I was going to suggest a ramp, but alas, the coons could also use it. RE: taking them to a no kill shelter, if it is like the ones around here, they are not able to take on any more dogs or cats. Everyone who has lost ajob, home and has to move in with relatives, brings their animals to the shelter. You are right, they would have to spend some time there especially if they are not socialized. That takes time and that means time in cages. I took 2 from P.A.L.S.. I had gone to see about 1 cat and ended up with both Lil Bit and Casey. They had been in an 8 x 10 cage with about 6 or 8 other cats for over a year. Lil Bit is just now moving around the house because she is so small (6lbs) and timid and Casey is getting used to NOT being allowed to bully everyone. I just wish people would bring a short letter giving information about their pets so the adopter would understand why they are the way they are. Often they are misunderstood and end up back at the shelter because people do not have the patience to try to understand them
---- dot winkler <venus7ora...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Speaking of all this about the raccoon, anyways, wish I could find homes for > the 7 cats i feed every day. They are all so beautiful and quite healthy > looking with all the meat i feed them and the dry food. At least 3 of them > are very friendly and the others are coming around, too. Anyone have any > input about how to place these cats? I hate to bring them to a shelter even > if it's no kill. They will just sit in a cage until they get adopted for god > knows how long. It's very hard feeding every day. It's just me and my > husband. We can never go away anywhere now because of it. What are your > experiences? Dotty ________________________________ From: dot winkler <venus7ora...@yahoo.com> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION Hi - well, I don't think I can bring the dry food in at night. Because i would have to make two trips to the cat area, instead of one. One trip is to bring the meat to them. If I did that in the evening then I could bring in the dry food but then i would have to come the next morning to put the dry food back and then another time that day to bring it in again. I live the next town over and work schedule is rough so once a day is pushing it as it is! Thanks for all your suggestions. What did you mean about the RAMP? I was not sure I understood. Just thought of something - wouldn't it be cool if I could devise a door that would shut automatically each night so nothing could get in the dry food station and then open in the morning! L.O.L. dotty ________________________________ From: "dlg...@windstream.net" <dlg...@windstream.net> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION I feed the birds, so I also feed raccoons since they clean up what the birds don't get or drop. I also get possums coming for the seed. They both come to the feeders especially during a dry spell because I also put out water for the birds. They come all during the day, especially the young ones who have just been weaned. When they find an easy source of food, they will keep coming back. Maybe try moving the food to a different location, confuse them? Coons are smart, scheming little kids. I had one that sekt stealing the bait out of a trap, so I watched all night and caught her. She entered the trap, sucked in her stomachso she would not trip the door and reached across the trip plate, took the food and backed out. Next night, I wired the bait to the floor of the trap and in the struggle to get it, she sprung the trap. Big Momma, another (35lbs) kept getting in my seed can. She would open it and let the babies in to eat. Tried using straps from pick up. She chewed thru them. Brought it inside and she tried to turn the door handle so she could get in to it. Maybe you cold make a ramp - no, coons would jucst use it too. I will ask Perk (an old timer round here who used to hunt them) maybe he can come up with something. Have you thought of bringing the dry food in at night and once the cats got used to the feeding schedule, they would not come for food at night. ---- Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > Yes, raccoons are mostly nocturnal, but when they have young ones, they can > also be seen during the day, looking for more food. This makes many people > call ACOs when they see raccoons during the day, wrongly assuming that > there's something wrong with them, like rabies, distemper. > > > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:17 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION > > > > They are and they are a royal pain. > > On May 29, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Beth wrote: > > > > I have the same problem with opossums. I have started feeding the ferals in > a different place & putting dry food out for the Opossums. Also I feed the > ferals during the day & the Opossums eat at night. I'm not sure if raccoons > are nocturnal like opossums > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> > > > > > > _____ > > From: dot winkler <venus7ora...@yahoo.com> > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION > > > > Hi there - anyone out there - does anyone know how to construct or how to > keep raccoon out of an outdoor cat colony dry feeder? I am feeding 7 > outdoor cats and now there is a raccoon in the area eating all the dry food > every night in the dry food feeding station. I feed the cats by day some > meat and throw away the plates when done. But the dry food is a staple food > for them which they need to supplement the one feeding I give. Also, in > case I can't get there to feed them. Any suggestions? I have seen some > constructions on line but the cats have to jump up to get into them and > there is one older cat I don't think he can jump up into anything! Please > let me know. I know this has nothing to do with leukemia, but it does have > to do with helping cats. Dotty - Freehold, NJ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
