Hi !
I care for strays... actually they come to me to care for them.
I have a little problem that i've tried a million ways to solve it
The place -
Husband's warehouse with antique furniture
Located in a rural area, so there are many wild cats
Our warehouse cat -
She came to us almost 6 years ago pregnat, gave birth, got spayed and stayed, she lives there since and loves the place, always free feed her
Our problem -
Since last summer many other cats took advantage of the free feeding arrangement and learned that there is food in there... so they manage to get inside and eat... and mark territories.... also in the furniture and my husband is really angry - I do not blame him, he is right
Me trying to solve the problem, and failed -
1- Picked the food and started feeding "Mami" the cat when we were there (strays smelled the food anyway and sneaked in)
2- Brought a cat trap , I had it for 10 days ! I tried different things inside - fish, canned food, dry food, meat... nothing made them get inside ! and when finally one did... I took him about 2 km away (to a place I know they feed strays) and CAME BACK AFTER 2 DAYS !!
Last resource -
I brought "Mami" home now for 4 days, she is in the spare bedroom locked and hates it (I have other cats at home so they cannot mix) and we have took away all food dishes and litter box from the warehouse. My plan is to keep her for 10 days approx and let her smell and food smell from the warehouse dissapear
In the warehouse - we are not feeding anyone anymore, as sad as the look in their eyes can be, and they are not getting inside too because there is no food, so there is not any more marking, nor smelling.
Do you think this will last ? even if I return the cat to the warehouse?
I definetely cannot keep her here, and she hates it ! she misses her grounds and her trees to climb...
Does anyone have any other solution for keeping undesired cats away ?
I thank you for your help
Ronit
I care for strays... actually they come to me to care for them.
I have a little problem that i've tried a million ways to solve it
The place -
Husband's warehouse with antique furniture
Located in a rural area, so there are many wild cats
Our warehouse cat -
She came to us almost 6 years ago pregnat, gave birth, got spayed and stayed, she lives there since and loves the place, always free feed her
Our problem -
Since last summer many other cats took advantage of the free feeding arrangement and learned that there is food in there... so they manage to get inside and eat... and mark territories.... also in the furniture and my husband is really angry - I do not blame him, he is right
Me trying to solve the problem, and failed -
1- Picked the food and started feeding "Mami" the cat when we were there (strays smelled the food anyway and sneaked in)
2- Brought a cat trap , I had it for 10 days ! I tried different things inside - fish, canned food, dry food, meat... nothing made them get inside ! and when finally one did... I took him about 2 km away (to a place I know they feed strays) and CAME BACK AFTER 2 DAYS !!
Last resource -
I brought "Mami" home now for 4 days, she is in the spare bedroom locked and hates it (I have other cats at home so they cannot mix) and we have took away all food dishes and litter box from the warehouse. My plan is to keep her for 10 days approx and let her smell and food smell from the warehouse dissapear
In the warehouse - we are not feeding anyone anymore, as sad as the look in their eyes can be, and they are not getting inside too because there is no food, so there is not any more marking, nor smelling.
Do you think this will last ? even if I return the cat to the warehouse?
I definetely cannot keep her here, and she hates it ! she misses her grounds and her trees to climb...
Does anyone have any other solution for keeping undesired cats away ?
I thank you for your help
Ronit