Where I live we don't have a feral cat population, these are all strays that are dumped, not cats that have been living wild.
I live rurally, and people love to go to the country to get rid of their unwanted pets, so we often see cats and dogs (or did, it has gotten better in the past few years) go through and some of them choose to stay.
One of the cats that decided to stay obviously has maine coon in him, though we are pretty sure that he isn't purebred, he just showed up and said 'I live here now'. He is the one that tried to chase the others off, but was told 'no, you don't do that' by Timmy.
Anyway, sorry if I read your tone wrong, but one of my cats is very sick (the last from the kittens that the mom brought) and we have to wait until tomorrow to take him to the vet. I am afraid that I am going to lose him. So, not reading tone very well right now.
No worries there, my tone was intended as neutral.
I suspected you lived in a rural place, and that's definitely how our experiences differ; I live in a city and almost never see feral or even stray cats. (Don't get me wrong, I know they exist because the shelters are always full of them. I'm just unlikely to come across them randomly.)
Ah, okay, I noticed my ability to read tone tends to correlate to my mood, so just wanted to make sure.
Yeah, I don't see stray cats often, because cats are often much more wary than dogs, but they do occasionally come around. Most of them are really skittish and leave before we have a chance to tame them down, but we do have the occasional one that stays.
Thanks. I hate to say that it isn't looking good, but I really hope he will be okay.
Just got back from the vet and am cautiously optimistic.
Vet said the cat had a high fever and potentiall pancreatitis. Cat is on antibiotics.
It is just difficult because his entire family, from 'stepdad' (could be real dad, though I always thought he was neutered long enough before he brought the mom back that it couldn't be) to his mom and his two brothers, while being darn good cats, were also short lived, with various health problems.
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CW: Sick Pet
(Anonymous) 2025-06-01 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)I live rurally, and people love to go to the country to get rid of their unwanted pets, so we often see cats and dogs (or did, it has gotten better in the past few years) go through and some of them choose to stay.
One of the cats that decided to stay obviously has maine coon in him, though we are pretty sure that he isn't purebred, he just showed up and said 'I live here now'. He is the one that tried to chase the others off, but was told 'no, you don't do that' by Timmy.
Anyway, sorry if I read your tone wrong, but one of my cats is very sick (the last from the kittens that the mom brought) and we have to wait until tomorrow to take him to the vet. I am afraid that I am going to lose him. So, not reading tone very well right now.
Re: CW: Sick Pet
(Anonymous) 2025-06-02 01:57 am (UTC)(link)No worries there, my tone was intended as neutral.
I suspected you lived in a rural place, and that's definitely how our experiences differ; I live in a city and almost never see feral or even stray cats. (Don't get me wrong, I know they exist because the shelters are always full of them. I'm just unlikely to come across them randomly.)
Anyway, I hope your kitty is okay. :C
Re: CW: Sick Pet
(Anonymous) 2025-06-02 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)Ah, okay, I noticed my ability to read tone tends to correlate to my mood, so just wanted to make sure.
Yeah, I don't see stray cats often, because cats are often much more wary than dogs, but they do occasionally come around. Most of them are really skittish and leave before we have a chance to tame them down, but we do have the occasional one that stays.
Thanks. I hate to say that it isn't looking good, but I really hope he will be okay.
Re: CW: Sick Pet
(Anonymous) 2025-06-02 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)Just got back from the vet and am cautiously optimistic.
Vet said the cat had a high fever and potentiall pancreatitis. Cat is on antibiotics.
It is just difficult because his entire family, from 'stepdad' (could be real dad, though I always thought he was neutered long enough before he brought the mom back that it couldn't be) to his mom and his two brothers, while being darn good cats, were also short lived, with various health problems.