Understanding Feral Cats : Cover Feral Cat Cages

[jackrakino]

@ckmonty you idiotic cat hater

[Offertory]

@ckmonty Sterilizing helps because it will keep the CURRENT population from breeeding, ensure that their isn't a next generation. It's a more humane, and ultimately, long term solution. (Which, in the long term, would be better for wildlife if there are no feral cats period.)

And that was very nice of you to take in those kittens. I have a previously feral kitten myself and a stray adult. :)

[mmedefarge]

@ckmonty You're daft. I've adopted two feral kitties. One lived with me for 19 years the other for 12 years. They never killed anyone except the occasional mouse. My 19 y/o turned into the sweetest, smartest kitty I'd ever had.

[ckmonty]

@mmedefarge You need to understand there is a difference between a feral kitten under 6 weeks and one older. I myself have two cats which I found as feral kittens which were young enough to socialize. An older feral cat will never return to a domestic state. Genetically there is no difference between a feral and domestic cat. People an often be confused with a dumped pet cat, which has been socialized, before being forced to fend for itself. These cats can return to a domestic condition.

[mmedefarge]

@ckmonty One kitty crawled in the window at work at about 2 mo. of age. He was a mess. I took him to the vet & the vet said that he was a feral kitty. Moxie grew into a beautiful boy who was tolerant o people & cats but he was never the friendliest of cats. Another was born in the yard of a nursing home. She was used only to a certain patient who fed her. At the age of 7 mo., I caught her took her to the vet & then home. I was the only one she wasn't shy of but she was my sweetheart 19 y

[ckmonty]

@mmedefarge I doubt the vet had seen a feral cat then. That sounds like a dumped pet who is used to being fed by people. It would have been a mess because it was used to its food in a bowl until it was dumped. Feral cats keep well clear of people.

[mmedefarge]

@ckmonty The cat came in the window of the kitchen looking for food. He looked like he may have been abused as he had trauma to his R eye, was skinny & looked as though he'd been dunked in a vat of motor oil. Several co-workers each bought him home only to return him the next day because he was so wild. Luckily, I had an older female cat who became his surrogate mother & showed him the ropes. The vet was at the Animal Medical Center in NYC which sees hundreds of animals a day.

[ckmonty]

@mmedefarge If it was truely feral the only way it could be caught was in a cage trap. It sounds like an abused dumped pet to me. Seeing hundreds of animals in a clinic, does not mean any of those animals are feral. In Australia we have the problem that most vets come from the city and choose that career because they love animals, even though they have had little exposure to more than pet cats dogs and parrots.

[mmedefarge]

@ckmonty City feral isn't country feral. They're used to people because people can't be avoided. I doubt if Moxie had ever been a pet (he was wilder than the female who was definitely born outside). The female was definitely born outside & it took 4 of us to catch her after luring her inside with food. She hid for weeks in my apartment, only coming out for food when I wasn't there.

[busafwine]

does anyone know where is located?? I hear she is in toronto..

I need help with stray cats and I was wondering if she can help me!

[minnieclips]

@busafwine This video is done from LA, she talks about LA over cat popuplation in other videos. For toronto we have Feral Toronto website and Feral Cat Coallition and other cat rescue groups.

[lionhart3001]

cats keep ripping my bins open.. i may buy 1 of these then dump the little bastard 10 miles away or so

[mickeymaltese]

ckmonty, you obviously have no knowledge of feral cats and are speaking from ignorance! It is the fault of ignorant cat owners that we have feral cats to begin with.NEUTER YOUR PETS!

[ckmonty]

@mickeymaltese I think you are ignorant in confusing dumped pet cats with wild bred feral cats. A dumped cat while appearing wild has been socialized in the past and can be re-tamed. A wild bred feral cat has never been socialized with humans and will never become a pet. I have a lot of experience with feral cats as I regularly humanely euthenase them with a lead injection to the head.

[mickeymaltese]

@ckmonty- I'm not confusing the pet and feral cats. I have both. My ferals were born in cat colonies, and trapped in humane traps. There is a difference in the two, not genetically, but in disposition, in how fearful the ferals are of people. The ferals are far more trusting after 2 1/2 yrs. in my home, but are always on the alert. As for a lead bullet... ?? humane?? we differ in opinion on that as well....

I rescue feral cats, and know which have had previous human contact.

[bambabyy23]

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[ichinkao]

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