Lots of mowing:
http://i67.tinypic.com/9bjcp1.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/11ta0ar.jpg
Scraggly, an old feral who has been here more than ten years, a very
smart cat to have survived so long:
http://i65.tinypic.com/24qshtw.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/2ryrlv5.jpg
Scraggly has taken up residense in a heated house inside my gardening
shed.

"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
...

Lots of mowing:
http://i67.tinypic.com/9bjcp1.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/11ta0ar.jpg
Scraggly, an old feral who has been here more than ten years, a very
smart cat to have survived so long:
http://i65.tinypic.com/24qshtw.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/2ryrlv5.jpg
Scraggly has taken up residense in a heated house inside my gardening
shed.

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Lucky Scraggly

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Ophelia wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>Lots of mowing:
>http://i67.tinypic.com/9bjcp1.jpg
>http://i63.tinypic.com/11ta0ar.jpg
>Scraggly, an old feral who has been here more than ten years, a very
>smart cat to have survived so long:
>http://i65.tinypic.com/24qshtw.jpg
>http://i66.tinypic.com/2ryrlv5.jpg
>Scraggly has taken up residense in a heated house inside my gardening
>shed.
>
>-------------
>
>Lucky Scraggly

That's Scraggly the first time I spotted him about four years ago, in
the forest path near my barn:
http://i63.tinypic.com/14no3ug.jpg
Forest path:
http://i67.tinypic.com/rc9b4l.jpg

"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
...

Ophelia wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>Lots of mowing:
>http://i67.tinypic.com/9bjcp1.jpg
>http://i63.tinypic.com/11ta0ar.jpg
>Scraggly, an old feral who has been here more than ten years, a very
>smart cat to have survived so long:
>http://i65.tinypic.com/24qshtw.jpg
>http://i66.tinypic.com/2ryrlv5.jpg
>Scraggly has taken up residense in a heated house inside my gardening
>shed.
>
>-------------
>
>Lucky Scraggly

That's Scraggly the first time I spotted him about four years ago, in
the forest path near my barn:
http://i63.tinypic.com/14no3ug.jpg
Forest path:
http://i67.tinypic.com/rc9b4l.jpg
--------------

He is certainly at home now)



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http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> That's Scraggly the first time I spotted him about four years ago, in
> the forest path near my barn:
> http://i63.tinypic.com/14no3ug.jpg
> Forest path:
> http://i67.tinypic.com/rc9b4l.jpg

A real question for you, Sheldon. So you have all these feral barn cats,
etc. You see them in your yard everyday and you do take care of them.
Are they friendly to you like pet cats? Do they come up to you and let
you pet them, etc? Or do they keep their distance from you?

I'm asking about the difference between the ferals outside and your
house cats inside.

On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:23:10 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> That's Scraggly the first time I spotted him about four years ago, in
>> the forest path near my barn:
>> http://i63.tinypic.com/14no3ug.jpg
>> Forest path:
>> http://i67.tinypic.com/rc9b4l.jpg
>
>A real question for you, Sheldon. So you have all these feral barn cats,
>etc. You see them in your yard everyday and you do take care of them.
>Are they friendly to you like pet cats? Do they come up to you and let
>you pet them, etc? Or do they keep their distance from you?
>
>I'm asking about the difference between the ferals outside and your
>house cats inside.

Some ferals will very occasionally permit one quick pet but they
quickly back off. To survive outdoors it's best they remain totally
feral. I don't encourage petting them. What some call indoor-outdoor
cats have lost their survival skills and won't last long outdoors.

In article >, gravesend10
@verizon.net says...
>
> On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:23:10 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> >Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >>
> >> That's Scraggly the first time I spotted him about four years ago, in
> >> the forest path near my barn:
> >> http://i63.tinypic.com/14no3ug.jpg
> >> Forest path:
> >> http://i67.tinypic.com/rc9b4l.jpg
> >
> >A real question for you, Sheldon. So you have all these feral barn cats,
> >etc. You see them in your yard everyday and you do take care of them.
> >Are they friendly to you like pet cats? Do they come up to you and let
> >you pet them, etc? Or do they keep their distance from you?
> >
> >I'm asking about the difference between the ferals outside and your
> >house cats inside.
>
> Some ferals will very occasionally permit one quick pet but they
> quickly back off. To survive outdoors it's best they remain totally
> feral. I don't encourage petting them. What some call indoor-outdoor
> cats have lost their survival skills and won't last long outdoors.

It took around six months to persuade our savage feral cat (lives and
fed outside) to let me scritch the top of his head. I persisted because
I wanted to apply a drops-behind-the-neck flea treatment. Finally I
managed to drip it on while he was eating and his big bald patches grew
back in. Also wormed him (in his food). Unfortunately our latest dog
spooked the cat which took off for several months; but he's started
turning up again for a meal (very wary and nervous) and now I can't get
near enough for a follow up flea dose.

Janet UK

On Sat, 20 Aug 2016, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:23:10 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>> That's Scraggly the first time I spotted him about four years ago, in
>>> the forest path near my barn:
>>> http://i63.tinypic.com/14no3ug.jpg
>>> Forest path:
>>> http://i67.tinypic.com/rc9b4l.jpg
>>
>> A real question for you, Sheldon. So you have all these feral barn cats,
>> etc. You see them in your yard everyday and you do take care of them.
>> Are they friendly to you like pet cats? Do they come up to you and let
>> you pet them, etc? Or do they keep their distance from you?
>>
>> I'm asking about the difference between the ferals outside and your
>> house cats inside.
>
> Some ferals will very occasionally permit one quick pet but they
> quickly back off. To survive outdoors it's best they remain totally
> feral. I don't encourage petting them. What some call indoor-outdoor
> cats have lost their survival skills and won't last long outdoors.
>

Is there any Trap-Neuter-Return program out by you, or are they all intact
and reproducing?