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Siwsan

(27,287 posts)
Sun Dec 25, 2022, 07:58 AM Dec 2022

I'm happy to report that there are 4 ferals at the food bowls, this Christmas morning

BIG improvement over just 1, Scooter, for the past two days. There are 3 more regulars, including Skittish, that I haven't seen. I hope they are OK.

I brought the frozen pate/kibble mix in to the garage to thaw, on Friday, and that's what I piled into the bowls. I'll go out later and put out some kibble because I'm sure they are so hungry.

The weather is twice as 'warm' as it was yesterday morning with a wind chill of 6 instead of -12. And it only gets warmer. Friday shows a forecast high of 51!

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I'm happy to report that there are 4 ferals at the food bowls, this Christmas morning (Original Post) Siwsan Dec 2022 OP
Glad they are coming out for food. 2naSalit Dec 2022 #1
I have an old beat up tiger striped Tom cat I Emile Dec 2022 #2
Lots of claudette Dec 2022 #3
we have 5 sigpooie Dec 2022 #4
Thank you for taking such good care of the ferals. I love how they are coming niyad Dec 2022 #5
Knew cold weather was coming raising2moredems Dec 2022 #6
Pictures of the new ones please Siwsan. KS Toronado Dec 2022 #7
My favorite new "Lion" KS Toronado Dec 2022 #8
Excellent SlimJimmy Dec 2022 #9

2naSalit

(92,704 posts)
1. Glad they are coming out for food.
Sun Dec 25, 2022, 08:10 AM
Dec 2022

And it gets warm quickly. We're looking at mid-high 40s all week with rain later today. It went from -3F to +27F in a half hour - and that was after sunset and kept getting warmer. I was up for a while around 1am and it was+45F. Still that warm but very windy.

Emile

(29,831 posts)
2. I have an old beat up tiger striped Tom cat I
Sun Dec 25, 2022, 08:13 AM
Dec 2022

call Joe. I feed him twice a day. He will allow me to pat his head when he is feeding, but even then he is very skittish. I haven't seen Joe since this bitter cold moved in last Thursday. Last night right about dark there he was at the back door wanting fed. I tried to get him to come inside the garage with Rudy, but he wouldn't have no part of that. I been worried that he was froze to death, but somehow he is surviving this awful weather.

claudette

(4,493 posts)
3. Lots of
Sun Dec 25, 2022, 08:14 AM
Dec 2022

Birds at the feeder this snowy morning eating happily along side two squirrels eagerly lapping up the seeds the little birds drop to the ground. Don’t know how to post the photo. 😌

sigpooie

(106 posts)
4. we have 5
Sun Dec 25, 2022, 08:34 AM
Dec 2022

A momma, and 4 of her older kittens. They work the yards of 4 houses and are fed at each. They spend most nights on our porch under our glider. On the coldest mornings the stay under my screen printing shed.

raising2moredems

(706 posts)
6. Knew cold weather was coming
Sun Dec 25, 2022, 10:54 AM
Dec 2022

So fed the un-homed cat wet food three times a day (usually only fed wet twice a day). He holed up somewhere all day Thursday, not sure where. But he was back Friday morning and continues to show up. Will keep feeding him extra wet thru this cold snap. I'm hoping he goes into the tote I set up but as of yet, no dice.
He's only ever hissed at me but doesn't run near as far away when I bring his food out.

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