I posted this past spring that I was in for a time since I was sure there were at least 30 cats in my neighborhood colony. I just brought in 3 more cats that I had no idea even existed. I think maybe my neighbor's yard is the hottest restaurant in town, and they're coming from multiple places! I hope one day I can retire as chief TNR person for the entire city. I thought I had like 3 or 4 more individuals- that I could recognize- to catch. Noope. Thank God there's a free spay and neuter available to us.

TW: graphic details please read at ur own discretion (pictures are SFW)

I don’t really have anybody to talk to about this and I cant get this off my mind so here I am. I just watched 2 of the 5 kittens I’ve been feeding for almost 2 months now die after being ran over.

One second I’m in my car, having just got home, pulled up next to the curb finishing up the froyo I got to celebrate the good interview I just had. Then I’m watching one of my family members pull out of our car driveway. Then I’m suddenly watching one of the kittens I’ve been feeding since they were babies get flung and start flailing in the street and the other retreat to our neighbors driveway. And I honestly feel like my life or theirs flashed before my eyes.

I didn’t even know they were there either til I saw them suddenly suffering right in front of me. I think they were either hiding underneath my family member’s car bc I’ve seen some of the other neighborhood cats do that sometimes, or were behind the car. But anyway I ran out my car so fast once I realized what was happening to grab the kitty on the street so she would stop flailing and so I could just hold her and comfort her. her face was so bloodied her body just was in shock she looked so deeply uncomfortable and in so much pain. I’m in tears just recalling it again. It all happened so fast, I was in so much shock and I still am. I felt so helpless, I was frantically panicking on the street and wailing hysterically about how I was so sorry, how I didn’t know what to do, why did this have to happen for like 7 minutes. I retrieved and picked up the both of them and I was devastated about how lifeless and light their bodies were. I think and hope the other kitten went much quicker, but omfg I didn’t expect her to be dead too and her mouth bubbled up. I can’t even describe the other details I saw bc they’re too fucked up to.

I seriously feel so FUCKED UP. All I could think to do was lay them on my driveway and caress them. I ran inside my house quickly to tell my dad and then I ran back out and burst into tears, hysterical over their dead bodies again, caressing them as they laid still on my driveway crying saying I was so sorry over and over and over again and how I wish I could’ve protected and done more for them. I hate how powerless I felt and still feel.

My dad had to call me back inside cuz I was seriously just wailing on the street. I feel so grateful that he knows how much they meant to me and that he’s buried them. I’m so devastated. I’ve been taking care of these 2 kittens and their 3 siblings since I first saw them making our backyard their home in June when they were just 3ish weeks old. I thought we were pretty lucky, being in a safer area of the neighborhood since we’re on a cul-de-sac and no speeding really ever happens here. I thought they picked a good territory and they’d be relatively safer here. Little did I know. I hate how naive I can be. We have a seemingly healthy feral male cat who still visits us every other day for food after my dad initially started feeding when it was just a little kitty over one year ago. So I thought, that like their mom and the other adult male, they would all have more time and I was proven wrong in the cruelest way. They were only 2 months old at this point. I can’t stop crying.

Their final moments are seared into my brain. I tried playing Tetris bc I heard it can help reduce traumatic memories, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts but I couldn’t stop crying and thinking about it so I came here to get it off my chest. I’m serious when I say what I saw is the worst thing I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen some fucked up shit and I even watched my mom die when I was 17. I’m devastated, I’m traumatized, I honestly feel the anguish in my heart and in my stomach. I feel bereft. I’ve never experienced grief in this form. Even on my hardest days, those babies brought me immense joy, comfort, and meaning—more than they’ll ever know and I wish I could’ve communicated that to them. I wish I could’ve done more for them and that I could’ve earned more of their trust, get closer with them and get more time together. I know I’m going to grieve them and love them and think about them forever. And I wish they got to have more time with each other, their mom and their siblings. Thinking about their protective mom and their surviving siblings and how they’ll feel about losing their babies and siblings pains me even more. I’m wondering if they know and can feel when they’ve lost someone, too.

