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I thought I would tell you a little about my feral colony. I hav e had the colony for over 10 years now. I named the colony Forlorn Ferals. The colony has gone from a high of 32 cats to 17 at the current time. The cats are trapped, altered and returned. Kittens are trapped and socialized for placement in new homes. They cats are feed once a day a mixtyure of canned & dry food.

What are you experiences with feral cats? I know you must have some great feral stories to tell, so don't be shy. We want to hear all about them.

>>What are you experiences with feral cats? I know you must have some great feral stories to tell, so don't be shy. We want to hear all about them.>>

Bless you for taking care of these precious felines. There are so many colonies out there that need caring for. I adopted 2 cats from a local feral colony that our rescue group feeds. They were 4 months old when we trapped them. It took alot of work to socialize them, but with time and patience, thay have blended into our family just fine. We have adopted out many feral cats that have turned out to be the pride and joy of their new owners.
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Dottie
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I have 2 ferals (that I know of) that come at least once a day to see me. I believe that the older female has kittens somewhere. How do you know where the kittens are located? She had one litter a few months ago in our yard but she moved them before I could get to them. I've tried following her this time but she will not go near them if she knows that I'm there. She has started coming to eat in the middle of the night now so I don't see her as often. She has gotten to where I can lean down and talk to her pretty close but she hisses at me. She doesn't run anymore though. I have also become very attached to these two cats very quickly. I go crazy if one doesn't show up to eat and can't stop thinking about it until I see them. The other cat is a new one that has only been coming for about 2 weeks. She still runs from me. I'm hoping that I can get them to trust me enough so that I can trap and spay them. Otherwise pretty soon I'll have 17 cats also!

Kelly

I just talked to a lady about a week ago that had rescued a adult female cat. She brought her to the vet the next day and found out that the cat was a mother. The vet told her to put a halter on her and tie a "really" long string to her and that way she could go to the kittens and then they could follow her. It worked and they rescued 4 babies.
Not sure this would work for you since the mother cat is still afraid of you.
I am sure some one will know how to help.

Good Luck
Jaime