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Posted: 8/10/2018 10:03:58 PM EDT
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I've never seen any cat use a house built for them. They like barns and such that have lots of cozy hiding places, and especially elevated ones that give them a good view. You can put out cat food, but I would do it in the daytime to avoid other critters eating it. Dogs would still be an issue though.
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Posted: 8/11/2018 6:59:03 AM EDT
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Put some wet cat food out. Cats will never live in anything a human built for them. They will always find some obscure box or spot to sleep in.
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Posted: 8/11/2018 8:33:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/11/2018 8:48:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/11/2018 9:16:40 AM EDT
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A large plastic tub. Turn it over and cut a cat-sized entrance hole in one side. Add a few blankets or straw. Rodents gone for life.
A can of wet cat food every once in a while helps. |
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Posted: 8/11/2018 9:28:37 AM EDT
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My wife has some outdoor cats around here. She was feeding them twice a day until she went out one morning and found a family of raccoons in the shed having breakfast. Ive seen a fox run out of that shed also. She now only feeds enough that its gone before dark.
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Posted: 8/11/2018 12:47:41 PM EDT
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A large plastic tub. Turn it over and cut a cat-sized entrance hole in one side. Add a few blankets or straw. Rodents gone for life. A can of wet cat food every once in a while helps. We feed him dry food twice a day and try to give him only enough that he will clean out his bowl but still be full. If we give him more than he can eat in the evening the left over food will occasionally draw a possum or coon and he's been smart enough to not tackle a coon. |
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Posted: 8/11/2018 6:13:00 PM EDT
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Sincec I started this thread the cat now comes over to see what I am doing anytime I am out side. She stays about 15 ft away. I have a tote I will put a cat size hole n it and start putting some food out . It will be interesting to see if she stays around.
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:44:45 AM EDT
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We have a male (fixed) that's 87% outside..
Frigid WX we let him in. I had an old cooler with a messed up lid I made a cat house from. Couple old towels & set it on a left over chunk of blueboard insulation. Its on the end of a work bench in the barn & the cat is usually in it. We raise a beef critter every couple years so there's gonna be rodents looking for spilled grain etc. He keeps 'em down a bit. I usually find a gut pile every day or so. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 7:01:39 AM EDT
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We've got 4 cats around the yard. My boston terrier does a much better job of catching rats - but there are some places he just can't get to. I did catch him on the work bench yesterday - no idea how he got there haha.
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Posted: 8/12/2018 7:53:12 AM EDT
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Put some wet cat food out. Cats will never live in anything a human built for them. They will always find some obscure box or spot to sleep in. But if you can find the spot they are sleeping you can add an old blanket to it to make it a bit better. Look for a bunch of cat fur in some out of the way sheltered spot. Wet food and a water source will help her stick around. Some cats kill for fun. Don't worry too much about feeding enough that she stops hunting. Chances are if she is a good killer and didn't spend all her time begging from you that she likes to hunt. I would capture and neuter if you don't want a whole colony if inbred cats. Run off stuff like coyotes and raccoons. Skunks and possums are probably harmless to a cat. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 7:58:33 AM EDT
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Sincec I started this thread the cat now comes over to see what I am doing anytime I am out side. She stays about 15 ft away. I have a tote I will put a cat size hole n it and start putting some food out . It will be interesting to see if she stays around. Human does stuff, pokes at things, disturbs them, moves them. Rodents flushed out by this, cat is there to catch rodents. Human sees this, and cat gets better favors from human, especially where kittens are concerned when she would need the help. Thus, breeding the "show human I am good hunter" behavior being strongly reinforced. If you don't want an inside / outside cat you need to stop short of petting the cat. Soon she'll be waltzing right into your house after you if you'all get too comfortable. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 8:13:54 AM EDT
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True. But if you can find the spot they are sleeping you can add an old blanket to it to make it a bit better. Look for a bunch of cat fur in some out of the way sheltered spot. Wet food and a water source will help her stick around. Some cats kill for fun. Don't worry too much about feeding enough that she stops hunting. Chances are if she is a good killer and didn't spend all her time begging from you that she likes to hunt. I would capture and neuter if you don't want a whole colony if inbred cats. Run off stuff like coyotes and raccoons. Skunks and possums are probably harmless to a cat. |
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Posted: 8/13/2018 12:35:55 AM EDT
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I get a tote and put about a 6" hole in one end add a blanket to it and leave food around and maybe she will. That sound about right?