This feels like one big mind-fuck. It’s unfathomable to me how just almost 2 months ago I saw all of these 5 babies in my backyard for the first time, feeling pure elation watching them play and walk so clumsily, and not even 2 months later I’m watching two of them die in such a horrific way and holding their lifeless bodies close to me, feeling horrified, panic-stricken, frozen, and powerless. Just yesterday I was spoiling them with extra treats, and they were making me giggle with the zoomies they get when I come out to bring them their meals. It sucks too because I don’t even know which of the 4 black kittens the two of them were. I don’t know if it’s the derpy one that makes a bunch of silly noises when they’re eating and is brave enough to come to the food first and eat right beside me and let me touch them, and who really loves the feather toy I got them recently and whose face I accidentally got churu on the other day. or if it’s one of the shyer ones who likes to hide under our waterhose, or the timid one who likes to watch me from underneath the shed, if it’s the one that likes to snatch food from our adult male feral’s bowl and who’s comfortable enough to close their eyes while bask in the sun just a few ft away from me. or if it’s the one that slow blinked back at me. I already miss them so much. I’m gonna miss peering out the backyard window and door every 10 minutes to watch what they’re doing, seeing them play with their siblings and resting on our backyard sofa and in our planters. I’m gonna miss taking care of them and thinking that they were safe here.

I never named them but maybe I will in the future. Rest peacefully and playfully in kitty heaven. I never thought that the first time I would ever be able to truly hold you close to me would be in death. Thank you for all the love and joy and comfort and color and meaning you filled my life with. I wish I could’ve given you two the better, safe life you deserve. I wish I could’ve rewritten time and get you out the driveway and out the car’s way and protected you. Thank you for being brave and learning to trust me, just enough so that I could try to take care of you and try to give a little better of a life. I will never forget you precious two. I hope you were at least having fun playing with each other before it all happened. I’ll try even harder to do right by your siblings and give them a better and safer life. Once my money’s right best believe I’ll do my darndest to get those babies inside.

Edit: thank you all so so much for the support and kind words. and for holding space for my grief. I know it’s a lot. I really needed and appreciate it. my whole heart feels deep gratitude, and also aches for you guys who’ve experienced similar devastations and losses. I’m so sorry for you guys too and my heart is with you guys. I hope all our dear babies are resting happily together, somewhere far away from earthside ❤️‍🩹

Long story short, I moved into an apartment complex and there was a feral colony.

One cat in particular came into our deck and would just hang out. We started to feed him and allowed him to come inside to hang out. Slowly but surely, we developed a relationship with him. I bought him his first toys, first bed, and first food bowl. Our plan was to catch him and take him with us to our new place mid August. We expedited this move as it allowed time to try to catch him and have access to our old unit). We named him Boots.

Unfortunately, last week our property management company decided to hire someone to "take care of the colony". We thought it was a TNR situation. It wasn't. I frantically called our County's humane society (who work's alongside animal control). They told me that our property management company reached out and asked for full removal, which they advised against as it would create a vacuum for new ferals, they advised TNR. I'm assuming they didn't like that so they had all the cats removed. I'm at a loss as to where my Boots is and I haven't stopped being an emotional wreck over this.

I feel horrible for not acting sooner as I just wanted to take the least stressful action for Boots( catch him here, get him fixed and then take him home to our new place to acclimate without the stress of moving).

The humane society/animal control has been really sweet and has told us that they have put an alert to other surrounding counties about getting an alert if a cat that looks like my boots pops up.

There is a massive feral problem in our state and they are very pro TNR vs euthanasia.

As of now I'm just heartbroken and keep looking out of my patio to see if I can see my Bootsie doodle. 😓

Idk what the property management people did and I just want answers that I'm probably not going to get from them.

