd but okay. Turns out She breeds siamese cats and one other her girls got out and ended up with a litter of 3 ,2 don't make it" she keep rose only because if anyone found out then her mama cat would be no good any more. So we can keep her and she got out a like 2 weeks ago.  We went home happy. When I told my husband he called bull no way she was out way longer than that and she didn't get out but was put out. Well there went my happy. Rose was always eating and only her tummy was getting bigger. Walked into the vet with her again no appointment, ask the vet to please fix her in I never saw any worms but I knew something was wrong.  I waited 3 hours for her to be seen but thank god I did. She around a year old and going to be a mommy, all the test came back good. But she may not live she is way to small to have babies and even if she made it she would unlikely be able to care for them. My eyes had to have been huge. no way don't say it was my answer, she doing good and even if she can't feed and care for them that's what we are here for. I have had more litters with no mom then I can count. So home we went and today my teenage daughter has the best mom and 3 babies living in her bedroom.  All 3 are siamese looking just like rose. 

   .  Oh well they will be easy to find homes for when the time comes.   
 

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I have about 10 cats that seem to have come with yard of the house I moved into a few months ago.  Some are definitely feral, others are more semi-feral or stray/ abandoned cats.  Winter was cold here with nights near 0 degrees.   I started caring for them within a week or so of moving so we had no spare money to buy heated bowls for water. So, instead I was out there multiple times a day and into the early am putting out fresh water and good food. We made a shelter but I think they've been holing up in an abandoned house somewhere so it didn't get used too much.  I've just taken up an extra job so I can get them TNR'd.

I'm extremely new to this but am familiar with Alley Cat Allies and have read all the literature I can find.  There's not a lot of empathy for strays here and technically I am breaking local ordinances by feeding- that is something I want to change.  I can't see how having cats knocking over garbage cans or starving slowly is better than keeping them fed and vetted AND speutered!
 

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Mama cat would probably became a feral if i haven't seen her or just let her wander bh
 
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I have been rescuing cats since I was a child and have continued to do so in larger quantities as time goes on and am an adult.  I believe that any animal, with enough love, will love us back unconditionally and become un - feral if that is a word.  I am part of a trap,neuter, spay and program in our community and am raising a colony of 32 cats which now have a four season porch to call their own!  I love each and every one of them and they all love me! 
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I can't tell you when I started taking care of every cat that found me . I'm told by my sister that even as a baby I would dump my milk on the ground for a stray cat and pet it when it was drinking. lol . 

     I was ten when the people who would become my parents took me in the first time and i would cry every night for a stray i had been taking care of. They felt so bad they helped me find her , we both found our forever home.

     I guess I'll only tell the story of the last cat " rose"  we welcomed to our home. It would take days to write about all of them. 

   My cousin lives across the street from us with her mom and they have 4. Large dogs . One night she came in my bedroom and woke my husband and up with a very small siamese mix. She was in tears the cat had ran straight into her arms out of no at her boyfriend's house. Rose was skin and bones and everyone who lives around there are known for killing cats, the boyfriend's parents also. She couldn't leave her but she didn't know what to do with her dogs who in and they may kill the little thing. They do like the run after cats, just trying to play.  My husband didn't even give me time to think her answered right away " what's one more at least she'll be easy to find a home for." Lol guess he knew what was coming. So we sat her up in the bathroom. We live in a smaller town on the we only just got a dollar store down the road that sits outside of a very small city. That's where we work . They only have the "pound" and 2-3 vets. There is an animal rescue in another small town on the side but they are always full the max and never able to help. So the next day I walked into the vet with as ask if she could have a quick look while I was making her appointment for shots. Was told she didn't look sick but and would need lots of good food and that without taking her out the box she was maybe 3-4 mths old. Her shots and check up were sat for two weeks later soonest they had watch her poo cause she skin and bones with a little tummy and come pick up worm meds if I find any. Came home and made an appointment for she to be fixed with the pound and the soonest they could fit her was in 4 mths. It's a wait but only$35 way cheaper than the vet.  My husband wanted me do the shots myself. We buy them from the feed store and I am a nurse so very easy and cheap. I was not comfortable doing I don't know why I give shots to all the cats we care for when they are do. My teenage daughter and I made flyers and walked for miles going house to house asking if they knew her.  About halfway through the day a lady answered the door and told me she was her cat and asked that we talk inside. Odd but okay. Turns out She breeds siamese cats and one other her girls got out and ended up with a litter of 3 ,2 don't make it" she keep rose only because if anyone found out then her mama cat would be no good any more. So we can keep her and she got out a like 2 weeks ago.  We went home happy. When I told my husband he called bull no way she was out way longer than that and she didn't get out but was put out. Well there went my happy. Rose was always eating and only her tummy was getting bigger. Walked into the vet with her again no appointment, ask the vet to please fix her in I never saw any worms but I knew something was wrong.  I waited 3 hours for her to be seen but thank god I did. She around a year old and going to be a mommy, all the test came back good. But she may not live she is way to small to have babies and even if she made it she would unlikely be able to care for them. My eyes had to have been huge. no way don't say it was my answer, she doing good and even if she can't feed and care for them that's what we are here for. I have had more litters with no mom then I can count. So home we went and today my teenage daughter has the best mom and 3 babies living in her bedroom.  All 3 are siamese looking just like rose. 

   .  Oh well they will be easy to find homes for when the time comes.   
Thank you for rescuing those cats! I hope you find good homes for the kittens and that they all get neutered in time to prevent more litters. 

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I have about 10 cats that seem to have come with yard of the house I moved into a few months ago.  Some are definitely feral, others are more semi-feral or stray/ abandoned cats.  Winter was cold here with nights near 0 degrees.   I started caring for them within a week or so of moving so we had no spare money to buy heated bowls for water. So, instead I was out there multiple times a day and into the early am putting out fresh water and good food. We made a shelter but I think they've been holing up in an abandoned house somewhere so it didn't get used too much.  I've just taken up an extra job so I can get them TNR'd.

I'm extremely new to this but am familiar with Alley Cat Allies and have read all the literature I can find.  There's not a lot of empathy for strays here and technically I am breaking local ordinances by feeding- that is something I want to change.  I can't see how having cats knocking over garbage cans or starving slowly is better than keeping them fed and vetted AND speutered!
Thank you for caring! I would definitely contact Alley Cat Allies about changing the legal situation. I hope you can get some advice about that here in the ferals forum too. Good luck!
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