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    Need advice for taming a feral kitten

    I've suddenly found myself fostering three 5-week old kittens. Two are a little skittish; the third is terrified, very hissy, and impossible to catch. They belong to an area rescue organization, and the plan is for me to socialize them before they go to Petsmart for adoption. Right now, they're...
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    Need ideas for giving flea meds

    Sam was a semi-feral that we moved inside early last year. He became very friendly with my husband, and okay with me as long as I was holding another cat. Several months later we moved Rusty (another feral) inside. Rusty and Sam had showed up together a few years earlier and apparently were...
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    Post-vet-visit smell

    Any idea how long it will take after a day & night a the vet's before a cat stops smelling strange to its cat friends?
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    Stray cat upsets indoor-only cat

    Can't find anything on this topic using the search function. Seems odd, so I'm probably using the wrong search terms. Anyhow... a neighbor (#1) at the other end of my block was feeding a stray, pregnant female. She didn't attempt to trap the kittens in time to prevent another litter! An...
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    What to do about feral cat's toenails

    Rusty is a neighborhood feral I brought inside this past May. He shares a couple of rooms with Sam (a stray who showed up at the same time) and Ellie (a long term foster). Rusty is less afraid of me than he was 3 months ago. He will allow me get within a couple of feet of him if I have a food...
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    Water bowls in winter?

    I feed a feral cat who lives under an unoccupied house (no electricity available) and have noticed that he drinks from his water bowl regularly. I take food to him twice a day. Don't mind making an extra trip or two with warm water, but it's supposed to get really cold later this week. Any ideas...
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