Due to the fleas, fireants, and predators, there is a high kitten mortality rate, so the size remains stable.
Even with the vet’s bills it really is the cheapest way for dealing with feral cats. Feeding them also allows us to have a bird population, because without the feeding stations they would take all of the “game” in the area.
]]>It has to be frustrating, but if she were a bit friendlier I could give her a bit of the wet food that she wouldn’t have to share.
]]>It takes a couple of litters before feral females really enter the leadership competition, and then it is usually done by pairs of related females who take turns testing the limits.
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