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You should definitely, stop feeding the cat...unless you want to own another cat!
Usually it is not good to feed feral cats for fear of rabies, ticks and fleas. (BAD fleas) However, you can take the cat to the Doctor and see if has rabies or ear mites, ETC. Good Luck!
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Actually, the biggest mistake was to feed them in the first place. like Javalinas, once you feed them, they don't go away. If you can make it through howling and screeching outside your door all day for a month, okay. Also if you feed just one cat, it can bring the whole clan next time because feral cats travel in groups for nursing and protection.
If you want them to leave do not feed them in the first place!
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Will cats bother a corn snake?
Most cats will, especially outdoor and/or feral cats. Similar to the lure of the long rope being dragged around, few cats will ignore it.
What does feral cat mean?
Feral cats are wild descendants of domestic cats. A feral cat has never associated with humans.How did feral cats come to be? When two strays mate in the wild, they give birth to a litter of feral kittens. These kittens have never interacted with humans. Feral kittens can be domesticated if taken in young, but adult feral cats are almost impossible to domesticate.Answer 1A feral cat is a domestic cat which has been homeless so long that it has adapted to life in the wild. This term also applies to all domestic animals. Answerferal means wild or untamed as in a barn cat. Actually, deep down, every cat is feral.
Why is the feral cat regared as a pest?
Not only Feral cats but Domestic cats also. They are supreme hunters, and birds and small animals have no defence against them. Largely because the cat has only been here for 200 yrs, maybe in another 5000yrs the native animals may evolve to build a defence, if they can survive that long.
Why do cats wander away from home for a long period of time and then return?
cats stay with their owner
Do agree that stray and feral cats are also wildlife?
No. Stray cats, still looking to humans for food and shelter, are domestic animals that are currently away from their homes. Feral cats, who have reverted to wild habits, generally still retain some habits of domestication and may not be suited to life in the wild. (For instance, a Persian who goes stray likely will not be able to care for himself even after he has regained the habits of a hunter; he will be trapped by his over-long fur and hindered by his deformed nasal passages.) As a general rule, animals which humans have domesticated, have been changed enough in their abilities that they no longer qualify as wildlife.
What is a feral child?
Children who were raised in the wilds on their own are feral. They are uncivilised and wild, they likely can't even speak English since they were alone so long. There have been some stories in the news about children being locked up by unfit parents, hidden away and chained up in their rooms. Some of these kids may be feral as well.
Why were cats brought to Australia?
The feral cat was not introduced as a feral cat, they evolved from domestic cats that escaped domesticity and went to the wild. In the wild they revert very quickly back to their natural instincts for survival. The same applies to feral dogs, pigs, goats and horses. Cats were a standard fixture on sailing ships to keep rats and mice under control. The domestic cat arrived with the First Fleet and possibly much earlier on the ships of explorers and as the survivors of shipwrecks. There is evidence to suggest that domestic cats arrived in Australia long before the First Fleet. It would appear that the Macassan traders who sought trepang (sea slugs) off Australia's northern coast some 500 years before the First Fleet had ships' cats, some of which stayed behind in Australia when the ships moved on. Naturally, these cats turned feral once they had to fend for themselves, and with no natural predators in Australia, their population proliferated rather well.
Do some cats not suffer from haiball?
The only cats that never get hairballs are Sphynx cats (which are hairless.) Some cats get hairballs more often than others, especially if they are long-haired cats. Hairballs are a way of getting rid of ingested hair, so you can prevent hairballs by feeding cats something like Petromalt, which allows them to pass the hair rather than throwing it up.
Where and when was the first place in Australia that the feral cat was introduced?
There is evidence to suggest that domestic cats arrived in Australia long before the First Fleet. It would appear that the Macassan traders who sought trepang (sea slugs) off Australia's northern coast some 500 years before the First Fleet had ships' cats, some of which stayed behind in Australia when the ships moved on. Naturally, these cats turned feral once they had to fend for themselves, and with no natural predators in Australia, their population proliferated rather well.
If you have a new 3 year old cat how long do you have to keep it in for until it is allowed to go out?
Should be "forever". A safe cat is an indoor cat. Stays healthier and free from contracting diseases from other feral cats and loose cats.I have a 13 and 15 year old cat and they have been indoor cats. If you want them with you a long time. Enjoy them indoors.
How long do tom cats stay away from home for?
A tomcat can stay away from home for as long as three days. Most tomcats will return home each morning.
How were feral cats brought to Australia?
These cats came from the ships that brought the people to Australia, they were on the ships to combat the rat population, once on shore they were left to fend for themselves. There is evidence to suggest that domestic cats arrived in Australia long before the First Fleet. It would appear that the Macassan traders who sought trepang (sea slugs) off Australia's northern coast some 500 years before the First Fleet had ships' cats, some of which stayed behind in Australia when the ships moved on. Naturally, these cats turned feral once they had to fend for themselves, and with no natural predators in Australia, their population proliferated rather well.
