Been feeding a young male ferral cat

phyl26 · May 27, 2006

I have been feeding,etc. a young,male cat who started coming around my front patio about 3-4 months ago.At first he had a flea collor on, so I thought he was just being a tomcat. Then I noticed no collar and that he was starting to look thinner and was coming around alot more. He will only come in my place for a minute then he wants out. I have a female cat that is fixed.Maybe he thought he would find a girlfiiend

Anyway, now I am trying to find somewhere here in Fresno, Ca. who will Nueter him at a very low cost or no cost but the Feline Foundation here said they lost their vet and grant so they can no longer do it for free. I will pay for it myself to save his little life. He has such a sweet personality, no at all like most males. He is starting to act a little wilder. My husband and I are the only ones I think he has human contact with. He does not seem to be abused, just left behind and very lonely. Can someone give me some ideas as to the best way to do all this?
I know he has to stay in after he is neutered for at least a day until the medicine wears off. But, will this stop him from getting all bit and scratched up from fighting with other male ferral's. The female I have now was a ferral that also got left behind so I took her in and she is the best! I can only have one pet because I live in an Apt. complex. Please,anyone, any help or advice is more than welcome and needed!

tnr1 · May 27, 2006

Originally Posted by phyl26

I have been feeding,etc. a young,male cat who started coming around my front patio about 3-4 months ago.At first he had a flea collor on, so I thought he was just being a tomcat. Then I noticed no collar and that he was starting to look thinner and was coming around alot more. He will only come in my place for a minute then he wants out. I have a female cat that is fixed.Maybe he thought he would find a girlfiiend

Anyway, now I am trying to find somewhere here in Fresno, Ca. who will Nueter him at a very low cost or no cost but the Feline Foundation here said they lost their vet and grant so they can no longer do it for free. I will pay for it myself to save his little life. He has such a sweet personality, no at all like most males. He is starting to act a little wilder. My husband and I are the only ones I think he has human contact with. He does not seem to be abused, just left behind and very lonely. Can someone give me some ideas as to the best way to do all this?
I know he has to stay in after he is neutered for at least a day until the medicine wears off. But, will this stop him from getting all bit and scratched up from fighting with other male ferral's. The female I have now was a ferral that also got left behind so I took her in and she is the best! I can only have one pet because I live in an Apt. complex. Please,anyone, any help or advice is more than welcome and needed!

Welcome to TCS....it's great that you care for this guy and are willing to get him neutered. If he looks as if he is getting involved in "fights" then there are likely more males that also should be trapped and fixed. Below is a link to TNR groups (that is Trap, Neuter, Return) groups in California:

http://www.alleycat.org/orgs.html#ca

Also, here is a list of low cost clinics in California...perhaps that is one that you haven't already tried:

http://www.lovethatcat.com/stca.html

Make sure that when you take this guy in for his neuter, that the vet uses dissolving stitches and glue so you don't have to take any stitches out. If he seems friendly, then I would try to place him into a home...but make sure you put up some "found" flyers around your neighborhood (after he is neutered) so that if he does belong to someone they can contact you.

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StefanZ · May 28, 2006

Originally Posted by phyl26

he is neutered But, will this stop him from getting all bit and scratched up from fighting with other male ferral's.

Yes, the other males will not see him as a competitor, so he will not be beaten up so much. On the other hand, he cant compete with them - in some situations being a spayed male is a serious drawback yes.
But, being spayed he will no longer be treated as a enemy by the females. He will be accepted in the females colonies...

And of course it will be a little easier for him to find a good human who adopts him.
And other humans will not find him as troublesome as intact tomcats.

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Besides, your two cats you talk about, this tomcat and your female, arent not and never were ferals. they were abandoned homeless cats or strays if you prefer, possibly semiferals, but none of them real feral.
feral = wild again. Probably even born homeless...

Do observre: a real wildcat cant be socialized (not the european one, but the african Felix sylvestris lybica can be). But it is usually not at all impossible to socialize a feral cat... Sometimes it may even be fairly easy!...

StefanZ · May 28, 2006

Try to find him a home as you cant take him. It shouldnt be impossible when he is spayed. He was never feral as he had the fleas-necklage you tell us about. And he keep touch with friendly humans - you and your husband.

He shouldnt be very difficult to fully socialize.
A tip: it will be still easier if the new home already has a friendly cat.

Even a real feral, a shy feral, isnt that hard to socialize - if you have help of own friendly homecat...

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