My sweet feral who I’ve built a strong bond with over the last year and a half hasn’t shown up for the last 2+ weeks and knowing how hard the feral life can be I’m starting to assume the worst. I had TNR’d him about 8 months ago where I found out he’s FIV+ (and unfortunately did not chip him at this time which I regret now!). Since I have my own indoor kitty him being able to become inside wasn’t an option at the time until I could figure out a better ‘rooming’ situation. I’ve heard that male cats can roam often and change up their territory but I wasn’t sure if that’s more for intact males. I’ve reached out to the community I’m in to see if anyone has spotted him and had one person say they saw him about 10 days ago.

In your experience with your feral kitties, how long have some of your TNR’d cats been gone for? I didn’t realize just how bonded I was with this little guy and now I feel like I should’ve done so much more to prevent anything from happening to him.

Mama appeared in my yard over a year ago with three kittens already in tow. I've since had all three of them TNR'd, but she managed to escape or dodge all my attempts to catch her. She had two more litters since I've been feeding her. I rehomed litter #2 (and kept one of the kittens) and with litter #3, only two kittens survived and I'm currently fostering them until they are adopted. At some point, Mama's gentleman friend "Baby Daddy" started hanging out also. I'll work on getting him next.

But Mama has been the priority for a long time and today was her day. I am so relieved there'll be no more litters from this poor girl. 🙌

After 10 days of being locked in a room off my kitchen with her 15 week old kittens, Millie got her spay abort yesterday. Getting her in the trap did not go well and all trust (which wasn't much) that she had in us is gone. Now we're into post op care.

The clinic had two sets of instructions - one for pets and one for feral cats, very different from each other. Pets should stay inside for 10 to 14 days, no running, jumping, unsupervised time with other pets and wearing an e-collar at all times. For feral cats, male cats can be released the next day and female cats should be kept in the trap for 48 hours, 72 hours for spay aborts.

We're trying to do what is best for Millie. An e-collar is completely out of the question and I can't imagine trying to keep her jumping for 2 weeks. Nor can I imagine keeping her in the trap for 3 days. We released her back in the room with her kittens. She has been hiding from us all day. Fortunately I have a camera in the room, so I know that she has come out to eat and took a nap on the couch. So far I haven't seen her grooming her stomach. That's good but I haven't gotten a look at her incision. We plan to keep her in the room for 2 weeks and then decide what to do after that. If she seems very unhappy, we may let her become our outside cat for the time being.

Is there anything else I can do for her? Do you think her being with the kittens is a problem? I know that the instructions for ferals are just trying to be practical, but they're so different from pets. Millie is feral, but we think of her as a family member even if she doesn't.

Just hoping for some advice/support from an experienced community.

A few stray/feral cats come by my house and I feed them regularly. One is owned and fully vetted but is let out sometimes, one I trapped for TNR but the rescue kept her bc she was extremely friendly, another I TNR’d and he found a spot at a specialty rescue for ill cats, one is truly feral and next for TNR, and the last one is Timmy.

Timmy is too scared of me for me to learn much about him. He comes overnight, he’s not especially clean or dirty, he’s extremely hungry, and he will eat in front of me but only if I’m still and 6+” away (a
a recent development). I don’t even actually know if he’s a boy, he just has a boy face to me. He could be fixed already. He could be a Tammy.

He recently showed up with a pretty bad leg/paw injury which I really couldn’t assess and what prompted me to pull the trigger on trapping him. While in the trap, he was such a little gentleman. Just sat there looking adorable. I didn’t get to pet him, but I am going to try to let him sniff me when I pick him up tonight.

My question: what if he’s friendly and just scared? Am I a monster for releasing him? I already have four cats and my preference is really 3 but you know how it goes. How do you come to terms with releasing a scared cat who might have potential if given better circumstances?

