good evening, I have posted several times on this site sand everyone is very helpful. I don't know if anyone is feeling the way that I do; we take care of 8 feral cats and had 9 but one was hit by car. they do not allow us to touch them and run off a lot but other days they do allow us to get some close. they have come inside and walk around. they range is ages of almost 2 years old to 8 months. I have a lot of anxiety over these cats and so protective over them, I am afraid of losing another one or one getting sick and not being able to help, because we cant touch them. our only female cat, who we recently got fixed, her third eye has been showing a few days. I did ALOT of reading and it means that she is sick, I have been giving her lysine chews and ordered lysine power to give her and the rest of the cats but I am so scared of something bad happening to my ferals. we love them so much and have done so much for them and spend a lot of money on them to make them happy. we are looking into having our yard fully fenced to keep them away from cars and animals. is it normal to be this attached to the feral cats and they depend on us to take care of them, I am hesitant to go away on vacation because I don't know who will feed them! I don't know if it has to do with losing my mom 5-29-16 to cancer and I am afraid to lose them. they have brought me so much laughter and they are and were therapy for me when my mother became very ill. how do I stop stressing over them and I'm so scared that something bad will happen. I'm afraid to wake up one morning and one be missing. the original cat is sick with this third eyelid issue. any advise to help me calm down
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Hi dana17, thank you for having a heart for the ferals that are living near you. Bless you for that 
It is good that you are planning to fence up your yard to house them, but getting them in is a challenge.
It since they've been coming in and walking around, I think at least half the battle is won.
In order for you to win them over, you've gotta spend lots of time with them so that they really get used to your presence. Always present yourself with food and stay with them and talk to them while they are eating. Don't just leave the food out and move away. This way they'll not think that food fall from the sky.
Slowly lure them in pot your yard and do all the feeding in the yard. It takes time but if you have the heart, it'll work better.
Also when the time comes for the construction of the fencing up, reduce as much noise as possible as not to scare them.
The other important thing is you have to capture the males and females to have them neutered and spayed. They are all old enough to be fixed. Here's article for you to read :-
[article="22304"][/article]
You can ask your local TNR people to help you trap them so you can send to the vet for fixing and vaccinations.
As for your current cat, is her third eyelid showing while she's sleeping? Sometimes it shows when they are sleeping and it does not mean they are sick. Only if they are awake and hiding, not eating or not using the litter box and showing the third eyelid, then it's a major concern.
If you are worried, bring her in to the vet for a check please.
Do keep us posted on the progress and we hope that you can get the ferals in and get them fixed and also hope that your current kitty is alright
It is good that you are planning to fence up your yard to house them, but getting them in is a challenge.
It since they've been coming in and walking around, I think at least half the battle is won.
In order for you to win them over, you've gotta spend lots of time with them so that they really get used to your presence. Always present yourself with food and stay with them and talk to them while they are eating. Don't just leave the food out and move away. This way they'll not think that food fall from the sky.
Slowly lure them in pot your yard and do all the feeding in the yard. It takes time but if you have the heart, it'll work better.
Also when the time comes for the construction of the fencing up, reduce as much noise as possible as not to scare them.
The other important thing is you have to capture the males and females to have them neutered and spayed. They are all old enough to be fixed. Here's article for you to read :-
[article="22304"][/article]
You can ask your local TNR people to help you trap them so you can send to the vet for fixing and vaccinations.
As for your current cat, is her third eyelid showing while she's sleeping? Sometimes it shows when they are sleeping and it does not mean they are sick. Only if they are awake and hiding, not eating or not using the litter box and showing the third eyelid, then it's a major concern.
If you are worried, bring her in to the vet for a check please.
Do keep us posted on the progress and we hope that you can get the ferals in and get them fixed and also hope that your current kitty is alright
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thank you! I will do anything for my cats and keep them safe. they do have places for them to hide during the fence construction and the weather is cold and rainy lately do it is hard to sit outside with them and play, we are in NY. when it finally is warm, my goal is to sit with them, I always talk to them and play laser. they have many shelters and a huge kennel with beds and heat lamp and blankets where there food is but if its nice out they eat on our deck
the third eyelids is always out, which is my concern, she doesn't seem to be acting sick, we are keeping an eye out her for any behavioral changes. one of my boyfriends tenants is a veterinarian in west point, in a few days, we may ask her for help but I am going to give them lysine and see if that helps. our ferals are the cutest and nicest and it will break my heart if she is sick and gets worse and if our others get sick as well. I always tell my boyfriend if I make a lot of money one day, I am getting a real estate license in conjunction with my current job, I want to buy a piece of property with a huge building or something and take in stray and feral animals and take care of them! I appreciate your advice! I will keep you updated, please send prayers.
the third eyelids is always out, which is my concern, she doesn't seem to be acting sick, we are keeping an eye out her for any behavioral changes. one of my boyfriends tenants is a veterinarian in west point, in a few days, we may ask her for help but I am going to give them lysine and see if that helps. our ferals are the cutest and nicest and it will break my heart if she is sick and gets worse and if our others get sick as well. I always tell my boyfriend if I make a lot of money one day, I am getting a real estate license in conjunction with my current job, I want to buy a piece of property with a huge building or something and take in stray and feral animals and take care of them! I appreciate your advice! I will keep you updated, please send prayers.
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I love you for this. Maybe you can reach out to a girl scout or boy scout troop or anyone, to come help you socialize and feed them? This is a lot of cats and a big project to take on alone. You are doing very well. Stay strong and definitely, sterilize.
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I hope your recently spayed female has her third eyelid put away now. Perhaps you can ask a holisticvet about using herbal supplements, such as slippery elm and marshmallow root, which are soothing and healing for mucus membranes, and cold pressed coconut oil which can be used internally as well as externally for its healing, antibacterial and antiviral properties. And I like L-lysine for my cats as well as myself - it works on horses,too.
How are things going with your cats? I'm just reading past threads as I'm new here. I'm bringing a young feral mom in my house. She being spayed and I grew very attached to her.
Caring for feral cats is very difficult. Leaving them for vacation is the hardest as finding a good care giver is even harder. You cannot just leave on vacation and not feed them when they are dependent on you.
You may have to see about getting the kitty to the vet for her 3rd eye lid. Just watch and see how it goes.
Are the rest of the cats spayed/neutered?
You may have to see about getting the kitty to the vet for her 3rd eye lid. Just watch and see how it goes.
Are the rest of the cats spayed/neutered?
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Good afternoon-my ferals are doing good-there are 8 but we have run into a problem, we are not home as much and away for few days bc of a house we just bought by the beach-i leave lots of food outside but possums and raccoons come and eat their food and they are without food until we come back and it breaks my heart. We have cameras outside the house and i can see our fur babies waiting for food in the morning and going by the bowls waiting for food
I'm trying to find a way to hide the food or put the food up high where possums and raccoons don't eat the food.
I'm trying to find a way to hide the food or put the food up high where possums and raccoons don't eat the food.
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