My first impulse is to say trap-neuter-release. The neutering should greatly reduce his aggressiveness. Are Stretch and his sister neutered as well?
Diane R -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 2:15 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: OT: What to do with feral cat attacking my cats Hey guys, I am having a problem with a feral cat in our neighborhood. He's a beautiful, big tom, but really mean. He was trapped in our garage one night in winter time when I changed the in/out button on our kitty door to in only. When I came into the garage the next morning, he went nuts; he was really scared before I let him out. I don't mind if he comes into our garage to eat, but my nephew's cat Stretch, who lives in our garage with her sister, has gotten fairly aggressive lately, attacking any cats he sees in our yard, so I don't think he comes into the garage much anymore. I see him around the neighborhood from time to time and I'm pretty sure he's the cat who's attacked two of my cats in the past two weeks, costing me almost $200 at the vet for exams and antibiotics. Both cats' back passenger paws were injured with cat teeth puncture wounds, according to my vet. Do any of you have any suggestions as to how to handle him? If I trap him, what the heck would I do with him? If I give him to animal control, they'll euthanize him, which is not an option for me. If I don't do anything, he'll probably continue to fight neighborhood cats, assuming he is the problem. Any ideas? I don't think he'd ever be friendly, as aggressive and afraid as he is. :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front
