Cute Stray Cat Doesn't Want To Leave My House. How To Care For ...

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Q&A: Cute Stray Cat Doesn?t Want To Leave My House. How To Care For Cats?
This past week a cute little kitty came over to my house, I gave it food and now it doesn?t want to leave.
It?s not a tiny kitten, but it?s pretty small.
I suppose it?s stray.
It has fleas, and I just don?t know what to do to care for it.
Can cat owners give me tips?
Thanks!

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Answer by animals4ever
If you see a new cat outdoors, you may think he?s lost. But with many feral cats living as wildlife, and many pet cats allowed outside (without collars), proceed cautiously. Rescuing may not be necessary or even the best decision. Unless the cat is in danger, observe him for a few days to ensure he really needs help. First you want to determine if this is a pet that goes out, a feral cat, or a lost cat:

Outdoor Pet Cat Characteristics. Friendly, well-groomed cats are probably pets that go outdoors. They?re comfortable with people and may try to come inside. Females and neutered males are usually neighborhood cats ? they seldom roam ? but intact male cats do ? so they may live far away.

Feral and Lost Cat Characteristics. It?s hard to tell a feral cat from a lost cat because pets revert to feral behaviors when they?re lost and scared. Both come out at night and hide during the day. When approached, they can both show signs of aggression (hiss, growl, bared teeth, arched back) and will run if you make eye contact. The differences are subtle.

A feral cat may be better groomed, than a recently-lost pet who hasn?t adjusted to living outdoors. If you start feeding them, eventually both will trust you ? but the pet will begin acting like a companion while the feral cat will stay skittish ? especially around others.

Companion Cat Tips
Locating A Lost Companion Cat?s Guardian

If the cat looks lost, try to find his guardian ? that?s what you would want if you lost your pet. Don?t assume the cat is lost because the guardian was ?uncaring or abandoned him? ? anyone can lose their cat. If the cat?s hungry or dirty, that probably happened after he got lost ? street life takes a quick toll on house cats. Here how to find the guardian:

To make sure that the apparently-lost cat isn?t really an outdoor pet, put a collar on with a note ? if someone is caring for him, they?ll call.
Alert neighbors. A lost indoor-only cat is very frightened and will hide even from the guardian. Also alert neighborhood children ? they know the local pets.
Have the cat scanned for a microchip ID tag.
Notify shelters. If you can, foster the cat rather than turning it in. Shelters hold strays for only a few days and may euthanize them after that. If you foster, make sure your pets and children are kept away until the cat is seen by a vet.
Put photo posters in pet stores and vet clinics ? and use the poster to also solicit a new guardian if the original one isn?t found.
Check classifieds for lost pets. Run an ad including a brief description and location but holding back an identifying detail for safety.
If your attempts to find the cat?s home fail, continue caring for the cat as an outdoor pet until a new home is found ? or if not possible, try a shelter.
Feral Cat Tips
Feral Cat Options

If the cat is feral, there may already be a caregiver providing food, water and dry shelter ? and there are probably other cats living there that you don?t see because they are more timid. If there isn?t a caregiver, unless you?re prepared to become one, leave the cat(s) alone ? that?s their home and they?ve adapted to it ? it?s probably better than any alternatives. Feral cats are not adoptable so removing them usually results in euthanasia. Most major animal groups today recommend feral cat management (TNR) over removing cats ? and TNR is also the most effective and most humane way to reduce their numbers. Here?s how it works:

Managing A Feral Cat Colony

First, secure property owner permission ? feeding the cats raises their visibility ? which, without permission, may not be in their best interest. Begin feeding meals ? leaving food and water out for about a half-hour and then taking away the excess. Pick a convenient time ? in the daylight. It?s important to be dependable and consistent. If you?re unavailable, have someone sub for you. Feeding is a management tool ? over time you?ll meet the entire colony and can monitor them for newcomers.

In the winter months you?ll also want to make sure they have adequate shelter ? under a porch, a dog house filled with straw, an accessible shed or outbuilding. Cold is not a major problem. Cats grow heavy winter coats just like other wildlife, but have no house-building skills and can die from hypothermia if they get wet and cannot dry off.

Answer by Jenna Alhger
You need to take it too the vets.The vet can tell you the best flee medicine for it,and can give it its shots and test it for underlying conditions,as strays tend to have worms.

Answer by Rayden Epic
you can buy special flea shampoo for cats and if it is a stray put an ad in the newspaper or put flyers around your neighborhood saying found cat and have a picture of her and your phone

Answer by Tobey
You made the mistake of feeding it thats why it stays around. If you are going to keep the cat, i suggest you bring it indoors. Give it a good shampoo which you can get from the pet isle of walmart or scotts. The shampoo will kill fleas,ticks, and lice. But also get a good flea comb.

Answer by Tayson Thompson
If you?re going to keep it as an inside cat your going to need to get a litter box and obviously the basic food and water implements. Since it is a stray I?m guessing it is a somewhat hardier breed and won?t need very much grooming at all.If you plan to keep it outside he may not need a litter box. My cats have never needed a litter box because they have enough space in the yard to bury it.Keep in mind the life expectancy of an out door cat is about 2-3 years rather than 8-10.

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Q&A: How should I take care of my new house cat???.?
Do they need wormed every month, should I worry about disease if he kills mice, how often should he go to the vet,he?s already had his yearly shots and wormer but I wasn?t sure if the wormer was once a year or if he needs other preventions too. Is it normal that his nose has black dirt or build up in it?

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Answer by Magic Pixie Princess
Call and ask the vet. You should have done research before you got your cat.

Answer by Amber
Cats are very independent. Make sure that you clean his litter box daily and replace old litter with new litter at least once a week. It is important to have your cat vaccinated once a year and examined by the vet. Also make sure you get the Feline Leukemia and the FIV vaccines when you go. Sometimes they are optional but both of those diseases are deadly to cats. Usually older cats don?t have to be wormed. Make sure you notice the poop in the litterbox each day to make sure there are no long worms like noodles (roundworms) or short rice like worms(tapeworms). IF you see this during anytime of year call your vet for some medicine. Also keep Frontline on your new kitty to prevent fleas and ticks?Fleas cause tapeworms. But DO NOT use Hartz brand or any off brand from Walmart on your cat?.I have seen cats seizure and even die from these products!!

Answer by cooks delight
call your vet and he/she will set appointments for you and tell you what your cats needs will be love your cat and good luck
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20080523 ? Oranjello ? 157-5738 ? jumping from cat-house to cat-tree

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Using some boxes laying around, and some duct tape, I created a "cat city" for Oranjello. He didn?t really care for it that much. He likes his cat tree, but doesn?t care to climb up top unless you throw a toy into his cat house. This was ultimately dismantled (and the boxes trashed) for our post-construction party #1. It turns out that if you throw some purple pool table cloth over the cat tree, that he wil lurk under it all the time.

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