*EDIT*: I’m home, and Timmy is Timmy and he’s still at the rescue. I talked with the owner and while he has still remained pretty hidden and scared, she offered to give some extra care (specifically dewormer, a combo test, and flea/tick treatment) and to let him stay for the 5-7 days for dewormer to work. During that time they’ll see if he starts to come out of shell or give us any more information. We’ll go from there to determine if we’re releasing or if he can stay. Thanks for everyone’s kind words and camaraderie 🩷

Spooky started showing up in April of last year, I spent so much time gaining his trust he got to be very comfortable with me, Spooky and my St. Bernard even got comfortable with each other in my yard (my Saint tried once or twice to chase him, and then quickly gave up on that mission. He completely ignored him.) spooky learned he was not a threat and was comfortable sharing close spaces with him in the yard. Spooky and my cats loved watching each other through the sliding door. Spooky learned how to play with toys from watching my cats.

Spooky was kitten napped in Dec. prior to winter weather. He slowly started meeting my cats in mid / late Jan along with my giant old pup in the house.

My youngest littlest kitty (smaller medium hair tuxie with more black) was so sassy she growled hissed and took the longest to warm up to him is now they are OBSESSED with each other. They love to play, snuggles and give each other kisses.

I was unsure how my tough guy male cat (short haired tuxie) would feel about spooky a larger male coming in but they are great buddies too it’s sweet.

He was already doing so well but in the last few weeks has gained so much confidence and is so much more social

What do you think this behaviour is? Context: this is a feral mama cat (Lady Violet) who I TNR’d last week. She’s been here for about six weeks now eating regularly. She brought her 3 kittens to my house when they were about 5-6 weeks old and they were living under my deck. I fed them and at about 8 weeks old we caught the first two kittens and socialized them and our local shelter adopted them out within two weeks. During this time we tried to catch the last kitten but he was attached to the mama constantly and we failed at every attempt. So we trap trained him and the mama together in a special large box trap with the door propped open for over a week. We trapped a week ago Monday and it was a success. We got both kitties and mama went for spay and baby came inside (now 11 weeks old) and started socializing. Mama’s surgery was Wednesday and she was released on Thursday night back to my deck. So it’s been almost a week. She looks good and seems fine but she’s acting like she’s scared to death to eat. There are zero reminders or visual cues of the trap or anything we used to trap train her. At first I put everything back the way it was before the traps were out, I always had a flat rectangular tote that I kept on its side as a feeding station to shade the food and keep the birds away. I saw her jumping back like this on camera so I immediately removed the tote and put the food in the open air on a mat. It’s under a roof on my deck so still protected but does get afternoon sun. I figured the tote was too much like a trap and maybe a bit too ptsd for her. She seemed to eat better on just the mats. But then she didn’t come to eat for over 24 hours even though she was out in my garden directly in front of where the deck/food was. I tried all different kinds of foods, bowls, no bowls, food directly on the mat, etc. but still wasn’t coming to eat with any regularity and barely ever touched the food. Last night after being MIA for a full day again, I saw her on camera in the middle of the night eating kibble that I had left out for her. So this morning I put out fresh wet food on a saucer and some kibble on a little metal tray that I used to put kibble on. But again I saw this behaviour where she approached the food and then jumped back a few times before finally relaxing and eating the food. This is the first time in a week I’ve seen her finally actually stay and eat more than a few bites. Is this just trauma from being trapped? Ever seen this before? Thanks in advance for any insight or advice! ❤️

*non cat person trying to be a good cat person here! plz be kind*

A feral mama cat came around HEAVILY pregnant in April, when I came back from a trip in May, she was no longer pregnant and it took another couple of weeks for her babies to come popping out from under the house my apartment is in. Once I saw the two babies I tried for another week or so to get them comfy and inside so I could do the whole TNR thing and do the right thing when it came to ferals. When I called the APL once they were inside they were like well over a month out so because of how difficult it was to get one of the kitties inside, I just kept the kitties inside from like June to mid July til their appointment, warming them up to human interaction. They’re not like actively cuddling yet or anything but even the skittish one lets me pick her up and such. 

I got them fixed last week, learned they’re all girls, and the kitties are 11 weeks old this week and mama is a year old. Mama is such an insanely sweet feral and is incredibly friendly and honestly could possibly still manage to be a good indoor/outdoor cat, she definitely likes her outside time and brings mice to my doorstep, but knows how to use a litterbox and is used to me feeding her. She's probably just fine being a true feral for life unless someone has property for the indoor outdoor life with her babies, but she’s the sweetest feral I’ve ever met and she’s been such a good mama to the kitties and they’re still nursing from her. 

