Feeding Neighborhood Cats

  

Feeding feral and stray cats is something we are accustomed to doing but now that the cost of living has gone up we have found neighborhood cats are showing up at our feeding stations.

 

At first, there were three neighborhood cats from a home that is located 2 blocks away. And now there are 6 neighborhood cats coming to the feeding station.

The cats are well-groomed and all have collars.  We know that they are owned by people with kids and think that they love their cats but just can’t feed them anymore due to the inflation, high gas, energy, and food costs.

The cats arrive in the morning and wait patiently for their turn at the food bowl then they are punctual at 6:30 PM when I fill the evening food and water bowls.  I watched them eat, then followed them and saw that they do go back to their homes.

I sure hope things get better and that the cost of living goes down because honestly, we are in no position to pay for food for all of the neighborhood cats.

 Do you find that there are more cats looking for food in your neighborhood? 

**Last week this cat was so hungry that he was looking for food in my bird feeder. The cat is well groomed and has a collar.  We fed him, and he ate a big bowl of food and drank some water before going back to his home.