Re: Feral cats

I think sometimes it depends on what they've been through (which you'll never know) with the human species. Braveheart came to me with Mick. Mick was about a year and came into the house within a couple of days. Braveheart who seemed older, maybe 2 or 3 yrs, wouldn't let me touch him for months. Then one day, after watching the other cats do it without coming to great harm, he jumped up on my stomach and settled in. Mick looked like he may have been a pet. Braveheart was never anyone's pet. I'd guess feral or barn cat. I often wonder how the two met up before showing up at my door. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" <justjess01@gmail.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Feral cats



Ya know..sometimes it is just the cat's basic personality to not trust
humans. We've had barn kittens, born wild by some stray cat. Some of them 
would come to us, the others would run and hide and not come out until we
left.  Just like people - they have their own personalities.  But I would
trap them and take them to the vet/humane society because you don't want a
bunch of wild cats running around and that's what will happen. Good luck to 
you...and I admire your big heart.

On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Daryl <dp2413@comcast.net> wrote:


Well, dang! I was afraid of that, but hopeful, since I was able to tame
Diesel. I think some of these cats are relatives of E.T. and Diesel. E.T. had obviously had human contact before he was dumped. A few kind words and 
he melted and started following me around the garden like a puppy.  Wish
they could get through to them.

I guess I'll have to borrow a cat trap to get them in to the Feral Cat
program of our local humane society. (Spay/neuter/rabies
vaccination/release)

d



----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Feral cats


 Agreed.  If they're 6 months old or younger, you might be able to tame

them,
but if they're older - probably not.

On 12/19/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:



If they are fully grown cats...not much luck of that happening.  It's
difficult enough to catch a feral kitten and tame it.  We have a grown
cat
that hangs around our place.  He/She is solid white.  Scares the tar
outta
me when I'm outside in the dark gathering eggs or feeding.  One time I
thought it was an owl up on a fence hiding around the shrubs...when I got closer it jumped down and ran over me trying to get away. Can't even get close to the silly thing. But it is smart enough to know where the food 
can
be found, and smart enough to stay away from my big 'critter-chasing"
dog.
We have mice all over the place out here.  They are attracted to the
bowls
of feed for the livestock.  And because of that, we have lots of hawks
and
owls that hang out waiting for a nice meal.  The cat is obviously
interested
in the morsels too.




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