Can we "move" a semi ferral cat?

[bicyclemech1]

We named him Chuck because the little neighbor girl named him Francis.(insulting even for a stray cat) He's semi domestic, not fixed, sprays alot, moderately aggressive towards our cats,totally mooches the catnip(stoner kitty!) and eats opportunistically. He's kind of a nuisance.
Can we move him to another neighborhood? Ours is pretty nice, but we live could do a Jeffersons and move him to the super high end neighborhood a couple of miles from here.

 

[R3DS!X]

get a dog.

 

[lefty]

Yes. The best location would be to the nearest Animal Shelter, really you will be doing him a favor.

Cats are the true 'rabbits' of the animal kingdom. They can create LOTS of offspring.

 

[KingMonkey]

If you are moving with him, then yes you can move him. Otherwise you'll get bad karma.

Since you are feeding him and getting him stoned, he is your cat. Get him fixed, he will probable be less agressive, spray less. And your be less likely to end up with Chucky Jr.

 

[afm199]

take him to a shelter and do everyone a favor.

 

[Squidly McSmearstain]

kung pao cat?

 

[weasel]

Shelter = 1 behind the ear.

Do you have a VCA vet in your area? some of them take in ferrals. Or try our old friend google.

It's not the cat's damn fault.

 

[fromeast2west]

You can contact the Feral Cat Foundation:
http://www.feralcatfoundation.org/

It's usually best to get ferals fixed, and keep them around. If you just move them or bring them to a shelter, you'll create an open territory and another feral or racoons will probably move in pretty quickly.

If you fix him, and keep him around, he'll keep other animals out of your area, he'll mellow out a lot, and you won't end up with Chuck Jr. (You should still put some flea/tick meds on him every few months, for his own health and so that he doesn't bring extra bugs around.)

 

[*Tina*]

You can contact the Feral Cat Foundation:
http://www.feralcatfoundation.org/

It's usually best to get ferals fixed, and keep them around. If you just move them or bring them to a shelter, you'll create an open territory and another feral or racoons will probably move in pretty quickly.

If you fix him, and keep him around, he'll keep other animals out of your area, he'll mellow out a lot, and you won't end up with Chuck Jr. (You should still put some flea/tick meds on him every few months, for his own health and so that he doesn't bring extra bugs around.)

This is excellent advice !! I have nothing to add, as he stated it all. :thumbup

 

[socal_sumo_78]

if he's sorta feral you can always just take him to the hills somewhere that there's water around and set him free. cats love the outdoors. seriously. the shelters are packed as it is, he'd just get euthanized (sp?) most likely - better he lives his last days hunting rabbits and mice, prolly live longer that way anyway.

 

[VTRZA]

I used to help out a place that caught them,fixed them and released them. You can move it,you just need a trap,you can borrow mine if you want. Just throw some KFC in there,they cant resist that shit

 

[Climber]

Yes. The best location would be to the nearest Animal Shelter, really you will be doing him a favor.

I'm not sure you'd be doing 'him' a favor, don't they put the vast majority of their cats to sleep within a week? :confused

 

[lefty]

Yes, but the alternative is for him to die a slow miserable death.

I know that does not fit well with the romanticized images that people like to create for themselves; of a happy, well-fed cat running free and drinking pure mountain spring water, while going to bed on a warm stack of hay......

In reality, most ferel cats live miserable lives and then die. I do agree that getting him nuetered would be a great thing.

 

[Momo-san]

Check out your local Humane Society, they should be able to rent you a trap and should have a free/low cost spay/neuter program.
The problem with keeping Chuck around is the risk that he might be carrying a virus that could be passed on to your kitties (or other neighborhood kitties)...are your cats indoors or do they actually interact with Chuck? If you take him in for neutering you might want to have them virus test him as well (FIV and FeLV), just to be sure. Maybe if you and the neighbors kinda like the old tom-cat you could both pitch in to get him the works...virus testing, vaccinations (esp. rabies), deworm, and a flea treatment.
You could release him somewhere else but he has established his territory and who knows what kind of situation you would be getting him into.

Good luck!

 

[socal_sumo_78]

get a leash, put cat in car. drive car to rich neighborhood, take cat out of car. tie leashed cat to door handle of someone's house. ring bell. drive away fast.

 

[Janna]

No, you can't move him. You should not, at least.

If you get the cat fixed, most of your issues with him will disappear. Best thing to do is to get a humane pet trap, either for cheap at Harbor Freight or as a free loaner from your local feral cat care group (PM me for details). At the very least, you can trap the cat and take him to a feral cat clinic to be fixed for free or very inexpensively ($15). You could also arrange for him to be placed into a no-kill shelter so he can get the home he so clearly would like to have.

We took the feral cat that came with this house to a feral cat clinic. For $15, they fixed him, treated him for worms, gave him a flea treatment, and did a general health check.

 

[postcholo]

We named him Chuck because the little neighbor girl named him Francis.(insulting even for a stray cat) He's semi domestic, not fixed, sprays alot, moderately aggressive towards our cats,totally mooches the catnip(stoner kitty!) and eats opportunistically. He's kind of a nuisance.
Can we move him to another neighborhood? Ours is pretty nice, but we live could do a Jeffersons and move him to the super high end neighborhood a couple of miles from here.

don't you have any 11 year olds with bb guns in your neighborhood? that'll move him out :thumbup

 

[4tuneit1]

We named him Chuck because the little neighbor girl named him Francis.(insulting even for a stray cat) He's semi domestic, not fixed, sprays alot, moderately aggressive towards our cats,totally mooches the catnip(stoner kitty!) and eats opportunistically. He's kind of a nuisance.
Can we move him to another neighborhood? Ours is pretty nice, but we live could do a Jeffersons and move him to the super high end neighborhood a couple of miles from here.

Trap and dispose. Its the right thing to do.

 

[fromeast2west]

Trap and dispose. Its the right thing to do.

Trap and dispose just opens up a territory for more cats/raccoons to move into. Then the new animals start to breed, and you just get a cycle going.

With fix and release, along with some basic preventative care, the existing male cat should help keep the area clear of competitors and won't produce young.

You'll eventually end up back in the same cycle, but it slows it down.

It also sounds like this semi-feral is semi-tame, so getting close enough to administer flea treatment is going to be a lot easier than with a fully feral cat or raccoon.

 

[T-1 Thunder]

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