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Do stray cats come back if you feed them?
You shouldn’t feel guilty about feeding a stray cat that is regularly coming to your home. It’s a nice thing to do and as long as you are feeding them healthy food, it can only help them. Cats are creatures of habit. So, if they know that they can find something to eat at your home, they will keep coming back.
They may share their food and groom young cats, and have even been witnessed breaking up fights between kittens, separating them gently with one paw when a fight gets out of hand. The one activity cats don’t share is hunting. Each cat will hunt on its own in its own area.
Do cats know you feed them?
In fact, she may even know you better than you know yourself. Animal behavior experts and pet owners have both observed that cats learn their human housemates’ habits. They know who handles the morning feeding, who carries a bag of treats in her pocket, and who knows just the right place to scratch.
Should you feed a stray cat?
Don’t feed and forget feral cats. Feeding feral and stray cats is generous, but they need health care as well. If you can’t manage ongoing care, “at the very least, get the cat neutered,” suggests Case.
Should you feed a stray cat once?
There is no mess, no blood, very little work, etc. Animals are no different. Feed a stray cat once and you can bet the animal will come around a second time looking for food. If you feed the animal a second time, you are reinforcing the behavior.
How do you get a stray cat to come back?
Feed a stray cat once and you can bet the animal will come around a second time looking for food. If you feed the animal a second time, you are reinforcing the behavior. It will come around again, and again. It will keep on coming as long as food is readily available.
How do stray cats find food?
Whether an outdoor cat is stray or feral, it will search for food wherever it can be found. Furthermore, a stray cat will take the easy way out. It will always accept food from humans rather than going out and hunting by itself – because it is just easier to do.
Are Stray Cats friendly to humans?
Stray cats may be friendly and approach you for food or attention, or they may be too scared to let you get close. However, if you put the food down for them they will usually eat immediately. You should always use caution since you don’t know how the cat is going to react.