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Afew months ago I noticed two young black cats running around the neighborhood. Very close in age and look almost identical so I figured brother and sister. The brother is always on the move and hardly see him. the sister ,I call Missy, I have been feeding on a daily basis. Both cats will swat and hiss or run if anyone gets to close. She has been feeding just about every day for 3 months. Its winter so its freezing out and not much food to go around. There are many other feral/strays around and seem to attack Missy a lot. She runs instead of fighting back. I have seen her jump off my 2nd story roof to avoid other cats twice. I was putting food outside when she would show up but figured to try and prevent more cat fights I'd open my exterior door and prop it so she could squeeze in and get warm and eat in peace. She took to this very well and rarely has to worry of another cat showing up. I have shut the door 2 times but she flips out and I end up letting her back out.
my concern is about how much she has been eating. the last 2 maybe 3 weeks she hasn't been around as often and I have been lucky to see her once per day. before I could see her 3 times or more. When she shows up I prop the door and she comes in and sits by the door watching me as I put fresh wet food and some dry food down for her. She is starting to trust me (from a distance) but shows up and eats sometimes only once per day. I feed the birds and have seen cats prey on them but I have not seen her hunt successfully at all. she wants to hunt but she seems afraid. the squirrels tease her. once I watched her chase a squirrel then the squirrel turns around. cat and squirrel are face to face and cat will back off. I don't think she is getting enough. I give her a can of "Sheba" pate and a scoop of dry food. I don't think 1 3oz can is enough even with the dry food. I know she worries about the other cats and doesn't like the snow but she should be here more often. I have thought maybe she has someone else feeding her also cause she doesn't look to be starving.
Is she eating enough?
my concern is about how much she has been eating. the last 2 maybe 3 weeks she hasn't been around as often and I have been lucky to see her once per day. before I could see her 3 times or more. When she shows up I prop the door and she comes in and sits by the door watching me as I put fresh wet food and some dry food down for her. She is starting to trust me (from a distance) but shows up and eats sometimes only once per day. I feed the birds and have seen cats prey on them but I have not seen her hunt successfully at all. she wants to hunt but she seems afraid. the squirrels tease her. once I watched her chase a squirrel then the squirrel turns around. cat and squirrel are face to face and cat will back off. I don't think she is getting enough. I give her a can of "Sheba" pate and a scoop of dry food. I don't think 1 3oz can is enough even with the dry food. I know she worries about the other cats and doesn't like the snow but she should be here more often. I have thought maybe she has someone else feeding her also cause she doesn't look to be starving.
Is she eating enough?