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The president of PA Pets (the group that is sponsoring my TNR) has found someone that owns a Bed and Breakfast on 17 acres of land out in the country and they are looking for some outdoor cats because they currently have only one and he is lonely. The owner has offered to feed and provide shelter for them. I am very hesitant because some of the cats on campus have been doing the whole feral thing for a while now and know the whole routine around here, plus they are a family and look out for each other. Marjorie and her two kittens HamCat (year old now) and Basel (6 months), plus there is another cat that curls up with them too, Analeigh, who is probably one of her kittens as well, but I cannot confirm that.
I think it would be rather devastating to split the family up and I have a feeling that it would not go over well. If I cannot find a home for the current feral I have in my room that is not part of the family do you think it could be a possibility to release her at this new spot? The person that owns the bed and breakfast has said that she could keep them in her garage for a while to get them used to the surroundings. I am hoping she doesn't just want them as decorations for her Bed and Breakfast, like wake up and see the cute cat out in the meadow hunting mice type of thing.
I will be speaking with her this afternoon via telephone and will be making sure she can take care of them. I am not going to commit to giving her any, but I am wondering what questions to ask her.
What kind of shelter do you have?
How many cats would you want to care for?
When and what do you feed them?
Is there a lot of traffic around?
Will you try to socialize them or just provide food and shelter for them?
What type of interacting with them would you like to have? Feeding, providing water, shelter, petting???
Stress the fact that they need to be kept inside after surgery for a few days to recover and should be kept inside a barn or garage to get used to the surroundings before being released so they don't leave.
She had also asked about there temperament and how friendly they are. I am thinking she thinks they will come running to her when she puts food down for them. In actuality she will probably never really see them except for at night when they show up for food and they are very afraid of people. Not quite sure this is what she wants, I think she may be thinking more about cat types that are friendly but just live outside, not the fearful of people ferals that we have on campus.
Anything else I should ask??
I think it would be rather devastating to split the family up and I have a feeling that it would not go over well. If I cannot find a home for the current feral I have in my room that is not part of the family do you think it could be a possibility to release her at this new spot? The person that owns the bed and breakfast has said that she could keep them in her garage for a while to get them used to the surroundings. I am hoping she doesn't just want them as decorations for her Bed and Breakfast, like wake up and see the cute cat out in the meadow hunting mice type of thing.
I will be speaking with her this afternoon via telephone and will be making sure she can take care of them. I am not going to commit to giving her any, but I am wondering what questions to ask her.
What kind of shelter do you have?
How many cats would you want to care for?
When and what do you feed them?
Is there a lot of traffic around?
Will you try to socialize them or just provide food and shelter for them?
What type of interacting with them would you like to have? Feeding, providing water, shelter, petting???
Stress the fact that they need to be kept inside after surgery for a few days to recover and should be kept inside a barn or garage to get used to the surroundings before being released so they don't leave.
She had also asked about there temperament and how friendly they are. I am thinking she thinks they will come running to her when she puts food down for them. In actuality she will probably never really see them except for at night when they show up for food and they are very afraid of people. Not quite sure this is what she wants, I think she may be thinking more about cat types that are friendly but just live outside, not the fearful of people ferals that we have on campus.
Anything else I should ask??