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  1. Crackerboo

    Heating pad or straw for feral shelter

    Hi All, I've been taking care of a couple ferals in my back yard for a few years now and I'm thinking of upgrading the shelter and wanted some advice from you professionals first. Currently I've been simply using straw which I would freshen up/replace as necessary through the year. However I...
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    Indoor cats shouldn't mingle with local colony, right?

    Hi All, My wife and I have, after much anxiety and painfully learned lessons, successfully TNR'ed three kitten siblings that showed up to our back deck early last spring. We've had in place for a while now two cooler-type shelters and an outdoor feeder and waterer. Now a year old, they are...
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    Question about trapping Momma Cat & Babies

    Hi folks, I'm going to attempt to TNR a female cat who has kittens that are probably 3-4 months old, and I intend to catch the kittens too, and take them to our local rescue. If the rescue will take the mom too, great, but I wonder if she'll be too feral. Anyway, there are four kittens, and...
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    Feeding strays while on vacation

    hi folks, Question first, in case you don't want to read the reasoning; I'm looking for an outdoor automatic feeder that can go for at least 7 days. Any ideas? The wife and I noticed a stray cat on our deck a few months ago, so when the weather started to get really cold we put food and water...
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    New "cat" person

    Hi folks, sad news, my cat Lucky went to kitty heaven recently after a fight against chronic kidney disease. He wasn't even really my cat, but I sort of inherited him from my sister in law after she moved closer to my wife and me. Lucky basically just took to me, and that was how he came to be...
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