Cats love them! If there is no electrical hook-up available, microwavable SnuggleSafe Disks provide warmth up to 10 hours. Outdoor heating pads are an excellent addition. We recommend providing insulated shelters stuffed with straw to keep cats comfortable. They grow a very thick coat of fur in the winter and find places to seek refuge from the elements. Outdoor cats are amazingly resilient to cold temperatures. Feral cats thrive best in their familiar outdoor environment where they are comfortable and free. A feral cat can thrash against windows trying to get out, get into rafters or other inaccessible places, or urinate or defecate in undesired locations. Captive feral cats can get upper respiratory infections, diarrhea and even depression.
As with humans, stress can lead to illness.
If a cat is not socialized to people, he/she will be extremely stressed in captivity. Although no single control method is suitable for all situations the AAFP supports humane population control methods such as " trap-neuter-return," relocation to managed colonies or appropriate sanctuaries, and where appropriate adoption into homes.It is unwise to bring a truly feral cat indoors. Pre-pubertal spaying and neutering is also encouraged to decrease the numbers of newborn cats.įeline Practitioners recognize the need to decrease the current population of feral cats to improve their welfare and to reduce their potential as a source of zoonotic diseases, public nuisance, and negative impacts on wildlife and ecosystems. These efforts include reducing the source of feral cats by encouraging owners to keep cats indoors (see statement on owned indoor cats), permanent identification methods so that lost cats can be returned to their owners (see statement on identification of cats) and education on responsible pet ownership. The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) strongly supports efforts to humanely control the feral cat population. Download - Full Position Statement on Feral Cats
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