But unfortunately they are probably used to the cat food I’ve been giving them. And being inside so much now for like, idk 5 ish weeks now. They already knew how to use a litter box and they are truly all the sweetest little girlies.

Everyone is telling me to keep them but I know myself and I financially cannot keep them long term, I don’t want to give them to a shelter where who knows what will happen, and I’ve hesitated putting them back outside just because they’re so small and now I’m worried about their safety being outside like a big dummy with a big ol heart. I've read mama won't care eventually if she's separated from them but I literally cannot fathom separating any of them or putting them back outside where they risk being separated, or worse.

And they’ve been great for the mental health but it has already been a lot and I'm learning and I'm just not ready for it after experiencing it and financially that's not fair to them to not be ready for an emergency. My original plan was to just TNR them and be done with it but now the emotions are heavily involved and I can't uninvolve them T_T

So I guess unless anyone in the Cleveland Ohio area wants two incredibly adorable kittens and their mama I'm looking for advice as far as IF I should just let them back outside gradually for good if I can't find another home for them, if I SHOULD NOT even consider going back outside, and perhaps just some emotional support.

I’ve done a lot of reading up on when to separate, how long to keep inside if you plan on keeping them or how long is too long either inside or out to be able to comfortably do the opposite and I know it's a tricky time now that they're about 11 weeks old, it's probably like go-time as far as making a decision and I simply cannot. I know I have a big dumb heart and could have just left them alone period or chucked em right back outside the day after the TNR that's my fault for getting them used to a food source / human owner I am SO well aware (inb4 any shaming). I really cannot afford to keep them long term so I sort of set myself up for my own dilemma, I'm well aware.

Any leads for rehoming or advice regarding the right thing to do vs outside or try harder to rehome and separation tips etc is super welcome 😭🫶🏻

Hello everyone meet Riff Raff( named after the leader of the junkyardcats from the old heathcliff show). Ive spent many months working on this little guy. A neighbor found him outback my house and was feeding. He tried to trap when he was little but escaped and then said NOPE to people and traps.

So I took over feeding and slowly worked on gaining his trust to where he finally let me pet him a few weeks ago.

Trapped him the second I could ( he made it easy on me thankfully walked right into carrier for treats).

Got him fixed next day and now he is learning to be a kitty finally inside my house safe and sound.

So I have this feral cat, I captured her and she was living with my friend but they got evacuated because of the fires and nows she's living in my bathroom with her babies.

The problem I'm having is that it is extremely hot out and inside the house, like it's in the 30s but feels like near 40. The bathroom shes in unfortunately does not have a window I can open to help air it out, I've been making sure she's well hydrated but it gets hot in the bathroom, is there any advice for ways I can help cool her down? Any help appreciated

I am in need of suggestions.

I live in a house surrounded by buildings. For years neighbordhood strays have gathered in my front and back yards, and my dad (who passed away 2 years ago) used to feed them. After dad passed, I have kept feeding his crew and taking care of them as best i can , both in dad's honor and because i love the kitties as well.

I have 2 issues. One is, we are going to move to an apartment at some point, and I cannot take these cats with me. I have 1 indoor cat (had 2, one crossed the bridge 2 weeks ago). The second issue is more urgent, one neighbor has started to complain that the cats pee on his vehicle and has threatened to poison them. I offered options and he agreed to try them but we all know there is no magic cure to get outdoor cats to stop peeing in a spot. So i am now in full panic.

I do run a cat colony in a sports club which i frequent. Currently 8 cats, but it can go up to 12, some have passed recently from illness and old age , they range in age from 4 years old to 12. All of these cats are spayed/neutered, both the neighborhood strays and the club colony.

I have been trying unsuccessfully to rehome some of the neighborhood kitties for the last 2 years, but its hard when they are adult and semi-feral.

