I have a very strong, rigid opinion of anyone who dumps animals. I don't think you'd like it at all. Shame on you for even considering it.
Don't dump the cat.
Don't dump the cat.
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Originally Posted By: Fleetmon
you fed her so now you own her....if you can't take care of her properly or refuse to then do the right thing and follow the advice you've been given in here....find a no-kill shelter.
Agreed.
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Originally Posted By: earlyre
dumping them out in the country is not a good idea.
yeah,it may find its way back "home", but just as likely to get hit by a car, or killed by a larger predator along the way.
you say you've had this cat for "a few years", as in it's a feral cat that's been hanging around your property that long? or it was an indoor pet that you are trying to get rid of?
Plus people that live out in the country or boondocks don't like having so many dogs and cats dropped off.
I've lived out in the country since I was about 2, and in that time I've seen innumerable animals dumped out here. It breaks my heart each and every time. It was the worst in the late eighties/early nineties.
Originally Posted By: Stuart Hughes
I have a very strong, rigid opinion of anyone who dumps animals. I don't think you'd like it at all. Shame on you for even considering it.
Don't dump the cat.
That makes two of us.
O/P, you've been taking care of the cat for quite a while now, had it spayed and feed it too? Grow a spine and either take the cat in and treat it as a member of the family or take it to a shelter. You might find it makes a good friend. I know the one I rescued from in between the walls of a barn at age 4wks is my best friend.
Each and every feral critter out there has mankind to blame. People like to whine about them, but so few realize that we are to blame and fewer do anything about them.
you fed her so now you own her....if you can't take care of her properly or refuse to then do the right thing and follow the advice you've been given in here....find a no-kill shelter.
Agreed.
Originally Posted By: 285south
Originally Posted By: earlyre
dumping them out in the country is not a good idea.
yeah,it may find its way back "home", but just as likely to get hit by a car, or killed by a larger predator along the way.
you say you've had this cat for "a few years", as in it's a feral cat that's been hanging around your property that long? or it was an indoor pet that you are trying to get rid of?
Plus people that live out in the country or boondocks don't like having so many dogs and cats dropped off.
I've lived out in the country since I was about 2, and in that time I've seen innumerable animals dumped out here. It breaks my heart each and every time. It was the worst in the late eighties/early nineties.
Originally Posted By: Stuart Hughes
I have a very strong, rigid opinion of anyone who dumps animals. I don't think you'd like it at all. Shame on you for even considering it.
Don't dump the cat.
That makes two of us.
O/P, you've been taking care of the cat for quite a while now, had it spayed and feed it too? Grow a spine and either take the cat in and treat it as a member of the family or take it to a shelter. You might find it makes a good friend. I know the one I rescued from in between the walls of a barn at age 4wks is my best friend.
Each and every feral critter out there has mankind to blame. People like to whine about them, but so few realize that we are to blame and fewer do anything about them.
Originally Posted By: GMBoy
Give her a chance indoors. You started feeding her and the relationship started back then. Don't do her wrong.
As someone who volunteers at an animal shelter, I second this. Taking her to an unknown territory and dumping her there is the worst thing you can do for her - especially considering she's fixed. But if you cannot take care of her for whatever reason, then a no-kill shelter is the best thing you can do for her.
Cats are creatures of habit and they crave attention, which is why she's been scratching the doors and meowing.
Give her a chance indoors. You started feeding her and the relationship started back then. Don't do her wrong.
As someone who volunteers at an animal shelter, I second this. Taking her to an unknown territory and dumping her there is the worst thing you can do for her - especially considering she's fixed. But if you cannot take care of her for whatever reason, then a no-kill shelter is the best thing you can do for her.
Cats are creatures of habit and they crave attention, which is why she's been scratching the doors and meowing.
The Cat Came Back
Old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat which wouldn't leave his home;
He tried and he tried to give the cat away,
He gave it to a man goin' far, far away.
(Chorus)
But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; he just couldn't stay away.
He gave it to a man going up in a balloon,
Told him to give it to the man in the moon;
Balloon cam down about ninety miles away,
But where the man is today I cannot say.
(Chorus)
He gave it to a man going way out West,
Told him to give it to the one he loved best,
The train hit a curve, then it jumped the rail,
Not a soul's alive to tell that gruesome tail.
(Chorus)
The man around the corner swore he'd shoot that cat on sight,
He loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite;
He waited and he waited for the cat to come around,
Ninety seven pieces of the man is all they found.
