For the last 8 days Ive just felt like things are going downhill. First off the cat who was there every morning to greet me has disappeared. I also havent seen a few others - but at this point i feel its harder to tell them apart. Ill see a cat and check its ear (and it is SO hard to see anyway) but it wont be clipped and I think - I thought I got that cat....
This all started last week when one of the condos in the 2nd building was being worked on and the workman had 2 big dumpsters in the parking lot for a few days - it just seemed like that confused the cats or scared them or whatever. the cats are still eating of course - but like I said its not the same with them being there most days. I knew the 7 or 8 cats and now Im just so confused when i dont see them together. And Im also scared that something happened to the friendly one - I know i cant protect them for being hurt or killed - but everytime I go to feed these cats I look for him and it breaks my heart.....
PLUS and most importantly these cats are now everywhere!! They are even going back to that first building - if i get one more complaint - the condo jerks WILL confront me and stop all this with a call to Animal control. The cats are now around the 1st, 2nd and 3rd condo buildings now instead of just hte first!!! I feel like i created a worse situation.
Someone said i could use pepper in the places i dont want them - which i WANT to do - i was just concerned with them getting the pepper in their eyes (which i read elsewhere could happed).... now i fear Ill cause more harm doing that....
help.....
THEN just tonight (trapping night) I caught nothign in the 1st yard - moved it to my backyard and got one - wouldnt you know it was the TOM cat I was so excited about getting last week - i got him again! I didnt need that...
This all started last week when one of the condos in the 2nd building was being worked on and the workman had 2 big dumpsters in the parking lot for a few days - it just seemed like that confused the cats or scared them or whatever. the cats are still eating of course - but like I said its not the same with them being there most days. I knew the 7 or 8 cats and now Im just so confused when i dont see them together. And Im also scared that something happened to the friendly one - I know i cant protect them for being hurt or killed - but everytime I go to feed these cats I look for him and it breaks my heart.....
PLUS and most importantly these cats are now everywhere!! They are even going back to that first building - if i get one more complaint - the condo jerks WILL confront me and stop all this with a call to Animal control. The cats are now around the 1st, 2nd and 3rd condo buildings now instead of just hte first!!! I feel like i created a worse situation.
Someone said i could use pepper in the places i dont want them - which i WANT to do - i was just concerned with them getting the pepper in their eyes (which i read elsewhere could happed).... now i fear Ill cause more harm doing that....
help.....
THEN just tonight (trapping night) I caught nothign in the 1st yard - moved it to my backyard and got one - wouldnt you know it was the TOM cat I was so excited about getting last week - i got him again! I didnt need that...