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There are three classifications of feral cats:
As long as there is a caretaker, Forgotten Felines will set up a feeding site at the location of the colony. This could be behind a store or restaurant, in an abandoned building or in your back yard. The cats will be fed, watered and monitored after being trapped, tested for FeLV, ear tipped, vaccinated, and altered. What is a colony? A colony is any location where a group of cats congregate. Most often near a souce of food. What is a caretaker? The caretaker is the volunteer responsible for feeding, providing clean water and monitoring the cats for health problems. Is there a difference between a colony in my back yard and a colony behind a business? Yes.
Other Colony - Forgotten Felines will set up a feeding site behind a restaurant or business if permission from the landowner is received and there is an FFSC volunteer caretaker available. FFSC then becomes responsible for providing food and medical treatment when necessary at this colony site. Relocating a feral cat can be a difficult process. First you have to find a willing homeowner and a safe location. Removing a cat from its established territory is only done as a last resort and only if we have a safe relocation site. Once that relocation site is found, the feral must be caged for three weeks at the new site so it can become accustomed to the sights, sounds and smells of it's new home. In addition, a regular feeding pattern is established. This is the only motivating factor we have to encourage the cat to stay at it's new home. If you only take care of feral (wild) cats then why do you have an adoption program? Sometimes tame cats who have been abandoned or lost find their way into our established colonies. (They are drawn to the food source.) Tame cats are removed from the colonies and placed into our adoption program where we find them a home of their own. And, sometimes feral females from our established colonies have kittens before we can trap and alter them. The kittens are then removed from the colony, socialized and then find homes through our adoption program. Will you take other previously owned cats into your adoption program? No.
Email or Call 576-7999 and leave your name and address. We will mail you a colony report form which needs to be completed and returned. Upon receipt of this form we will evaluate your needs, our resources and contact you by phone. TOP |