(Chorus)
He gave it to a little boy with a dollar note,
Told him for to take it up the river in a boat;
Tied a rope around its neck, must have weighed a pound
Now they drag the river for a little boy that's drowned.
(Chorus)
Old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat which wouldn't leave his home;
He tried and he tried to give the cat away,
He gave it to a man goin' far, far away.
(Chorus)
But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; he just couldn't stay away.
He gave it to a man going up in a balloon,
Told him to give it to the man in the moon;
Balloon cam down about ninety miles away,
But where the man is today I cannot say.
(Chorus)
He gave it to a man going way out West,
Told him to give it to the one he loved best,
The train hit a curve, then it jumped the rail,
Not a soul's alive to tell that gruesome tail.
(Chorus)
The man around the corner swore he'd shoot that cat on sight,
He loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite;
He waited and he waited for the cat to come around,
Ninety seven pieces of the man is all they found.
(Chorus)
He gave it to a little boy with a dollar note,
Told him for to take it up the river in a boat;
Tied a rope around its neck, must have weighed a pound
Now they drag the river for a little boy that's drowned.
(Chorus)
no-kill shelter...that's a good one...even PETA kills them after a while.
alex, you own the cat simple as that, now take care of it the remainder of its days. or find another good home for it that will.
alex, you own the cat simple as that, now take care of it the remainder of its days. or find another good home for it that will.
My big black cat, was an adult when he came to live with the "people" down the street. They let him out to roam, but I guess they fed him. Then they got evicted. They left the cat behind to go door-to-door asking for handouts.
He wasn't feral, just needed feeding and grooming. I named him Wolf, had him altered and saw to his shots, etc. He made friends with my other, slightly older cat in about an hour, and before long started sitting on my lap. Now he and I are buddies, and I would never consider dumping him.
Listen to everybody here: Take your feline friend in, or find him a real home.
He wasn't feral, just needed feeding and grooming. I named him Wolf, had him altered and saw to his shots, etc. He made friends with my other, slightly older cat in about an hour, and before long started sitting on my lap. Now he and I are buddies, and I would never consider dumping him.
Listen to everybody here: Take your feline friend in, or find him a real home.
Originally Posted By: alex3686
I was thinking of getting it in my car and driving it to a territory not known to her. But I have read where they have an inner compass inside them by looking towards the stars for navigation any help would be great thanks.
Ok advice and disclaimer : in no way do I condone animal cruelty. Especially cats. We have three of them and love them dearly. We are very much a cat household. We just live there, they own it. HOWEVER - being in your situation except expounded 6 times over i.e. six cats, I can tell you this is a humane and sometimes the only way to do it.
We moved in and a mother cat had two full grown kitties as well as a new litter. We kept one kitten (eventually died), gave the mama and two of the new kitties away. The other two we couldn't catch because they were feral. No shelters would take feral cats either. We found out they were also female. YOWWWW in the middle of the night and three new tom cats started to show up. No way jose. We ended up giving them scraps and were feeding five outdoor cats. It was too much. I finally got sick of it and caught one female, took it out to a pond about 3 miles away and left it there. Yeah, it cried and said "I hate you" but that's what I had to do. Later after much trouble I did the same thing to the other cat. A little bit further out than the first one. There were farmhouses nearby.
We have never seen them again so either they froze to death or found somewhere else to go. Guess what. No more tom cats either, problem solved.
Considering some poison them with antifreeze or shoot them I think my choice was a good one. I'm sure there will be some naysayers but you are not in this guy's situation and you weren't in mine, so shut up!
I was thinking of getting it in my car and driving it to a territory not known to her. But I have read where they have an inner compass inside them by looking towards the stars for navigation any help would be great thanks.
Ok advice and disclaimer : in no way do I condone animal cruelty. Especially cats. We have three of them and love them dearly. We are very much a cat household. We just live there, they own it. HOWEVER - being in your situation except expounded 6 times over i.e. six cats, I can tell you this is a humane and sometimes the only way to do it.
We moved in and a mother cat had two full grown kitties as well as a new litter. We kept one kitten (eventually died), gave the mama and two of the new kitties away. The other two we couldn't catch because they were feral. No shelters would take feral cats either. We found out they were also female. YOWWWW in the middle of the night and three new tom cats started to show up. No way jose. We ended up giving them scraps and were feeding five outdoor cats. It was too much. I finally got sick of it and caught one female, took it out to a pond about 3 miles away and left it there. Yeah, it cried and said "I hate you" but that's what I had to do. Later after much trouble I did the same thing to the other cat. A little bit further out than the first one. There were farmhouses nearby.
