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simplephysics · 11-10-2014, 01:44 PM

It's generally not a good idea to approach or pet feral cats, especially if you have a cat at home. They carry all kinds of diseases and one bad scratch can leave you with a wicked infection, not to mention what you're bringing home to your pet. Although I'm not one to talk, I'll do it occasionally, but only if the cat seems friendly enough and I'm not heading directly back home to my puss.

Fun fact, if you see a stray cat with the tip of it's ear missing (at least in the U.S.), it likely has been taken to a shelter before and was spayed/neutered and likely given preventative shots. They clip the ear as a universal symbol for the procedure in case the cat is captured again.

11-10-2014, 01:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
simplephysics you know what it is Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,890	It's generally not a good idea to approach or pet feral cats, especially if you have a cat at home. They carry all kinds of diseases and one bad scratch can leave you with a wicked infection, not to mention what you're bringing home to your pet. Although I'm not one to talk, I'll do it occasionally, but only if the cat seems friendly enough and I'm not heading directly back home to my puss. Fun fact, if you see a stray cat with the tip of it's ear missing (at least in the U.S.), it likely has been taken to a shelter before and was spayed/neutered and likely given preventative shots. They clip the ear as a universal symbol for the procedure in case the cat is captured again. Last edited by simplephysics; 11-10-2014 at 02:16 PM.