While relocating feral cats out of their original habitat is not an ideal situation, occasionally we do what we must to help these semi-wild beauties live out their lives. We have healthy, sterilized cats in desperate need of new outdoor homes! Since these cats are semi-wild they may have had little or no human contact or support. They are not accustomed to humans and cannot be socialized enough for adoption into a home. For this reason if they cannot be released back to where they came from they need to live at a farm, horse stable, or other suitable outdoor environment.

Do Feral Cats Lead “Short, Miserable Lives?”

Feral cats do not experience significantly more or worse medical issues than do housecats. In fact, feral cats may actually be healthier as a population than domestic pet cats. This is because feral kittens develop natural immunity to a variety of illnesses. Spay/neuter further improves cat health by reducing wandering, mating, and fighting. It is also not uncommon for feral cats to live ten or more years-a lifespan comparable to many domestic cats. And while feral and abandoned cats may face hardships, we don’t think death is better than a less-thanperfect life.

Veterinarian care and evalution is given after these cats are trapped. So these cats are sterilized, have recieved their routine vacinations (rabies and distemper), have been tested for FELUK/FIV, and any other medical care they needed. Sterilization being the key! Reducing or eliminating mating causes fighting, and wandering to decline. This in turn makes the “colony” more stable, which directly impacts the number of newcomers, and improves the health of the cats. Your responsibility would simply be to provide daily food and water, protection from the elements, and humane emergency vet care.

We will assist you while the cats settle into their new home. After a short period of secure confinement, the cats will accept their new surroundings and appreciate their new caregiver. In return they will help keep rodents away from grain and food storage areas, and keep a watchfull eye over their home. Even though these feral felines are not “lap cats” they will get used to your normal movements and find discrete ways to thank for being a friend. You may even enjoy stealthily watching the cats in their “natural” surroundings.

If you own property, or have permission for long-term placement of animals on the property you rent, please call us at 778-1111.

Please help us save these special cats!