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Originally Posted by brandieforever
Thanks. I do think that I will try gaining his trust so he can feel comfortable around me. I would keep him if I were able to but I have a fear of mixing cats and dogs unless they are puppies and kittens when I intorduce them. I hope that him being in a loving shelter, I know it's not like having your own home, that he will be better off then how he is right now. I don't want to use the trap at all, it just sounds too cold to me. My only intention is wanting him to gain weight, have a safe place to sleep and be as happy as he can be.
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Some cats are happy outside as long as they are fed and loved.
I understand not being comfortable with the mixing of dogs and cats but unless you have really big aggressive dogs, I wouldn't worry. If the cat has claws, there shouldn't be a problem. They will learn the hiarchy soon enough and normally the dogs end up on the bottom.
Traps aren't cold if you have no other way of trapping him. It isn't as if he is going to stay in it. You need to get one that is a box. They step on a latch at the back while eating and it closes the door. Totally humane.
Also something to remember, feral cats don't find homes while in shelters because people want the sweet, loving ones. And shelters can't keep them forever. Even no kill shelters send them on to shelters that do. Or they have to close their doors until one or more die that are already in the shelter. It's a vicious and sad cycle.