What Happens When You Stop Feeding A Stray Cat

A stray cat will not starve if you stop feeding it.

What happens when you stop feeding a stray cat. Why do you want to stop feeding it. Lots of times though when people feed feral cats they start to grow attached and that can be a problem. Usually stray cats will not starve if people stop feeding them.

Stopping feeding animals that have come to depend on you for support would cause them great distress and hardship. Withoutfeedingthe feral cats they will become hungry unhealthy animals vulnerable to. If youve got a garden and the cats are using the garden as their bathroom you or your family may be at risk for contracting toxoplasmosis.

That is the way cats are wired. Even though cats may be feral all cats are still domesticated creatures that rely on humansforfood. To remove feral cats from your property be sure to remove any sources of food or shelter.

You may see them in your neighborhood on the streets or in a nearby park. If its no longer possible for you to continue perhaps you could find someone else to take over. I have a 75-pound dog.

Many people feel good doing it. Unless you live in a very remote place and there are very few other options the worst that will happen is they have to find food from somewhere else. Ive seen dozens of horrific cases of diseased and malnourished packs of stray cats as a result of people leaving out food for them.

The large number of hungry cats can create conflicts with other cats and humans in the area. The cats wander into my garden defecating on. Stray cats are likely to stay in the same area if no one puts out food for them anymore although they will expand their search for food.