barn homes for feral cats

[mudpuddle]

1. can anyone tell me how it works with "barn homes" for feral cats?
2. can anyone suggest where to take feral cats for "barn homes".
(we have a ton of feral cats and don't know where to take them, where they will not be destroyed!)

Any suggestions would be so greatly appreciated. We have about five adult feral cats, and about 7 kittens...we desperately need help!!!!!!!!

 

[frequentflier]

1. can anyone tell me how it works with "barn homes" for feral cats?
2. can anyone suggest where to take feral cats for "barn homes".
(we have a ton of feral cats and don't know where to take them, where they will not be destroyed!)

Any suggestions would be so greatly appreciated. We have about five adult feral cats, and about 7 kittens...we desperately need help!!!!!!!!

Many rescues are looking for barn homes for fully vetted cats. It has been difficult to find homes.

The Humane Society of Calvert County has grant money available to spay and neuter all cats in the tri county area for FREE. Call Sally (for ferals) @ 410 257 5866 or Rose @ 410 741 0261 (for all others) NOTE: Locally participating clinics will provide spay/neuter services however rabies vaccinations are not included in this free service.

If you could afford to get them spay/neutered for free with low cost vaccinations, would you be willing to feed them?

 

[aps45819]

(we have a ton of feral cats and don't know where to take them, where they will not be destroyed!)

...we desperately need help!!!!!!!!

What you need is to accept that feral cats are an invasive species that DESTROYS NATIVE WILDLIFE

 

[mudpuddle]

Many rescues are looking for barn homes for fully vetted cats. It has been difficult to find homes.

The Humane Society of Calvert County has grant money available to spay and neuter all cats in the tri county area for FREE. Call Sally (for ferals) @ 410 257 5866 or Rose @ 410 741 0261 (for all others) NOTE: Locally participating clinics will provide spay/neuter services however rabies vaccinations are not included in this free service.

If you could afford to get them spay/neutered for free with low cost vaccinations, would you be willing to feed them?

Well, I have been feeding them-against my hubby's wishes (that is a nice way of putting it). But he wants us to get rid of them...we are up to at least up to 8 (4 adult cats and 4 kittens). We are overwhelmed to say the least. The kittens are still nursing--so when they get a little older we will take them to the animal shelter. We were told that it is not hard to place them...but the older cats are a problem. We did adopt one of the cats, had her spayed and had the shots. But we could not afford to have the rest spayed and given shots.

But with your information ,thank you so much!!!, maybe I can talk hubby into getting them spayed at least...

I thought the "barn homes" sounded like a great idea--even though I'm not sure exactly what they are, but was not sure where to take them for these...

 

[frequentflier]

Well, I have been feeding them-against my hubby's wishes (that is a nice way of putting it). But he wants us to get rid of them...we are up to at least up to 8 (4 adult cats and 4 kittens). We are overwhelmed to say the least. The kittens are still nursing--so when they get a little older we will take them to the animal shelter. We were told that it is not hard to place them...but the older cats are a problem. We did adopt one of the cats, had her spayed and had the shots. But we could not afford to have the rest spayed and given shots.

But with your information ,thank you so much!!!, maybe I can talk hubby into getting them spayed at least...

I thought the "barn homes" sounded like a great idea--even though I'm not sure exactly what they are, but was not sure where to take them for these...

Rescues look for barn's where the cats can have shelter out of the weather, will get food and water provided. The cats in turn will keep the rodent population down.
I am told that the shelter is currently overflowing with cats and most of them are euthanized; regardless of the age.

 

[Katt]

Does the tri county animal shelter look for barn homes for cats and are they willing to let a few go w/out the adoption fees as barn cats. I would consider taking some feral cats for our barn. I have two house cats and am not interested in bringing in anymore, but the barn would benefit (I have horses and of course, mice) from some cat presence. I am feeding a neighborhood cat that seems wild, to try and keep him coming back for his mousing abilities. Any advice?

 

[mudpuddle]

Does the tri county animal shelter look for barn homes for cats and are they willing to let a few go w/out the adoption fees as barn cats. I would consider taking some feral cats for our barn. I have two house cats and am not interested in bringing in anymore, but the barn would benefit (I have horses and of course, mice) from some cat presence. I am feeding a neighborhood cat that seems wild, to try and keep him coming back for his mousing abilities. Any advice?

Hello!

I have four feral cats. Two of which are still nursing, but that should only last a few more weeks I suspect. If we can trap them (just bought a cage) would you be interested?

There are also four adorable kittens!

Please let me know if you would consider it!

They are free, of course!

 

[Katt]

I'd rather not have kittens as I have large draft horses and kittens seem to get in the way and get stepped on by them. I've had that happen before and it's so sad when that happens. I'd also like to have them already fixed and prefferable not hand raised as I don't really want to get attached to them as pets. I have two inside cats already and don't need more looking to come inside. (hubby wouldn't go for that.)

 

[ArkRescue]

Relocating feral cats comes with a risk that they may try to go back "home" and be run over and/or killed in the process. It is best for them to stay where they currently live as long as there is no eminent danger like a construction project.

Sadly it is hard to find barn cats homes. Feral kittens can usuallly be tamed and adopted out if taken from the Mother early, or if you are able to handle them early while they stay with the Mother. Can you pick up the kittens?

I agree with you taking them to Cavert. Feeding unaltered cats causes them to reproduce more frequently and they have a higher number of kittens per litter also due to amount of nutrition they are getting. So if you are going to feed them, you should get them spayed/neutered.

Can you pet the adults? I have taken on several feral colonies in the past (getting them fixed/shots), and if you can get them all spayed/neutered now, you can avoid ending up with 50-100 cats in the next few years.

 

[ArkRescue]

Does the tri county animal shelter look for barn homes for cats and are they willing to let a few go w/out the adoption fees as barn cats. I would consider taking some feral cats for our barn. I have two house cats and am not interested in bringing in anymore, but the barn would benefit (I have horses and of course, mice) from some cat presence. I am feeding a neighborhood cat that seems wild, to try and keep him coming back for his mousing abilities. Any advice?

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