Hello everyone I'm new to the forum.
I joined because I need advise on a preagnant feral cat living in my garage (at least i think it's living there, after about 10pm every time i go into the garage it runs out.)
I have tried to interact with the feral cat (preggers iv nicknamed her). She quite often strolls across my back garden so i left a bowl of tuna at the very bottom of it and when i saw it eating the tune i walked down very slowly to see what way it would react. It let me get within about 7 yards of it and then ran and sat on the opposite wall. After about 10 minutes i was able to sit on the while about 30cm away from her while she ate out of the bowl which i thought was very good. Also when i tried to pet her head she immediately jumped about 2m away but did not hiss or scratch, Is this definately a feral cat?
Anyway I've had a stray cat have kittens in my garage before behind a snooker table propped up against the wall so i decide to put some blankets beneath it and the box that collects the grass off my lawnmower, with a blanket in it and a blanket over the top of it at the end in the hope that she would settle and have her kittens there.
There is a hole in the back door of my garage which i'm hoping that she will use to get in and out of the garage while the main door is shut. I'm like half a tin of cat food beside the hole every morning and night and it is always being eaten. The problem is i don't know whether its definately Preggers that's eating it as theres a white cat owned buy my neighbours who i hav caught trying to approach the food andI've scared it away hoping that it will learn not to come back. Is there any advise anyone can give me for caring for this feral cat and making the garage a nicer home and insuring that only Preggers is eating the food?
P.S should i be giving Preggers milk or water?
All help much appreciated!
PPS i wanted to post pics but it says 'you may not post attachments' anyone know why??
I joined because I need advise on a preagnant feral cat living in my garage (at least i think it's living there, after about 10pm every time i go into the garage it runs out.)
I have tried to interact with the feral cat (preggers iv nicknamed her). She quite often strolls across my back garden so i left a bowl of tuna at the very bottom of it and when i saw it eating the tune i walked down very slowly to see what way it would react. It let me get within about 7 yards of it and then ran and sat on the opposite wall. After about 10 minutes i was able to sit on the while about 30cm away from her while she ate out of the bowl which i thought was very good. Also when i tried to pet her head she immediately jumped about 2m away but did not hiss or scratch, Is this definately a feral cat?
Anyway I've had a stray cat have kittens in my garage before behind a snooker table propped up against the wall so i decide to put some blankets beneath it and the box that collects the grass off my lawnmower, with a blanket in it and a blanket over the top of it at the end in the hope that she would settle and have her kittens there.
There is a hole in the back door of my garage which i'm hoping that she will use to get in and out of the garage while the main door is shut. I'm like half a tin of cat food beside the hole every morning and night and it is always being eaten. The problem is i don't know whether its definately Preggers that's eating it as theres a white cat owned buy my neighbours who i hav caught trying to approach the food andI've scared it away hoping that it will learn not to come back. Is there any advise anyone can give me for caring for this feral cat and making the garage a nicer home and insuring that only Preggers is eating the food?
P.S should i be giving Preggers milk or water?
All help much appreciated!
PPS i wanted to post pics but it says 'you may not post attachments' anyone know why??