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Should I put my semi-feral cats in an SPCA?
I have about seven or less feral cats, {semi-feral actually, but little difference that}. Mickey Mouse and her four or five kittens and then Handsome who is apparently the father of the kittens {he is also the brother of Mickey Mouse}. They have been on our property, fending for themselves. although I do, occasionally, now and then, feed them. It is nearing winter, very soon it will be winter, and I am concerned for all these feral cats. I also have two tame cats, so that makes about nine cats altogether. {I also have one old dog and two puppies}, and it would be difficult to sustain them as it is such an expense to feed them all. I will keep Sapphire and the kitten Grey, but right now I am thinking about the seven or less feral cats and kittens. My mom also said there are too many of them and it would be difficult and an expense to feed them all and sustain them, especially in the winter, when the animals that they hunt are not sufficient to meet their demands for proper feeding. I have mixed feelings about this decision. If I let them go, I would feel sadness and regret for I really love them all and they are all special to me as they are descendants of Chloe {my sister, Chantal’s cat}, on the other hand, it would be difficult to sustain them and would be an expense. Please help me make the right decision. I would really appreciate your advice and any suggestions that you may have. Thank you. I pray you can help.
Keywords: BABIES, handsome, Mickey, SPCA
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Make sure they have a no kill policy. Many SPCA’s will put down feral cats. Check around for no kill rescue leagues that will take them.
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SPCA or a local shelter. Our SPCA isn't anything special and wouldn't take cats unless we were desperate! But if your SPCA will, then that's great! Perfect answere MyCatElvis! NO kill. Sometimes I wonder why shelters are shelters when they end up putting down half the animals that go through the places. It's really very sad.
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Go to the post "Why it's V.I.P. to Nueter!" and that should change your mind about letting them be. That one family of cats could lead into thousands upon thousands over the years. Please fix your pets!
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Call around to vets and rescue agencies to see who deals with feral cats. In our state we have many agencies that take them in, tame them and adopt them out. Also check about feral farms for the older ferals. It's critical that you do this while the kittens are young enough to be tamed quickly. Unfortunately, many agencies don't have the time it can take to tame them. Any age feral can be tamed but it can take a long time for older cats. Please do something quickly before they breed again. Another thought would be to get the kittens into a shelter, find an agency that will trap/neuter and release as telegramsam spoke of. The agency will trap them, neuter, vaccinate the adults and bring them back for you to feed. In our state they also provide small shelters for them. But if not, it’s easy enough and cheap enough to build a shelter for the winters. They have websites on how to build a feral shelter. It is imperative that you act asap or you’ll soon find yourself with 20 then 40-then 60 cats very quickly.
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Call around to vets and rescue agencies to see who deals with feral cats. In our state we have many agencies that take them in, tame them and adopt them out. Also check about feral farms for the older ferals. It's critical that you do this while the kittens are young enough to be tamed quickly. Unfortunately, many agencies don't have the time it can take to tame them. Any age feral can be tamed but it can take a long time for older cats. Please do something quickly before they breed again. Another thought would be to get the kittens into a shelter, find an agency that will trap/neuter and release as telegramsam spoke of. The agency will trap them, neuter, vaccinate the adults and bring them back for you to feed. In our state they also provide small shelters for them. But if not, it’s easy enough and cheap enough to build a shelter for the winters. They have websites on how to build a feral shelter. It is imperative that you act asap or you’ll soon find yourself with 20 then 40-then 60 cats very quickly. You also mention that they are semi-feral. If that's the case then these cats will tame quickly!
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Thank you very much everyone for your helpful answers! They indeed helped me!
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I would look into a trap-neuter-release program before I would look at a shelter, even a no-kill one. You don’t want to allow them to breed out of control, especially since they’re brother/sister. The kittens might be able to be adopted out if they can be tamed before they get too old, but the adult
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Weird, it didn't post my whole answer. Well here's the rest of it: "would be difficult to place. If the kittens were re-homed you might be able to afford to keep just the two. If you have a really good shelter or dedicated cat rescue in the area that can rehabilitate and adopt out or foster former ferals, that would be the best thing of all but I realize not all areas have these kind of programs. Get them spayed/neutered if possible though."
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I would take the cat’s to the SPCA. i don’t have anything els to say, but i hope that you make a choise that is good for you.
Leah
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