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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2005What do YOU do with strays in your neighborhood?
There's a un-fixed tom wandering our neighborhood that gets our cats all whipped up. I've watched him for a few weeks and he's always run away. Tonight though it's pretty cold here, and we saw him when we pulled into our driveway. He meowed and came right up to be petted. My guess is that he's stray. We can't take another cat in, having just recently reached equilibrium with our newest addition. I took one of Megan's old ideas, and taped a paper collar on him saying "is this your cat? Call me at xxxxxx". We'll see if anyone spots it. As it gets pretty cold here in the winter, I'd like to hear your ideas and experiences with helping strays. Thanks BLink > There's a un-fixed tom wandering our neighborhood that gets our cats > all whipped up. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > BLink I have TTVRN'ed cats - trap, test, vaccinate, neuter and release - whether or not they are owned. If they are on my property, they are fair game. If it got really cold, I have taken them to the Humane Society (when I lived in Indy). I have also had heated outdoor sleeping quarters for TTVRN'ed cats in the wintertime. -L. : I have TTVRN'ed cats - trap, test, vaccinate, neuter and release - : whether or not they are owned. If they are on my property, they are : fair game. If it got really cold, I have taken them to the Humane : Society (when I lived in Indy). I have also had heated outdoor : sleeping quarters for TTVRN'ed cats in the wintertime. As I mention in another thread, I am feeding a stray/homeless now and worrying about providing some shelter during our Midwestern winters. I can't afford anything expensive, don't even know if she would need it or use it. My initial plan: Two styrofoam coolers one inside other (to double up insulation), a hole cut out for entry/exit, a layer of blankets with the microwavable snuggle pad under them. I can cover the entrance with hanging strips of plastic the way they have in some grocery store freezers. Do I need extra insulation between boxes? Or, at the other extreme, is one box enough? Is styrofoam is sufficiently wind- and water-proof against harsh high velocity drafts or do I need to line it with plastic? Because of your experience I'd appreciate all comments. > : I have TTVRN'ed cats - trap, test, vaccinate, neuter and release - > : whether or not they are owned. If they are on my property, they are [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Because of your experience I'd appreciate all comments. A cat carrier with styrofoam wrapped around it is a better solution - if that's not feasible, I think the set-up you have is sufficient - she will either use it or not. I would put it in a secluded place where it has no chance of tipping over. What I used to do is buy Dogloos and put them under the bushes - with straw as bedding. They stayed warm enough except for the coldest of nights - and then I would open my garage a bit and let them in. HTH, -L. Hugs for Homeless Animals www.h4ha.org/shelters/ A worldwide directory of rescue organizations, shelters and humane societies. First, find if he belongs to anyone in the area. If not, the above site, click on your state, and each of the numbers for listings. There are no many, there no need to pick a kill shelter anymore. Lots of available rescue groups and no-kill shelters to pick from. > As it gets pretty cold here in the winter, I'd like to hear your ideas > and experiences with helping strays. Thanks > > BLink I live in AZ so cold isn't really an issue here. It does get sort of cold at night in the winter and I have a chair outside that I put a towel and heating pad on if I have a cat who is a "regular." What I do for strays--we live in an urban area and seem to get a lot--is feed them, try to tame them, then get them fixed and try to home them or try to get them into a no-kill facility. If I feel a situation is grave, like a female cat in season, I trap them. If I can't home them or get them into a shelter, I try to nab them to get them fixed and then just provide them food, water, and their heated chair. If they want some attention, they get it. Otherwise I leave them alone. In your case, he's tame so I would be trying to find if he has a home as you are doing but give him food and water meantime and rig up some sort of heated thing or enclosure. I would definitely try to get him off the streets before winter gets here. Candace > it gets pretty cold here in the winter, I'd like to hear your ideas > and experiences with helping strays. Thanks > A shovel round the back of it's head! > BLink On 30 Sep 2005 12:08:13 -0700, wrote: >> it gets pretty cold here in the winter, I'd like to hear your ideas >> and experiences with helping strays. Thanks [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >> BLink A little Straycat shuffle? - GIT-R-DONE! alt.usenet.legends.lamey > There's a un-fixed tom wandering our neighborhood that gets our cats > all whipped up. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > BLink We don't have strays -- we have coyotes... LT >> There's a un-fixed tom wandering our neighborhood that gets our cats >> all whipped up. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >LT Gah. That would do it, all right.. =/ BLink > There's a un-fixed tom wandering our neighborhood that gets our cats > all whipped up. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > BLink If you continue to see this cat wandering around either check on the link another posted or go to Petfinder.com and located rescue groups. Scan the list you get for groups in your area and call them all (no kill). You'll probably be told they have a waiting list, get on all of them and see who can help you with this cat first. In the mean time if you are committed to trying to help this guy, start feeding in a sheltered location and see if you can build trust with him. If you have some way of providing a shelter for him of course do that as well. You could set up a shelter in an area where your resident cats would be least likely to see him and maybe reduce the tension in you house as well - or not lol. What you need to do if you choose is keep this guy provided for and work on his socialization until a rescue group has the resources to work with you. W |
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