Semi-feral cat rehoming

Re: Semi-feral cat rehoming

bonny10 — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:32:57 GMT

Thanks for all the replies, things are looking up slightly i think!

I have emailed cats protection as i know they do help with feral cats just waiting for a reply but in the meantime i have put out an appeal on facebook to all my friends and someone may be able to help. She is someone i went to school with and now lives on a dairy farm, she has a few feral cats that she feeds daily and they have access to outbuildings etc. She is more than happy to take him on if i get him neutered which i plan to do anyway if he hasn't already been done.

The cat at the moment wont come inside the house but is eating the food we are leaving outside for him, catching him might be an issue so may have to borrow a cat trap but hoping he will start to gain more trust so i can get him inside and confide him to one area.

Poor kitty, he must be so stressed with the situation.

Re: Semi-feral cat rehoming

Gillian Mostyn — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:47:34 GMT

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]could you make it a condition when the house sells that the new owner feeds the cat? Have heard of this happening before.[/quote]

hmmm.... sounds impractical....who pays for the food and any vet bills.... ????

Re: Semi-feral cat rehoming

Alison Clare Hickman — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:53:06 GMT

Good idea Sal,

Always the lateral thinker! ... the sale blurb might read...."Cat, with house, for sale..."

xxx

Ali h

Re: Semi-feral cat rehoming

Sal the 1st — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:27:42 GMT

could you make it a condition when the house sells that the new owner feeds the cat? Have heard of this happening before.

Re: Semi-feral cat rehoming

molladog — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:09:56 GMT

Hi, it's worth contacting the Cats Protection as they do have ferals + semi ferals which they rehome to smallholdings/stables etc and may take him from you. Very difficult situation... hope you can sort it.

Re: Semi-feral cat rehoming

wendy scott — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:05:17 GMT

Hi there,

What area are you in? Some CP branches have farms that they work with for feral and semi-feral cats. They may also have foster homes which work with semi-ferals to get them to the point of being able to be placed in a home. Some smaller rescues may be able to help with this situation also. I hope this is helpful, i know you have already approached some charities but perhaps a few more prodes might get you somewhere. I mention these because my local CP have had dealings with cases like this so know it is possible to place a semi-feral cat.

Wendy

Re: Semi-feral cat rehoming

Celine — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:18:54 GMT

I'm sorry, this is a tough situation

So far as rehoming goes, would a stables or farm be an option? Maybe someone in your local network of VNs would have a contact of someone like this? Obviously you'd want them to feed him but he'd have a fairly unconfined life, with access to stables/farm buildings to curl up in.

I don't think euthanasia is a "wrong" decision in many cases. Don't forget that death is not negative welfare. Puss will not know he has gone, and if you have a tame vet they may be able to give you an ACP tablet or something to give him before you get him in a crate, so as to make the whole situation as stress-free as possible. He has had a nice time recently and you can feel good about that.

I'd agree that "releasing" him is not an option, not ethical and regardless of the circumstance you are now the cat's owner as you have been feeding and caring for it, and so you would be liable for prosecution of abandonment, regardless of the cat's circumstances.

Good luck