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Re: Feral Cat Needs Help! How Can I?

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From: MRicci
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 00:00
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One more thing....the "crying out" you heard the other night may have
been the awful sounds of mating. There is pain involved for the female
during mating, and perhaps that is what you heard.  It may have been
your cat, or it may have been the visiting female, in case your cat is
boy.  Hopefully, your cat isn't pregnant.  A litter is just a whole
added worry.  

On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 05:32:35 GMT, MRicci wrote:

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>Good for you for having the compassion that many people don't!  As has
>been said before, cats will almost always respond to food....canned is
>probably more enticing, however, dry will last longer without
>spoiling.  Also, please be sure to have clean water for it.  Cats need
>water so much, as do all animals, and so many times people forget
>that.  It will take some time for the cat to trust you, but it will
>soon realize that you are "the hand that feeds it" and that in itself
>will keep it coming back to you.  Be very careful, however, if you do
>progress to the point of being able to interact with it, because wild
>cats can carry diseases, and being scratched and/or bitten wouldn't be
>good for you, needless to say!  All the best and keep us animal lovers
>posted!!
>
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Date: 1998/01/19
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