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Last week, I came home about 11 p.m. every night. Three nights, a cat ran from the shrubs next to my house out into my yard as I drove up the driveway. After this, I got a look at the cat during the day late one afternoon, and the cat is in bad shape. The cat is extremely thin with matted fur. The cat looks like an adult. I'd guess about a year old. The cat runs from my car. I haven't had a chance to observe if the cat would run from me in person, but my guess is the cat is feral. The last four nights, I've left out food and water. The cat is eating everything I'm leaving outside. I have some concerns I hope you can help me with.
I took care of a stray earlier this year for several weeks. I took him to a no-kill shelter. He tested positive for FIV and they put him down the day I brought him in. So much for being a no-kill shelter. I was heartbroken because I'd grown to care for that cat and didn't realize the no-kill shelter might kill him.
I'm concerned that the stray cat I'm caring for now might be ill too, with FeLV or FIV. I have two indoor cats, ages 11 and 13. Is there any way that my feeding this stray outdoors might put my indoor cats at risk. I've been bringing the stray cat's bowl inside and washing it everyday in my kitchen sink. Could I accidentally transfer a virus via my hands from the bowl to my counter top or cat?
I can't bear to let this cat go hungry, but I'm concerned about all I don't know about him/her. Is the cat male or female? If the cat is female, is the cat pregnant? Am I going to end up with a litter of kittens on my doorstep? I'm planning to move next year? If I continue to feed this cat, it will become dependent on me. I won't be able to take care of it after I move. So, am I doing the right thing by feeding him/her now?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I took care of a stray earlier this year for several weeks. I took him to a no-kill shelter. He tested positive for FIV and they put him down the day I brought him in. So much for being a no-kill shelter. I was heartbroken because I'd grown to care for that cat and didn't realize the no-kill shelter might kill him.
I'm concerned that the stray cat I'm caring for now might be ill too, with FeLV or FIV. I have two indoor cats, ages 11 and 13. Is there any way that my feeding this stray outdoors might put my indoor cats at risk. I've been bringing the stray cat's bowl inside and washing it everyday in my kitchen sink. Could I accidentally transfer a virus via my hands from the bowl to my counter top or cat?
I can't bear to let this cat go hungry, but I'm concerned about all I don't know about him/her. Is the cat male or female? If the cat is female, is the cat pregnant? Am I going to end up with a litter of kittens on my doorstep? I'm planning to move next year? If I continue to feed this cat, it will become dependent on me. I won't be able to take care of it after I move. So, am I doing the right thing by feeding him/her now?
Thanks in advance for any advice.