A new Bengal mix cat with thin body invited himself for breakfast at the feral colony feeding station. I suspect that the cat was hungry and did not realize that he was not welcomed.
This feeding station is a quarter mile inland and is nestled amongst mature trees and jagged rocks. This cat did not appear to be feral as when the queen cat approached him the cat cowered by lowering his body close to the ground, eyes down and continued to eat from the food bowel.
This feeding station is a quarter mile inland and is nestled amongst mature trees and jagged rocks. This cat did not appear to be feral as when the queen cat approached him the cat cowered by lowering his body close to the ground, eyes down and continued to eat from the food bowel.
The queen cat hissed and showed her claws. The Bengal did
not know how to react. So he continued to eat from the bowl. The feral cat became aggressive; she lunged
at the cat and the new cat ran toward the neighborhood. The feral cat kept her ground and
aggressively chased the uninvited cat.
I called the other cat caregivers in my neighborhood to let them know about the misplaced cat and what had occurred when the cat tried to eat at the feeding
station. I also asked if anyone had seen
the cat, or knew of anyone who had lost a cat. I was not sure if the cat had
wondered away from their home and got lost or if the cat was abandoned. The cat did not have on a collar but could
have microchip identification.
We are all on high cat alert because this stray cat will get
into trouble if they cross the path of a feral tomcat, especially if the lost
cat is not neutered.
Whenever house cats or abandoned cats wonder into the forest they run a high risk of being hunted by predators. If we do not rescue these abandoned house cats then they will suffer as they do not know where to go for food or where to go for a safe shelter.
Whenever house cats or abandoned cats wonder into the forest they run a high risk of being hunted by predators. If we do not rescue these abandoned house cats then they will suffer as they do not know where to go for food or where to go for a safe shelter.
All caregivers are
taking steps to watch and provide the cat with food, water and shelter. I have opened up my garage shelter to the
cat. Tonight we are leaving the door open as late as we can. We have to monitor the kitty door due to the raccoons in our area.
If we are able to capture the cat we will take him to our veterinarians to be scanned for a microchip. At this point we do not know if the cat has a home in the neighborhood
or if the cat was abandoned.
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