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Taking in a stray cat?
I moved in with my boyfriend at his apartment complex a few months ago. Once I was settled, I noticed a group of stray cats that lived around the parking area. Having a soft spot for strays (my mistake I know) I started putting food out in the evening when I get home from work.
Well, one of these strays has taken to me rather warmly, more so than the rest of them. When I come home, she loves me to pet her constantly, even before and after I put food out. All the other strays only pay attention to me long enough to get food, but this one will love on me even after I lay the food out, when the others are eating and she hasn't even touched her share yet. When she's had her fill, she still comes to me for more scritches.
Long story short, I'd love to take her in.
Here's the hard part though.
We're moving within the next month. If we were staying, taking her in wouldn't be too difficult. But moving to entirely new location, the only way to take her with us is to put her in a carrier and taking her to an entirely unfamiliar location, which I think would be too much of a traumatic experience for a stray.
If I moved without her, I know that she'd survive, but not in a loving home.... If I take her with me, it could damage her to the point that she'd never acclimate to a loving home, and would be in more danger in an unfamiliar environment.
Thoughts, suggestions?
4 Answers
- Star_of_DarknessLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Take them all to AC and stop messing with strays. You dont know what diseases they have.
- 8 years ago
Cats are one of the most adaptive animals. What you should do is take her. But what you have to do is keep her inside for a while for her to adapt to the new location. I do this all the time. Just recently, I rescued a dog from a whole different state. Now, I know they're two different animals, but I've had cats too and they do the same things. She should be fine. She'll juts need time to get used to the new area.
Source(s): Rescued a litter of cats and have had other strays - 8 years ago
well, if i were you, i would take her in. when you move, (within a month,) keep her in the new bathroom while you get all of the furniture and stuff in your new home. then gradually let her out into the house, and then start letting her go outside for short amounts of time. we recently got a stray cat, but she was so friendly, and fat, so she must have been someones. if that stray cat likes, you, she must have been someones cat, for sure.
i hope this works out well for you! :)
- Anonymous8 years ago
Take them to the spca, and if you'd like t keep one take it to the vet and get kit spayed otherwise it will make more babies. and get its injections so it won't get sick. But if you don't want stray cats around don't give them food even once, otherwise they'll be back!
