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The weather has gone really quite cold the last couple of days (ie. it is more seasonally appropriate!) and Radar is spending a lot of his time disappeared under our duvets.

I take him food and call "Radey-McSplodgkins*, dindins!" and the pile of duvets wobbles a bit and he shoots out from underneath it, making brrrp? happy dinnertime noises :D Eats and then burrows back under the pile of duvets. Am a bit envious of his life tbh.

*One of his many many silly nicknames :D
 
vanya said:
The ultimate in cute kittens

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Sonic and Jakey are a bit like those kittens and have been throughout their whole lives - they play a lot and sometimes a little rough (nothing nasty though, just benign wrestling and some vocal grumbling - they are Oris so vocalise a lot) - it's just play, they settle down curled up together when they are tired :D
 
Calamity1971 said:
Between them and my 3 they cost me a bloody fortune. They've started following me towards home. Really tugs at the heart strings but I think 3 and a dog is plenty.
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Just be aware that if you feed a feral cat consistently for more than 2 weeks it legally becomes your responsibility (in terms of care, medical attention etc). It's good that people look out for ferals and strays, but if you are feeding them you need to provide medical care if it is needed.
 
Calamity1971 said:
They are in the care of the college. They are chipped by cpl, I pointed out one had a limp once to them and they got it sorted. They are gravity fed, I just treat them sometimes to wet food and treats as do others. They are quite famous here now.
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Oh cool, sounds as if they have it fairly good, considering :) Thank you for looking out for them and caring :) They do look very healthy and content :)
 
Epona said:
Just be aware that if you feed a feral cat consistently for more than 2 weeks it legally becomes your responsibility (in terms of care, medical attention etc). It's good that people look out for ferals and strays, but if you are feeding them you need to provide medical care if it is needed.
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Really?
First I've ever heard of that...
2 weeks doesn't seem long. You could easily feed a feral for longer over a bad winter...
 
Epona said:
Oh cool, sounds as if they have it fairly good, considering :) Thank you for looking out for them and caring :) They do look very healthy and content :)
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The college gardeners got them to control the rabbits because they were nibbling their roses (first world problems)! Don't think the cats are fussed by the amount of bunnies I still see :D.
The irony is the colleges coat of arms
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PippinTook said:
Really?
First I've ever heard of that...
2 weeks doesn't seem long. You could easily feed a feral for longer over a bad winter...
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If you are feeding them over a period of time you are assumed in law to be their caregiver, and can potentially be held legally responsible for their welfare - so if one of the cats you are feeding turns up with an injury, it is your responsibility to get veterinary care for it (this can of course be from an animal charity). Failure to do so can potentially be classed as neglect, if you have been feeding them. Putting down food for them regularly indicates a willingness to take them on.
 
It does seem a bit odd though...for cats I mean. Considering some cats go round visiting 3 or 4 homes for food and they've already got a home. :)
Maybe it's different over here...but I'm sure I've not heard that law before.

There were loads of feral cats living behind the hospital near where I grew up. They were very feral. Ate all sorts of rubbish from the hospital. We used to joke that they could glow in the dark.
They were so wild that nobody would go near them. Even the caretakers and gardeners in the hospital wouldn't go near them. They were quite vicious.
One of them, a one eyed cat, ended up having kittens in our back garden..under a massive pile of wood my dad had stored under a tarpaulin.
I used to spend hours as a kid trying to get the kittens to come out and play or eat...but they were so wild...they wouldn't budge. They left with the mother after a few weeks. We did feed them but they only ate a small.portion of what we gave them.
That's years ago mind...:)
 
PippinTook said:
It does seem a bit odd though...for cats I mean. Considering some cats go round visiting 3 or 4 homes for food and they've already got a home. :)
Maybe it's different over here...but I'm sure I've not heard that law before.

There were loads of feral cats living behind the hospital near where I grew up. They were very feral. Ate all sorts of rubbish from the hospital. We used to joke that they could glow in the dark.
They were so wild that nobody would go near them. Even the caretakers and gardeners in the hospital wouldn't go near them. They were quite vicious.
One of them, a one eyed cat, ended up having kittens in our back garden..under a massive pile of wood my dad had stored under a tarpaulin.
I used to spend hours as a kid trying to get the kittens to come out and play or eat...but they were so wild...they wouldn't budge. They left with the mother after a few weeks. We did feed them but they only ate a small.portion of what we gave them.
That's years ago mind...:)
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If you are feeding a cat that you didn't deliberately adopt or agree to take in, you should put a paper collar on it so that someone else has a chance to claim it as theirs (could be they have another home) - a paper collar with your phone number on it so that someone can contact you and let you know the cat is theirs. You shouldn't be feeding other peoples pets tbh - you don't know whether their human is paying a huge amount for diabetes treatment or whether it is in chronic renal failure and the cat should be on a special diet for example.
 
Epona said:
If you are feeding a cat that you didn't deliberately adopt or agree to take in, you should put a paper collar on it so that someone else has a chance to claim it as theirs (could be they have another home) - a paper collar with your phone number on it so that someone can contact you and let you know the cat is theirs. You shouldn't be feeding other peoples pets tbh - you don't know whether their human is paying a huge amount for diabetes treatment or whether it is in chronic renal failure and the cat should be on a special diet for example.
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I didn't say I was feeding someone elses pet...:confused:
I said that when I was growing up there were feral cats behind the hospital which backed on to our garden. They ate all sorts of hospital rubbish..
One cat had kittens and we tried to feed them but no joy...they left.

The other comment I made was a reference to the way cats can and do "visit" neighbours and can end up being fed. But I never said I was feeding any stray cat.

But thanks for the advice. :thumbs:
 
PippinTook said:
I didn't say I was feeding someone elses pet...:confused:
I said that when I was growing up there were feral cats behind the hospital which backed on to our garden. They ate all sorts of hospital rubbish..
One cat had kittens and we tried to feed them but no joy...they left.

The other comment I made was a reference to the way cats can and do "visit" neighbours and can end up being fed. But I never said I was feeding any stray cat.

But thanks for the advice. :thumbs:
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I didn't say you were feeding someone's pet either, was just in giving general advice mode at that point :)
 
Calamity1971 said:
The college gardeners got them to control the rabbits because they were nibbling their roses (first world problems)! Don't think the cats are fussed by the amount of bunnies I still see :D.
The irony is the colleges coat of arms
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Per pale dexter Argent a Cross Gules on a Canton Azure a Cross of St Cuthbert proper sinister impaling Allen Argent three Rabbits couchant in pale Sable, obviously
 
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