I did post this at the end of my other post - but I need this info quickly and didnt want my questions to go unseen. <Sorry - if thats not allowed>
This morning I realized I havent seen the kittens in my backyard for a day and a half - the food has not been touched. I dont know if thats a normal situation or not - maybe they were just passing thru sort of thing. Although they came from 4 buildings down where the 20+ cats live - so i guess them going home is another possibly - i did check the woods just now and my dog didnt pick up their scents. Just hope theyre ok. Do groups of cats/kittens often wander away from their colony?
2nd the food/water dishes i set out yesterday for the cats at the other building were removed. So I guess someone is against this. Im not going to have this become an on going war - but I cant leave my dishes out to be taken every single day either. Im leaving hte food on the ground. Will the cats be ok w/out water - how should I go about that? I did just leave water though because its sooo hot - but im sure i just lost another dish. (i did pick up $ store trays - so losing those wasnt huge - but again im not buying one for every day.)
3rdly - the Animal Control guy wants me to try to move the cats from the 1st building towards mine (farther from the st)... however yesterday I put a 2nd food dish in the other corner of the same yard - and the food wasnt touched!!!! Cant they smell it???? How can i get them to move if there not eating food that is 80 feet away?? Any tips on getting them to move - and how long should this process take - id like to move all 20+ cats 4 buildings over. Is this even a good idea?
THANKS SO MUCH!!
This morning I realized I havent seen the kittens in my backyard for a day and a half - the food has not been touched. I dont know if thats a normal situation or not - maybe they were just passing thru sort of thing. Although they came from 4 buildings down where the 20+ cats live - so i guess them going home is another possibly - i did check the woods just now and my dog didnt pick up their scents. Just hope theyre ok. Do groups of cats/kittens often wander away from their colony?
2nd the food/water dishes i set out yesterday for the cats at the other building were removed. So I guess someone is against this. Im not going to have this become an on going war - but I cant leave my dishes out to be taken every single day either. Im leaving hte food on the ground. Will the cats be ok w/out water - how should I go about that? I did just leave water though because its sooo hot - but im sure i just lost another dish. (i did pick up $ store trays - so losing those wasnt huge - but again im not buying one for every day.)
3rdly - the Animal Control guy wants me to try to move the cats from the 1st building towards mine (farther from the st)... however yesterday I put a 2nd food dish in the other corner of the same yard - and the food wasnt touched!!!! Cant they smell it???? How can i get them to move if there not eating food that is 80 feet away?? Any tips on getting them to move - and how long should this process take - id like to move all 20+ cats 4 buildings over. Is this even a good idea?
THANKS SO MUCH!!