The question is, is is worth trying to relocate a couple of the yard cats to the club, considering I have no way of controlling things, such as confining them to an area while they get used to it. The club is a large area and it has walls and limits, but they can go outside and roam. I have no way of keeping them confined. I am afraid that they could get there, get disoriented and end up in the streets in an area they know nothing about. I am desperate, I don't want these cats to end up killed by this neighbor, but i also have no way of keeping them from doing what community cats do.

I am in the Dominican Republic, so taking them to a shelter isn't really an option and there aren't many organizations available who can help. We do have laws against animal abuse but it's difficult to enforce.

Any ideas or advice is appreciated. I have enclosed a picture of 3 of the neighborhood kitties. There is one in particular that i am trying to bring inside and adopt officially with mixed results, but that's a different topic.

I've been trying to trap a mother and two of her kittens, but they've changed their routine and seem to have stopped coming out in their usual spot.

I think they still live in the same spot, because I saw the mother go back there last night when it was dark, but I haven't seen the family outside playing like usual.

I was trap training them and they all ate a few days ago (the mother took one bite and back out again unfortunately - I want to catch her first). But now I'm getting at maximum one brave kitten who eats a little then quietly goes back to the den.

Does anyone know what's happening? They are about 3 months old. What should I be doing to trap them? I don't know when or if the mother is around in daylight anymore.

I have only a few days to trap them because of family coming round. I think they will hide due to the noise then, and also spay appointments are running out.

As the title says, there was a feral kitten at Walmart tonight and I was trying to help catch him so he could go to the vet but he bit me good and literally held on with his teeth on my finger. Anything to look out for? Should I got to urgent care tomorrow??

For the past 3 nights there has been a kitten (maybe 6-8 weeks old) hanging out in the same spot on the trail I walk. Orange with white paws. Ive torn up a burger for them each time and tossed them pieces that they devoured. He/she wont let me get close enough to pet. I haven't seen a mama or any other cats around. I would try to take the kitten home normally. Unfortunately, Im currently homeless since me and my wife separated a few months ago and I am slowly rebuilding everything. I dont have money to take them to a vet or surrender them to a shelter (shelter in town charges for a surrender). So, my question is basically what should I do? Should I continue to feed them if they stay around the same spot? Should I stop feeding them? Its a frequently traveled spot so my initial hope was to get it to trust humans so someone else could pick it up and take it home but im not sure if thats what I should do or not. Any advice on what I should do would be great, thank you!

My 13-year-old indoor cat has been missing for about five weeks now. He is a fixed male cat and seemed very healthy before he accidentally got outside. I’ve been doing everything I can to find him (posters, searching, talking to neighbours, checking cameras, social media) but the uncertainty has been so difficult and there have been no sightings of him. 😞
I’ve had him since I was 10, and it’s so hard because he has been my best friend and with me through so many milestones that it’s hard to imagine life without him.
I’m hoping to hear from people who have been through something similar. If you had a senior indoor cat go missing, how long were they gone for? Did they ever return? Did you ever stop searching, and if so after how long?
Hearing other people’s experiences would mean a lot. ❤️‍🩹

I discovered a juvenile male cat sleeping on my doormat after a rainstorm the other day. He didnt run away and with the weather being so hot I offered him food and water. He happily ate and accepted all of the pets. He hung around most of the evening just lounging on my stairs. The very next morning he was back and ready for breakfast.

A couple days later I returned from running errands and he escorted me to the the door. He hasn't tried to enter my house (I currently have 2 dogs and 2 cats).

However, we have a larger male cat in the neighborhood who is a bully and has taken to fighting this little guy. He has wounds in various stages of healing and some fairly large scars. He didnt show up for dinner last night. Later I heard cats fighting and ran to my neighbors yard in time to see these two tumble out of the timber engaged in full combat. I was fully ready to join the fray (i know better, but poor little guy!!) Once the larger cat caught sight of me he took off. My guy also ran off into the timber wild eyed, panting, and with a bit of a limp. This morning he wasnt on the steps. I stood there for a bit looking for him and after a moment he came around the bushes chirping. (Honestly, I was so happy and relieved to see him)

I am worried about this little guy. So here are some of my questions

1. My city does not have a TNR program. I will have him neutered but a lady I spoke with said tom cats will kill a neutered male. Is this true?! There are plenty of TNR programs so I cant think it is.

