I have been keeping tabs on a small group of feral cats for a couple years. Been feeding them and I was able to adopt a kitten from them. The problem is that I am moving shortly.
I want to adopt another one that walks with and cuddles my dog. She loves pets and ear stitches and has even walked into my garage and house and wandered around for a bit.
Problems. She is very close to a cat that is related to her. Could be brother/child/father/cousin. They chirp at each other and nuzzle adorably. I would hate to separate them, but he is much shyer than she and I barely see him.
She had kittens at some point over a year ago. I think they are all gone somehow. Eaten by foxes or adopted by neighbors or anything in between. There are foxes around and I know they killed at least one feral in the past few years. I haven't seen any sign of them(except possibly the previously mentioned one) in months.
Is it a dick move to possibly take her away from her family? Would the feral group suffer without her warm body? I am only sure there are three left in our neighborhood. Would it be a dick move to leave her to the cold, cars, and foxes? Since I feed them are they reliant on me would die without my food?
I decided to trap and neuter them. I may keep her and her friend and release the other one or let the group find a home for him(he is a dick to the other cats).
Should I try to keep one or two? Should I just trap neuter and release them? Sorry for the length.
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from Pets https://www.reddit.com/r/Pets/comments/adqwoh/trap_neuter_keep/
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