We left a little food for the cat today and it was gone before supper. We have an elkhound that is a roamer so we keep the dog tied up. The cat will not just walk in the house. |
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Posted: 8/15/2018 8:41:08 PM EDT
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The wife saw the cat today and decided to call it YC. I have a feeling we maybe trying to adopt this cat.
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Posted: 8/17/2018 10:37:32 PM EDT
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The wife saw the cat today and decided to call it YC. I have a feeling we Good luck! |
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Posted: 9/7/2018 12:10:42 PM EDT
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Well YC comes around every 3 or 4 days. The wife feeds her and pets her for about 1/2 hr each time.
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Posted: 9/7/2018 2:30:03 PM EDT
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Trap and neuter.
Otherwise, keep it around. |
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Posted: 9/7/2018 2:58:46 PM EDT
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There was an outdoor cat here when I bought my house. We give her a little food in the mornings.
Previous owners said they fixed her so that she'd stay around. Stray toms still come around occasionally but they usually just get "vaccinated" if they're loud. |
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Posted: 9/10/2018 3:31:46 PM EDT
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Well YC comes around every 3 or 4 days. The wife feeds her and pets her for about 1/2 hr each time. |
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Posted: 9/10/2018 3:54:56 PM EDT
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The wife saw the cat today and decided to call it YC. I have a feeling we maybe trying to adopt this cat. |
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Posted: 9/21/2018 12:30:54 AM EDT
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Solid advice right there. A blanket is a good idea. I've never had good luck with "homes" for cats. They always sleep in some weird box, crate or barrel I have laying about. I've been lucky with keeping around feral cats. Once I place a food dish on the porch, they keep coming back. While the mother cat may remain untouchable or not easily approached, they'll bring their kittens to the food dish eventually, and that's when you can use toys or snacks (bits of processed cheese slices are the cat equivalent to crack cocaine) to lure the kitties in to tame them up for giving away. Be careful with the snacks. We tamed up one cat, and every time she saw us leave through the front door with something in our hands, she'd jump up and attack our hands. Some cats would eat from your hand. Others would dig their claws in and try to take it away. The first cat we kept was so wary of humans, she would take a food scrap across the road before she ate it. If a cat is caught in a live trap, it will remember it and avoid it. Throw a t-shirt or piece of cloth over it, and a cat might not recognize it. If the bait is tasty enough, some cats don't care and walk in the trap every time. They'll sit patiently until you let them out. |
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Posted: 9/21/2018 10:25:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Other than vision, cats have a very selective sense of smell regarding what they consider their territory and safe zones. Let's say you found a box of rags the cat was laying in. If you moved the rags to another container, it'll be less of a shock to check it out. I've been lucky with keeping around feral cats. Once I place a food dish on the porch, they keep coming back. While the mother cat may remain untouchable or not easily approached, they'll bring their kittens to the food dish eventually, and that's when you can use toys or snacks (bits of processed cheese slices are the cat equivalent to crack cocaine) to lure the kitties in to tame them up for giving away. Be careful with the snacks. We tamed up one cat, and every time she saw us leave through the front door with something in our hands, she'd jump up and attack our hands. Some cats would eat from your hand. Others would dig their claws in and try to take it away. The first cat we kept was so wary of humans, she would take a food scrap across the road before she ate it. If a cat is caught in a live trap, it will remember it and avoid it. Throw a t-shirt or piece of cloth over it, and a cat might not recognize it. If the bait is tasty enough, some cats don't care and walk in the trap every time. They'll sit patiently until you let them out. Got a black cat that was dumped at my dealership a couple months ago (march/april) and I feel bad of course since she has no water source and was skinny and wouldnt get within a 100yd's of you A few months ago she was a lil pudgy ( thought kittens and havent seen any til now 
she'll lay under my rides come right up to me and at 1st I thought it was a brave gray squirrel then did a double take  2 gray kittens and I guess Im there 1st human ( noooooooooo ) got my work cut out for me the next few weeks cause I cant take in anymore cats ( got #4 the day before ) |
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Posted: 9/21/2018 10:49:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/22/2018 6:45:08 PM EDT
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Local oil change has a mascot cat. Showed up one day, and they feed it. There is a local lady who traps feral shop cats and gets them spayed through donations. Once fixed, she puts them back.