We have never seen them again so either they froze to death or found somewhere else to go. Guess what. No more tom cats either, problem solved.
Considering some poison them with antifreeze or shoot them I think my choice was a good one. I'm sure there will be some naysayers but you are not in this guy's situation and you weren't in mine, so shut up!
Originally Posted By: Fleetmon
you fed her so now you own her....if you can't take care of her properly or refuse to then do the right thing and follow the advice you've been given in here....find a no-kill shelter.
Feral cats are the problem with shelters. Nobody wants a feral cat. Ever had one claw up your face or climb you like a tree? That's not exactly a warm welcome.
Cats can be viscious animals when provoked and feral. I'm fine with putting down animals if they cannot be warmed up to humans. Otherwise what are you going to do? Keep them in a cage the rest of their lives? That's humane for sure.
For the record I'm not pointing you out, I'm just saying that's a common misconception with everybody.
you fed her so now you own her....if you can't take care of her properly or refuse to then do the right thing and follow the advice you've been given in here....find a no-kill shelter.
Feral cats are the problem with shelters. Nobody wants a feral cat. Ever had one claw up your face or climb you like a tree? That's not exactly a warm welcome.
Cats can be viscious animals when provoked and feral. I'm fine with putting down animals if they cannot be warmed up to humans. Otherwise what are you going to do? Keep them in a cage the rest of their lives? That's humane for sure.
For the record I'm not pointing you out, I'm just saying that's a common misconception with everybody.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
You are a despicable, evil person, and you know it.
haha
dude, you don't even know me. you are silly.
you tell me what you would do in that situation? A cat that claws and bites, and has the tendency to spawn more and more feral cats x2 of which could be females, so compound that...so that they die from lack of nutrition? We'd have a yard full of dead cats. And THAT would be cruel. So you should shut your mouth before you run it too far.
You are a despicable, evil person, and you know it.
haha
dude, you don't even know me. you are silly.
you tell me what you would do in that situation? A cat that claws and bites, and has the tendency to spawn more and more feral cats x2 of which could be females, so compound that...so that they die from lack of nutrition? We'd have a yard full of dead cats. And THAT would be cruel. So you should shut your mouth before you run it too far.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
If you did that to an animal, you are evil. It is that simple.
thank you, you have made my ignore list. I don't have time for judgmental idiots like you.
If you did that to an animal, you are evil. It is that simple.
thank you, you have made my ignore list. I don't have time for judgmental idiots like you.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
If you did that to an animal, you are evil. It is that simple.
How is he evil for taking a feral cat out to the country with near by farms? If it was someones pet, that'd be a different story but a feral cat? That sounds like the best case scenario for a feral cat. Doesn't have to worry about being put down by animal control and usually has all the food it wants from the farms near by. The cat was probably thanking him. Putting a feral cat in its natural environment doesn't seem wrong to me.
If you did that to an animal, you are evil. It is that simple.
How is he evil for taking a feral cat out to the country with near by farms? If it was someones pet, that'd be a different story but a feral cat? That sounds like the best case scenario for a feral cat. Doesn't have to worry about being put down by animal control and usually has all the food it wants from the farms near by. The cat was probably thanking him. Putting a feral cat in its natural environment doesn't seem wrong to me.
Any idea the amount of damage feral cats do to songbirds, Pheasants, etc? Complete waste of life. Yep, I am an evil person.
The problem with moving cats (or most any animal) to a different location, even rural, is that you are possibly putting the animal in "claimed" territory, and you are passing the problem off to someone else.
But there isn't really an easy answer for dealing with stray cats. Many strays were formerly living with people or have had enough exposure to people to be friendly and easily adapt to living in a house. It sounds like this may be the case in the OP's situation since the cat apparently wants in the house. A truly feral cat is NOT going to scratch at your door and hang around. If it's friendly, give it a chance as a pet. If that doesn't work for you and there aren't any no-kill shelters in the area, at least consider taking it in for a few days and putting an ad on Craigslist to see if you can find a home.
Feral cats do not want to interact with people and will run from you. If you get a hold of one, it will probably try to rip your face off. Trying to domesticate a feral cat is for the truly dedicated. In these cases the cat will simply move on its own to a new location if your house isn't a good food source.
