How do you keep a community cat away?
Put out fragrances that keep cats away. Scatter fresh orange or lemon peels. Wet coffee grounds—which you may be able to get for free from coffee houses and fast food chains—and metal pans filled with vinegar also deter cats. an out-of-the-way spot in your yard. Clean the area frequently.
Can you keep a community cat?
These cats can be friendly, feral, adults, kittens, healthy, sick, altered and/or unaltered. They may or may not have a caretaker. Community cats—who have a dedicated caretaker who provides them with spay/neuter services and regular feedings—can live contently outdoors.
How can I help my sick community cat?
Where to Take a Sick or Injured Community Cat
- Find a full-service veterinary clinic or hospital.
- Connect with Alley Cat Allies’ Feral Friends Network®.
- Ask about the animal hospital, clinic, or veterinarian’s euthanasia policy.
- Make sure your veterinarian is prepared.
How can cats help the community?
Provide help
- Spay or neuter your own cats before they can reproduce at four to five months of age.
- Get involved with or help to support organizations or agencies that help community cats.
- Become a community cat caretaker.
- Volunteer to socialize feral kittens.
- Volunteer to help at a spay/neuter event for community cats.
How do you get rid of nuisance in cats?
Cats have very keen senses of smell and taste, and commercial repellents are available to discourage unwanted cats. Natural repellents to sprinkle on flowerbeds or gardens include moth balls, ammonia-soaked rags, ground mustard, cayenne pepper, citrus peels, coffee grounds, and citrus-based sprays.
Why are community cats important to the community?
Communities benefit from TNR because it reduces and stabilizes community cat populations, saves tax-payers’ dollars, helps shelters focus on adoptions, and provides a humane and collaborative way to address concerns and coexist with cats. . You have the power to save cats!
How can I keep my community cat away?
Cats are yowling, fighting, spraying, roaming, and having kittens. : These are mating behaviors. Once the cats are spayed or neutered, these behaviors will stop. Conduct TNR for the cats. TNR stops mating behaviors and ensures no new kittens are born. Find more information about TNR at alleycat.org/TNR. . take community cats to animals shelters.
How to deal with dominant behavior in kittens?
Most people aren’t able to oversee every life stage of their cats so it’s hard to make sure the first eight weeks of a kitten’s life don’t contribute to or enforce dominant behavior. But there are things a cat owner can do to decrease dominant behaviors in their kitten or adult cat.
Can a adult cat be returned to the community?
Adult cats who are socialized can be adopted, but they can also be returned outdoors, where they will continue to thrive. TNR improves cats’ lives and provides an effective, humane, and collaborative way for communities to coexist with cats. To learn more, including how to conduct TNR, visit
What’s the best way to help community cats?
A comprehensive approach requires that community cat stakeholder groups be engaged and any program be implemented in partnership with other TNRM, RTF or relocation programs, and with low/no cost sterilization programs.
How does a community cat get back to their home?
In a Trap-Neuter-Return program, community cats are humanely trapped, brought to a veterinarian to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and eartipped (the universal sign that a cat has been part of a TNR program), and then returned to their outdoor homes.
Communities benefit from TNR because it reduces and stabilizes community cat populations, saves tax-payers’ dollars, helps shelters focus on adoptions, and provides a humane and collaborative way to address concerns and coexist with cats. . You have the power to save cats!
How does TNR help the community cats program?
TNR is fiscally and socially responsible: Community Cats Programs help shelters operate efficiently and maximize lifesaving. Either way, we can help you! Need help caring for your cat colony?
