Can stray cats be taken home and raised?

If you encounter a stray cat and want to take it home and raise it, it means that you are a very caring person. But if you just want to feed it, it is recommended not to feed it easily. I will talk about the reasons at the end of the article. Let’s talk about it first. What should you pay attention to when bringing a stray cat home to raise?
First of all, you should send it to the pet hospital for a comprehensive physical examination. Get vaccinations and deworming done to see if the cat has any serious diseases. Then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment or nutritional supplements. Sterilize as soon as possible if physical conditions permit.
It should be noted that stray cats are highly irritated and may not be close to their loved ones at first and avoid people (in fact, the same goes for purchased cats, they will also avoid people and not adapt to the new environment). If this happens, don’t keep chasing the cat. Just prepare a basin with food, water, and sand for whatever you need to do. Cats will eat and drink by themselves while others are resting. Generally, it will stop hiding after a week or so when it determines that the environment is safe and people are not malicious.

It should also be noted that cats have different personalities. After neutering, they will be less aggressive, but they are not necessarily clingy. Be prepared to pay a lot but the cat still doesn’t feel loved. You can choose some cat funny sticks to interact with it. Don’t abandon it irresponsibly and let it wander again just because it has no family.
In addition, if there are already other cats in the home, when introducing a new cat, it is best to keep them in isolation from other cats in the early stage to make sure they are free of infectious diseases and parasites before raising them together.
Then tell me why you shouldn’t feed it. Feeding stray cats may seem very loving, but in fact the problems that stray cats face are not just starvation. Parasites, infectious diseases, interspecific fighting caused by excessive density, injuries, road kills, and severe cold can all kill stray cats. Feeding cannot solve these problems, but will cause the number of stray cats to surge and increase epidemics. potential for spread among their populations. And once feeding is stopped, death will soon occur. It is different from what many people imagine: although cats are efficient predators based on their natural hardware, hunting needs to be learned. Most stray cats do not have efficient hunting abilities. Without feeding, the number of stray cats will be limited by the environment – there are not so many small animals in the city, and the impact on the survival of other animals will also be reduced.
After talking for a long time, in fact, it is still a problem of irresponsible breeders. No free-range breeding, no abandonment, no neutering, and no feeding. Only in this way can the problem of stray pets be solved from the root.

Many caring people in society will rescue some stray cats and even take care of some injured stray cats, but they rarely bring them home to raise.

First, let’s analyze why stray cats are more aggressive than domestic cats or breed cats. This is because stray cats face environmental pressure every day when living outside, and they also compete with other stray cats for territory, food, and other survival opportunities. They are even nervous about whether they can see tomorrow’s sunrise. Therefore, they are energetic, strong, and ferocious in temperament. Sometimes they will fight with other stray cats for territory or food, leaving many scars. This kind of aggressive behavior can easily be transferred to people.

Secondly, once a stray cat is adopted into a home, even if it has been adopted for a period of time, its personality of being hungry and sleeping outdoors for a long time, facing the test of survival every day, and lacking a sense of security will not disappear for a while. For them, humans are a Being so big will pose a threat to its survival, and it will make some stress reactions or actions due to its nature. It is also possible that it was maliciously frightened or even hurt and abused when it was wandering, causing it to have a hatred for humans. It’s buried in your heart, so please understand it and tolerate it.
For stray cats, I personally recommend that they be taken care of by professionals with professional licenses. After all, these stray cats will have some psychological trauma and need professional care and comfort.

If you are really reluctant to give it away and decide to keep it at home and warm it with your love again, then please make all necessary preparations, including psychological preparations. I personally recommend keeping it in a cage first to temporarily isolate it from close contact with humans. You should also take it regularly for vaccinations and vaccinations, so that you are responsible for it and your family. Wait until its mood and behavior are stable and it is sure that it will not attack people randomly again before letting it out. It is recommended to buy a cage with good quality and a large space. After all, cats naturally like to jump up and down. Too small a space is very detrimental to their growth. Caged pets require owners to pay more attention to them and pay attention to them, and often pay attention to their emotions. , to prevent cats from having negative effects and stress reactions due to being trapped.