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Hello, thanks for stopping by my forum post. I am new to the site and glad this is here as a resource for feral care. I live in Brooklyn NYC and have had many feral cats stopping by my place for years (we use to have 4 hanging around regularly). There are two main ones that have stuck around - sort of. They seem to disappear for weeks at a time during summer, but in winter these two come sleep in the heated house I have by my window when it gets below freezing.
The house on the right is gone (got wrecked from weather and scratching) but the wooden house is the one they both have been sleeping in this winter.
The problem is I am moving in about a month, and wondering what to do about these guys. I can't touch either of them - they are still very skittish even after being fed by me for over 5 years. I'm afraid when winter rolls back around they won't have anywhere to go. Obviously they go somewhere during the summer months but I don't know if wherever they go will have a warm place for them.
My question is - do I try to trap them/drug them and transport them to where I'm moving to, or do I let them continue to be city cats? I can try to get neighbors to agree to feed them, etc. but let's just say that's not an option for the sake of this post. I'm moving out to the mountains, there is plenty of space for them to run around outside etc. but I just don't know about the ethics of this either way. Hoping for some guidance from more experience feral cat caretakers.
Thank you for reading.
The house on the right is gone (got wrecked from weather and scratching) but the wooden house is the one they both have been sleeping in this winter.
The problem is I am moving in about a month, and wondering what to do about these guys. I can't touch either of them - they are still very skittish even after being fed by me for over 5 years. I'm afraid when winter rolls back around they won't have anywhere to go. Obviously they go somewhere during the summer months but I don't know if wherever they go will have a warm place for them.
My question is - do I try to trap them/drug them and transport them to where I'm moving to, or do I let them continue to be city cats? I can try to get neighbors to agree to feed them, etc. but let's just say that's not an option for the sake of this post. I'm moving out to the mountains, there is plenty of space for them to run around outside etc. but I just don't know about the ethics of this either way. Hoping for some guidance from more experience feral cat caretakers.
Thank you for reading.