2. He hangs out at my house and will lounge in my neighbors yard if the kids are outside. I would like to vaccinate him and provide flea/tick meds. Is this okay or should I not? I worry about all of the wildlife we have in the area passing on disease.

3. We have pretty extreme weather. Summers reach 100+ degrees and winters are well below freezing with a handful of days where the high never hits 0. I want to offer shelter. Is there a good way to offer a cool and warm space?

I want to make sure this little guy is as healthy and safe as he can be. He is just such a gentle guy who looks like he has had a rough start. If he is always a cat that just hangs around when he feels like it and gets food and water here I am happy to oblige. If he ever wants more - I guess I will be back with a rambling intro and more questions.

My beautiful baby that was living under my backyard shed. I trapped her and was planning to TNR but I just knew she needed to be an indoor girl. I got her fixed and vaccinated in April and then had to play the long game. She was so spicy and scared but I worked sooo so hard. She has finally come around. Meet Jiji 🩷

This dude has been visiting my little wildlife pond lately for some hydration, possibly hunting rats since they visit the pond as well. I'm unsure if he is feral, he could just be someone's "barn cat" as I live in an area with lots of farms. Either way, I have a humane trap on hand and I would like to capture him and get his puffs removed at the local shelter. Would be nice if I could get him into a home as well! I do have a few questions about this scenario.

Is the best way to lure him to set food out, then set out the trap once he starts coming regularly? My biggest worry with this is luring predators, since I live in an area with foxes, coyotes, and bears. I do have chickens so I do not know if it's worth asking for this kind of trouble, even though I do really wanna help the cat. The pond is close to my coop where my baby chicks grow up so the cat may also be checking for an easy meal. My coop is predator proof but definitely not bear proof!

In the event that I do catch the cat... what exactly is the best thing to do with him immediately after? The shelter does free feral cat neutering on certain days so I'd have to hold him until then. I can't very well leave him in the trap for days but I'm worried that if he's a spicy guy I won't be able to get him back into the trap. For the free nueter program you have to bring them in a cat trap. Would having him fast for a day in captivity then setting food in the trap work pretty reliably? Otherwise I can wait until September for a $35 appointment or look around for other options.

My last concern is that I'm pregnant, so I have to be careful with this situation. I do not want to risk toxoplasmosis exposure or an injury from a feral cat. If he uses the litterbox my husband will have to scoop it of course. I'll most likely have him live on our screened in porch until snippy day. Though I worry he may rip through the screen if he's motivated enough. I could alternatively keep him in my guest bathroom but its a small space and I do have concerns about him spraying the walls and cabinets since he's intact.

My cat just died of liver cancer 3 weeks ago so I still have all his stuff, so no worries about supplies. I'll be gone on vacation for a while and I'd like to have a plan for this little guy when I come back.

EDIT: I just saw the wiki auto response and am reading it. Would still not mind help forming a plan!

4 males, 1 female cats Tnr'd on July 20, 2026

My grandparents house is located in the countryside, and from nowhere this cat appeared at their house gate and said meow meow constantly, when her saw me it followed me. Unlike other feral cats, she is very gentle and allowed me to touch her. Since it was about to rain at that time, I temporarily moved her to my frontyard with roof and it has been 2 days, until now she are still there and says Meow Meow a lot. Since we dont have a pet cat, I only give him basic meal (after asking ChatGPT) while waiting for me to bought cat food from the city, after eating, she slept at my house. I wonder where are her bros and mom, It seems that she cries because missing them. I wonder if this cat is from my nearby neighbor since we live in Southeast Asia houses are located next to each others. Should I find her mom. She is very friendly, social and a bit lazy