4 days ago and havent left since. I love animals and couldnt just ignore them( I tried for the first night) so I started feeding them outside. I cant bring them in cuz my tom cat will not tolerate another pet in the house, it drives him nuts with them just being outside. He sits at the back glass door and stare and meows at them. Anyway..my family tells me that I shouldnt have fed them cuz now they wont go away and they are also leaving me lovely little dead bird "gifts" on my steps. It doesnt bother me having them here and they're very sweet cats. Did I do the right thing by feeding them?
2006-11-22 16:49:48 · 11 answers · asked by Hunnybunny00 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
again---I do Not mind them being here, I only wish I could bring them inside without it turning into a war with the cat I already have
2006-11-22 16:59:29 · update #1
You absolutely did the right thing! As it gets colder outside, it becomes harder and harder to find food and you are really helping these poor kitties out. What everyone else has said is right too, they will keep coming back for more as long as more is available.
If they are in fact friendly cats, then seriously consider either adopting them or finding someone who will adopt them. Petfinder.org may be able to help you out with this. I got my oldest cat from a shelter when she was already two and a half. To say she was/is a princess (aka brat) is putting it lightly. She made it very clear she did not like other cats when we visited my parents house. I wanted more cats though and decided to talk to someone at a shelter about this. She suggested adopting two kittens at the same time. That way the two kittens could play with each other and might leave the big kitty alone once the pecking order had been decided. So I did just that. For the first two weeks the kittens were in the house I kept them in a separate room with baby gates stacked up so the cats could "meet" through the fence and get used to the smell of each other. It worked! The oldest one doesn't love the kittens, but she doesn't through a fit about them either.
Now, after hearing that story, how cdould you possibly think that the fact that there are two cats on your back porch could possibly be a coincidence? ;-)!
That said, if you do try it out (and I whole heartedly encourage you to do so) and it just will not work out for your tom cat, find new homes for the other two. The tom cat was there first, so really, its only fair.
2006-11-22 18:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by Schnibbs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you feel them, they will return, but outside cats have too big a struggle for survival to return to a place where there is no food. If you truly do not want these cts to come back, just don't put out any more food. They many come to look for a day or two, but then will strike it off their list of rounds they make to get their daily ration.
Just for general information purposes, it may take some time for adjustments to be made, but most cats end up being able to live in peace when given the opportunity. There can be much hissing, growling and even some swatting in the beginning. This looks much more alarming for humans than it is dangerous for cats. It's kind of a display to show who is not afraid to challenge and an unavoidable part of blending a few cats into a family. It is the rare instance where the "fighting" becomes dangerous to any of the participants. To live in peace, cats need to know there place in the family and this is how they decide that.
If you do decide to bring those cats in, it woud be wise to keep them isolated from the cat in residence, just until you could have health checks done, to be sure they are not carrying any communicable disease that could harm your cat.
2006-11-22 17:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No you didn't do the right thing by feeding them. It's true they won't stop coming around now. You have become a meal ticket to them. That's why they are leaving you dead birds. You should have tried to take them to a pet shelter or something. Those cats will be there for life.
2006-11-22 16:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by giya_98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you did the right thing.
The dead birds are their gift to you, not very pleasing to us, but it is nature's way of things. Hopefully your tom cat will get used to them hanging around outside and eventually tolerate them inside.
Blessings and good fortune to you all the days of your life!
Issy
2006-11-22 17:08:57 · answer #4 · answered by Issy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-12 23:08:13 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my aunt has these two cats that she feeds all the time and nothing really wrong about it. i mean my aunt lives in the country and if she didnt feed the cats they might have died butyou rcase is different i dont think you should have fed them unless you already thought about starting to pay for cat food
2006-11-22 16:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by Matt S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes feed them and tell Your tom they are out side cats . When it is cold let them inside .They will get along .
2006-11-22 17:04:43 · answer #7 · answered by canivieu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, I think you did the right thing because i love animals too.. if they dont bother you , and you have extra food, keep feeding them
2006-11-22 16:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by angelkid45916 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was me and my buddy....we wanted to see if you would
feed us..and you did ! Will you feed us some more ?? meeooow
2006-11-22 17:00:38 · answer #9 · answered by CraZyCaT 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
once you feed them they never leave
2006-11-22 16:51:11 · answer #10 · answered by twysty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