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Good for you, henry! I always knew you were one of the nicer guys here! I hope things turn out okay. If you're going to expose your home and pets to the new guy, I'd get him checked for bugs and parasites first. Just saying.
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I should start out by saying my heart is bigger than my brain, and I have been feeding it even though I already have a dog and a cat. But I am open to keeping it, I'm just worried about how it will get along with my pets. It was half dead when I first saw it the other day, but I gave it food and water and now it's doing great. Just thought I'd share. Good. :-) Feed it regularly. If you got a sliding glass door or a door with a window big enough to where the cat and dog can see it, start feeding it by the door. Maybe leave it cracked a hair. When it they seem to adjust to it, if you cat is an out door cat, let it outside and see what happens. If you bring the stray in, shower it so it smells good like the indoor cats. Strays will have odors that could off put indoor animals.
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If you can train her to be an indoor cat, please do. Outdoor cats are NG for wildlife, and your little pal deserves a good home instead of a scrappy, desperate life outdoors.
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And thank you for being a friend to someone who needs you, Henry.
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Just in case edwzoomom is on your ignore list, I want to point out his important advice (bolding mine): "One word of caution that you probably are aware of already but beware of FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus). It is common among strays and ferals and is highly contagious. There is no cure but there is a vaccine. It is slow acting so may not show up all the time. "
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If you can train her to be an indoor cat, please do. Outdoor cats are NG for wildlife, and your little pal deserves a good home instead of a scrappy, desperate life outdoors. Bizarre. As one who has had a coupla stray cats, I contest this. Cats need time outdoors to practise hunting, and generally enjoy themselves. If that's not self-evident then this century has become absurd and unnatural. This is a living, breathing, natural animal, so allow it some freedom. They look better, are more lively, smell fresher and are glossier if they get good outdoor exercise and fresh air. It's not a toy. Once he's comfortable with the house, allow him space, maybe fit a catflap. Many cats go crazy if stuck indoors, especially in the countryside. As regards cats not being 'good for wildlife', they ARE wildlife. Imagine bringing up a child that way. Like some sort of negative mother archetype. "Don't go out, children, it's dangerous out there. Stay at home and let mommy depotentiate you."
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Henry - regardless of it bein a girl, i think you should call the cat thomas o'malley instead! He was a stray alley cat, wasnt he?!
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