I have three cats - two are spayed adults that are indoor/outdoor and the other is an intact male kitten (he'll be fixed when he turns 6 months) but he's kept indoors.
I live out in the country and we always have strays/ferals living under our garage from time to time.
Well my 13 year old tabby girl was outside and this big, gray tomcat started fighting with her under our front porch. Luckily I heard them fighting and scared him off.
She only has a scratch on her face that looks to be as bad as paper cut, otherwise I haven't found any other wounds. She had a little bit of food and water when she came in and now she's asleep.
My other cat stays outside for days at a time but I've never seen any wounds on her but she's about 8 years old and a bit more savvy with being an outdoor cat. She's practically our "barn" cat, just comes inside now and again for loves and warmth. When she was younger, she'd be outside for weeks at a time.
Do I call animal control to get rid of this tomcat? He always runs under our garage so I'm not sure how'd they get him out. How do I keep my girls safe when they go outside, especially my older one? Also, what should I look out for over the next few days to make sure she's actually okay? Should I do anything with the scratch on her face? It wasn't bleeding and isn't very big. It's in between her eye and nose, so I didn't want to mess with something in such a tender area.
I live out in the country and we always have strays/ferals living under our garage from time to time.
Well my 13 year old tabby girl was outside and this big, gray tomcat started fighting with her under our front porch. Luckily I heard them fighting and scared him off.
She only has a scratch on her face that looks to be as bad as paper cut, otherwise I haven't found any other wounds. She had a little bit of food and water when she came in and now she's asleep.
My other cat stays outside for days at a time but I've never seen any wounds on her but she's about 8 years old and a bit more savvy with being an outdoor cat. She's practically our "barn" cat, just comes inside now and again for loves and warmth. When she was younger, she'd be outside for weeks at a time.
Do I call animal control to get rid of this tomcat? He always runs under our garage so I'm not sure how'd they get him out. How do I keep my girls safe when they go outside, especially my older one? Also, what should I look out for over the next few days to make sure she's actually okay? Should I do anything with the scratch on her face? It wasn't bleeding and isn't very big. It's in between her eye and nose, so I didn't want to mess with something in such a tender area.