But there isn't really an easy answer for dealing with stray cats. Many strays were formerly living with people or have had enough exposure to people to be friendly and easily adapt to living in a house. It sounds like this may be the case in the OP's situation since the cat apparently wants in the house. A truly feral cat is NOT going to scratch at your door and hang around. If it's friendly, give it a chance as a pet. If that doesn't work for you and there aren't any no-kill shelters in the area, at least consider taking it in for a few days and putting an ad on Craigslist to see if you can find a home.
Feral cats do not want to interact with people and will run from you. If you get a hold of one, it will probably try to rip your face off. Trying to domesticate a feral cat is for the truly dedicated. In these cases the cat will simply move on its own to a new location if your house isn't a good food source.
Originally Posted By: zerosoma
[I finally got sick of it and caught one female, took it out to a pond about 3 miles away and left it there. Yeah, it cried and said "I hate you" but that's what I had to do. Later after much trouble I did the same thing to the other cat.
We have never seen them again so either they froze to death or found somewhere else to go. Guess what. No more tom cats either, problem solved.
Now if someone would only dump you- problem solved.
[I finally got sick of it and caught one female, took it out to a pond about 3 miles away and left it there. Yeah, it cried and said "I hate you" but that's what I had to do. Later after much trouble I did the same thing to the other cat.
We have never seen them again so either they froze to death or found somewhere else to go. Guess what. No more tom cats either, problem solved.
Now if someone would only dump you- problem solved.
A lot of people I know in rural areas are tired of having animals dumped in rural areas.
One of my neighbors lives in the city during the week because the commute from her rural home is pretty far. Her dog that she is working to socialize was dumped out there. Apparently it's a pretty routine thing and this isn't the first dog dumped on her property that she has taken in, but most of them she adopts out. This one is too skittish and too bad of a case, so she's keeping it.
Dumping anything really is just kicking the problem down the road to the next person.
One of my neighbors lives in the city during the week because the commute from her rural home is pretty far. Her dog that she is working to socialize was dumped out there. Apparently it's a pretty routine thing and this isn't the first dog dumped on her property that she has taken in, but most of them she adopts out. This one is too skittish and too bad of a case, so she's keeping it.
Dumping anything really is just kicking the problem down the road to the next person.
Originally Posted By: 01rangerxl
A lot of people I know in rural areas are tired of having animals dumped in rural areas.
One of my neighbors lives in the city during the week because the commute from her rural home is pretty far. Her dog that she is working to socialize was dumped out there. Apparently it's a pretty routine thing and this isn't the first dog dumped on her property that she has taken in, but most of them she adopts out. This one is too skittish and too bad of a case, so she's keeping it.
Dumping anything really is just kicking the problem down the road to the next person.
We like feral cats on our old farms. They never want to see you around and you never see them. Just can't feed them or they get lazy and don't do their job. Plus it keeps the rats and mice down in the grain, barns, and sheds! LOL. Dumping a cat vs a dog is two very different scenarios. A lot of dumped dogs don't have a bright future, especially with how much $$$ some people have wrapped up in their livestock around here. A collar less dog is never a good situation around livestock... which is sad especially if the dog was dumped. We've never really had to much of an animal dumping problem in my area.
A lot of people I know in rural areas are tired of having animals dumped in rural areas.
One of my neighbors lives in the city during the week because the commute from her rural home is pretty far. Her dog that she is working to socialize was dumped out there. Apparently it's a pretty routine thing and this isn't the first dog dumped on her property that she has taken in, but most of them she adopts out. This one is too skittish and too bad of a case, so she's keeping it.
Dumping anything really is just kicking the problem down the road to the next person.
We like feral cats on our old farms. They never want to see you around and you never see them. Just can't feed them or they get lazy and don't do their job. Plus it keeps the rats and mice down in the grain, barns, and sheds! LOL. Dumping a cat vs a dog is two very different scenarios. A lot of dumped dogs don't have a bright future, especially with how much $$$ some people have wrapped up in their livestock around here. A collar less dog is never a good situation around livestock... which is sad especially if the dog was dumped. We've never really had to much of an animal dumping problem in my area.
Since you're already spending money to feed it, might as well keep it.
My roommate's cat either sleeps all day or we let him out and he comes back at night. He's declawed so he doesn't scratch. I normally hate cats, but this one knows how to be sweet.
My roommate's cat either sleeps all day or we let him out and he comes back at night. He's declawed so he doesn't scratch. I normally hate cats, but this one knows how to be sweet.
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