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[spring-peeper]

Hello cat people!!!

I was hoping for some advice.

I want to bring a feral male cat into our home with a dog and two spayed male cats.

I will need him spayed asap.

The question is should I have him spayed before bringing him home, or should I bring him here first?



(my daughter feeds the feral cats, they stay and make kittens, and I loved "Midnight" at first site.)

 

[Epona]

Get him neutered (spayed is females, castrated for males, neutered for either) first - hormones will make him more territorial hence more likely to spray in your home and want to fight with the resident cats.

 

[seeformiles]

Vic the dreamy eyed seducer

 

[pogofish]

Get him neutered (spayed is females, castrated for males, neutered for either) first - hormones will make him more territorial hence more likely to spray in your home and want to fight with the resident cats.

He will also very likely be a bit groggy/out of sorts for a little while after being neutered and it takes a few days for his hormones to settle down, so he may find it difficult to defend/assert himself around the other cats, so keeping them apart till he is more himself is also wise.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Vic the dreamy eyed seducer

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Handsome boy!

 

[Cloo]

Recently Tim has become obsessed with the bath. He constantly tightropes along the side while I’m in there, and sits in the empty bath whenever else I’m in the bathroom.

I keep telling him: It’s all going to end in tears.

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Vastra is obsessed with our en suite bath m she demands entry to it almost every morning, insists you turn on the tap so she can lap up some water, then proceeds to lick the tap.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Vastra is obsessed with our en suite bath m she demands entry to it almost every morning, insists you turn on the tap so she can lap up some water, then proceeds to lick the tap.

Lilith puts her paw under the bathroom door when I'm in there, making it clear I have no business showering when she wants her breakfast!

 

[Dystopiary]

He will also very likely be a bit groggy/out of sorts for a little while after being neutered and it takes a few days for his hormones to settle down, so he may find it difficult to defend/assert himself around the other cats, so keeping them apart till he is more himself is also wise.

Yes, defo try and keep them apart spring-peeper, so that they can get used to each other's smell and just being around. Preferably in seperate rooms at first if you can.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

I was going to put on my black fleece for a bit of warmth. Lilith had other ideas.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I'm sure she'd prefer you to get one in a lighter colour - it can't be any fun shedding on that...

 

[May Kasahara]

 

[Dystopiary]

May Kasahara SNAP!

 

[Epona]

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May Kasahara SNAP!

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Separated at birth

 

[Callie]

May Kasahara SNAP!

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Not upside down and topsy turvy enough to be a donut!

 

[Dystopiary]

Not upside down and topsy turvy enough to be a donut!

True!

 

[Cloo]

Cosy toeses

 

[xsunnysuex]

 

[philosophical]

I say again. Nothing seems as white as the white bits of a cat with white bits.
Unless they have been rolling in mucky stuff.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Teatime cuddles with Lilith.

 

[donkyboy]

Look at him. currently sleeping on a bed that aint his. In a flat that he doesn't live in

 

[May Kasahara]

Yes it is and yes he does

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Look at him. currently sleeping on a bed that aint his. In a flat that he doesn't live in

Yes it is and yes he does

cats, like MPs, can have multiple homes.

cats are less likely to claim one on expenses, though

 

[LeytonCatLady]

cats, like MPs, can have multiple homes.

cats are less likely to claim one on expenses, though

And like most politicians are forever on the fence.

 

[panpete]

I have an invisible imaginary grey cat called Powder.
His grey fur is fine but very dense and I would love to brush my cheek against his fat cheek.
He is not unlike the cat in my picture.

 

[May Kasahara]

Bit wet out, is it?

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Bit wet out, is it?

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Lilith comes in due to getting soaked, then forgets and goes back out 10 minutes later. I told her "Don't blame me if you get drenched!"

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Night night Urbs.

 

[Epona]

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I think Lilith must be on you more than she is off you - this is a good thing IMO and a situation I am familiar with except it can get a little inconvenient when you need the loo

I am so glad you ended up able to keep her, you are clearly meant for one another

 

[LeytonCatLady]

I think Lilith must be on you more than she is off you - this is a good thing IMO and a situation I am familiar with except it can get a little inconvenient when you need the loo

I am so glad you ended up able to keep her, you are clearly meant for one another

Thank you. She's my baby and every day she's in my life is lovely.

 

[story]

Speaking of cats in the rain and cats with second homes, I’m pretty certain that Cat must have a second home. Ever since the rains started a few weeks ago, he has been apparently outdoors in heavy rain, but come home fairly dry, so he must have been taking shelter somewhere, presumably his second home.

However, yesterday evening when it rained heavily for a long time, he wasn’t home and I assumed he was at his second home, but he came home around midnight absolutely drenched. It doesn’t seem to bother him though. He stood and looked at me in that expectant way (“Well? Well? Are you not going to feed the returning hero?”) and didn’t even bother to shake the raindrops from his ears.