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JfizzleBlazer said:
Cats will eat you if you die pretty quickly. Dogs are more loyal and will hold out longer.

Thats an easy decision for me which one I like more.

www.psychologytoday.com

If You Died Alone, Would Your Cat or Dog Eat You?

Interviews with first responders suggest that cats may be more predatory than dogs if their owner is deceased.
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Pffft. Just because Dogs are too stupid to have survival instincts… Cats are smart enough to know all things die and give back to the earth and all still living. To let the owner die and rot could be considered an insult in the animal world. What better last gift an owner can give than to continue to provide nourishment even after passing?
Only a cat would be smart enough to understand this.

A dog?

Whichwaydidhego?whichwaydidhego?
 
I have a new addition to the household. About a month ago, an older woman who lives just out of town brought me a kitten she couldn't take care of. It's a dark gray tabby with black swirls.

It's one of the boldest cats I've had. It was leaving its isolation/adjustment room after a couple of days and quickly made friends with the oldest cat. Then it made friends with the 3-year-old male and they play together. Finally, it's making friends with the 3-year-old male's sister, although she's a harder sell with any new family members.

Still waiting for this gigantic stray male tabby that's been around since February to take the final leap and come into the house fulltime. He's there waiting at the door every day to be fed and comes back at least every evening to be fed again. He's been in the house a few times but still is skittish about being too close to me. But he stretched out toward me two days ago and meowed yesterday. Usually he hisses at me as I give him his food. He gets along OK with the other cats. He even shares his food with the oldest.
 
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Undoubtedly!
Never had this problem before though. Could always click on the play button and it would play without opening to a new screen. Now the only thing i can do is open up the app from the post, but then I have to install it. And i will not do that. I spend too much time online as it is. 😂
 
There are loads of feral cats in the community where I live. I have referred to the three siblings I have been feeding.

Normally feed them on early morning walk but my schedule is off due to Thanksgiving. Yesterday I fed them when on the way to the store for my turkey and some security dude ordered me not to feed stray cats. I tried to explain they are my cats, they have names, come when I call. He wasn't interested in listening. I got a strong "I have a dick so shut up and do what I order" vibe. He demanded I remove the food I had set out. I picked up some but left the rest.

There are three solutions to feral cats. Round them up and kill them, set up communal feeding stations, or get residents to adopt and take responsibility for specific cats. Which is what I did. I am not going to betray my friends by letting them go hungry.

Fed them today at 5:30 AM. Put food far back from curb so it can't be seen by passers by. Callista and Io looked puzzled at food in wrong place but then started eating.
 
crandc said:
There are three solutions to feral cats. Round them up and kill them, set up communal feeding stations, or get residents to adopt and take responsibility for specific cats.
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There is a 4th option here in the Portland area, you should see if there is something similar by you.

Kitties for Hire Program Seeks Permanent Placements for Unsocial Cats​


Kitties for Hire Program Seeks Permanent Placements for Unsocial Cats | Animal Services

www.multcopets.org www.multcopets.org

www.wweek.com

Multnomah County’s Kitties for Hire Programs Finds Homes—and Jobs—for Antisocial Cats

Not all cats who come to the animal shelter are up for becoming indoor pets. As a last resort, truly unsociable felines become a part of Kitties for Hire, a program that places cats in farms and rural warehouses, where they act as deterrents for mice, rats and other vermin.
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How do I get the cats to Multnomah County?
 
crandc said:
How do I get the cats to Multnomah County?
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My understanding is that since they are homeless, they should naturally find their way to Portland.
 
How did Lashanna get to be so damn spoiled?
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Hey @crandc, what's the latest on your feral cats?
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Damn asshole in charge of "facility" in community, which covers everything outdoors, decreed no feeding strays. I said they are my cats. He said take them home or don't feed them. They aren't tame enough to take home and Lashanna would blow a gasket. I talked to manager, she's a friend. Sh veas sympathetic but said she is office manager and not her call. What pisses me off is decisions being made with no input from residents, just dictated.

So every morning at 5:30 when no one is awake I go down the street in the dark to feed my three semi feral cats. They run to meet me. They know their names. They are my cats, damnit!
 
crandc said:
Damn asshole in charge of "facility" in community, which covers everything outdoors, decreed no feeding strays. I said they are my cats. He said take them home or don't feed them. They aren't tame enough to take home and Lashanna would blow a gasket. I talked to manager, she's a friend. Sh veas sympathetic but said she is office manager and not her call. What pisses me off is decisions being made with no input from residents, just dictated.

So every morning at 5:30 when no one is awake I go down the street in the dark to feed my three semi feral cats. They run to meet me. They know their names. They are my cats, damnit!
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That's awesome you do that every morning.

Have you looked into any of the resources for ferals?
 
SlyPokerDog said:
That's awesome you do that every morning.

Have you looked into any of the resources for ferals?
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Yes and talked to the same asshole about it. He said if these cats are removed others will just show up so leave status quo. And we aren't allowed unauthorized removal. Guy is a total jerk. I'm not five years old and would rather not be spoken to as if I was.
 
crandc said:
Yes and talked to the same asshole about it. He said if these cats are removed others will just show up so leave status quo. And we aren't allowed unauthorized removal. Guy is a total jerk. I'm not five years old and would rather not be spoken to as if I was.
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But they could have the cats spayed and neutered and then returned to the same place. That would make more sense than doing nothing.

Are you on Facebook or NextDoor? Is there some fellow local cat lovers you could reach out to?

Or you can find this place on Google and leave them a bad review, lol.
 
One of the fix your ferals groups has been through and most of the cats are neutered. There are plenty of cat lovers. I would bet I am not the only one caring for local cats.
Not on social media except here
 
I'm in a tricky situation. Most people feed cats who hang out near their homes where they can discreetly set food on their back porch. That only works if there is no resident cat or if resident cat is indoor only. If any other cat tried to feed on our porch Lashanna would chase them away. Cats are territorial by nature. So my feeding is more public. Most neighbors might think I'm a bit weird but really don't care if I feed cats. Unfortunately the couple right across the street from where the cats live are cat haters. They would live to report me. The fact that I argued about the policy also makes me a target.

I feel like a teenager sneaking out to hook up with undesirable boyfriend or girlfriend.

Asshole also declared we can't have pet doors. I installed cat door right after moving in. He said cats have to stay in their own yard. Lashanna visits neighbors and no one complains. Cats don't understand property lines and fences don't keep them in.
 
crandc said:
I'm in a tricky situation. Most people feed cats who hang out near their homes where they can discreetly set food on their back porch. That only works if there is no resident cat or if resident cat is indoor only. If any other cat tried to feed on our porch Lashanna would chase them away. Cats are territorial by nature. So my feeding is more public. Most neighbors might think I'm a bit weird but really don't care if I feed cats. Unfortunately the couple right across the street from where the cats live are cat haters. They would live to report me. The fact that I argued about the policy also makes me a target.

I feel like a teenager sneaking out to hook up with undesirable boyfriend or girlfriend.

Asshole also declared we can't have pet doors. I installed cat door right after moving in. He said cats have to stay in their own yard. Lashanna visits neighbors and no one complains. Cats don't understand property lines and fences don't keep them in.
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Are you in an HOA or something like a manufactured home park?
 
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