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Posted: 9/22/2018 11:08:22 PM EDT
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We have not seen YC in over a week. I think the wife is getting worried.
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Posted: 10/19/2018 9:22:22 AM EDT
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If any of you guys and gals want some good looking heathen kittens ( 2 blk 2 gray ) I got 4 at ( thought thwere was 2 at my job and there mommy and the kittens will come to food when called and will chill beside you and the gray ones I pet every at the start of work and evening
Shelter's are full and I already took in 4 barn/feral kittens that are well behaved along located 22630 |
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Posted: 11/3/2018 9:20:55 AM EDT
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I've never seen any cat use a house built for them. They like barns and such that have lots of cozy hiding places, and especially elevated ones that give them a good view. You can put out cat food, but I would do it in the daytime to avoid other critters eating it. Dogs would still be an issue though. Quoted:
Put some wet cat food out. Cats will never live in anything a human built for them. They will always find some obscure box or spot to sleep in. ETA, here you go. 1"x6" rough cut Poplar lumber left over from my Taj Mahal Upgrade deer shooting house construction. Took about a half hour so. The first pic is from my office window; there are three deer down below in my lower field, but they're behind that 10x10 post and Poplar triple tree. 
 One of my cats also stays in the little green/white house that's to the left when it's cold as well. She's the loner of my group, she doesn't get along with any of my other cats. In short, she acts like a little bitch to them. |
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Posted: 11/3/2018 8:50:21 PM EDT
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Sincec I started this thread the cat now comes over to see what I am doing anytime I am out side. She stays about 15 ft away. I have a tote I will put a cat size hole n it and start putting some food out . It will be interesting to see if she stays around.  ) and then get her to where you can eventually pet her and pick her up and put her in a crate (one time will do) and take her to the vet.
If you don't do this, you will have a steady stream of cats and kittens at your house. One trip to the vet will take care of that, and shots. 
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Posted: 11/3/2018 8:54:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryIs that really your cat house, that you built? If so, I want the pattern. Not for a cat house. I am building a pump house and I want it to look a little "dwarf/magic forest/ramshackle" and not quite like this, but close.
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Posted: 11/3/2018 9:01:10 PM EDT
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@TheRealSundance Is that really your cat house, that you built? If so, I want the pattern. Not for a cat house. I am building a pump house and I want it to look a little "dwarf/magic forest/ramshackle" and not quite like this, but close. Quote HistoryQuoted:
@TheRealSundance Is that really your cat house, that you built? If so, I want the pattern. Not for a cat house. I am building a pump house and I want it to look a little "dwarf/magic forest/ramshackle" and not quite like this, but close. 
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Posted: 11/3/2018 10:57:26 PM EDT
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No, just off the net. 
Thanks anyway.
I can probably make something just from the photo.
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Posted: 11/20/2018 8:08:57 AM EDT
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We have not seen the cat for about 1 1/2 months. We were gone for about 2 weeks and have not seen the cat since we got back about a month ago.
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Posted: 11/20/2018 10:27:08 AM EDT
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We have had a feral cat move on to our property this year and there has been a marked decline of rodents. This is fine by me. I was wondering what I can do to keep her around? What kind of cat house would help? Should we add some cat food for her? We have a stream that flows through the property that is open pretty must year round, so she does have fresh water. She is curious but a bit stand offish. Which is fine. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 3:46:49 PM EDT
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Back when I had rural property I owned I was one of the few on the road who lived there, so no worries about feral cats wandering much. Other folks owned property but it was just used for hunting and camping, no one out there all the time.
If everyone had been around then I would have probably left some food out if I left for 2 weeks time. Both to bribe the cat and attract critters for cat to kill while I was away. There are 2 potential yard cats around my place now, but being a small yard I somewhat figure they are more pets that roam too far for a couple different neighbors. I keep a cat inside for anything that comes inside. This year the mice are impressive. I think they got tired of the rain flooding their tunnels. |
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