http://www.farmingfriends.com/are-farm-cats-healthy-or-prone-to-illness/ Meet the animals and harvest the information without getting your hands dirty! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:11:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 http://www.farmingfriends.com/are-farm-cats-healthy-or-prone-to-illness/#comment-8742 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:12:19 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/are-farm-cats-healthy-or-prone-to-illness/#comment-8742 We had a couple of strays come to live with us, they became properly domesticated, but still had the 'toughness' in their skin and coats (although they later became big old softies). I think generally outdoors cats have a bit of a shorter lifespan, especially Toms that haven't been done, or are neutered later in life. We currently have an ex-stray Tom, he's fine with me and Rich but far too xenophobic to get near a cat basket. His littermate (or mother, we're not sure which, we just know they're incredibly close) may have had babies but neither of them venture outside much anymore, far too enamoured with lazing around in the warmth. We're working on slowly but surely getting him prepared for a late 'snip'. We had a couple of strays come to live with us, they became properly domesticated, but still had the ‘toughness’ in their skin and coats (although they later became big old softies). I think generally outdoors cats have a bit of a shorter lifespan, especially Toms that haven’t been done, or are neutered later in life. We currently have an ex-stray Tom, he’s fine with me and Rich but far too xenophobic to get near a cat basket. His littermate (or mother, we’re not sure which, we just know they’re incredibly close) may have had babies but neither of them venture outside much anymore, far too enamoured with lazing around in the warmth. We’re working on slowly but surely getting him prepared for a late ’snip’.

]]> http://www.farmingfriends.com/are-farm-cats-healthy-or-prone-to-illness/#comment-8728 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:50:05 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/are-farm-cats-healthy-or-prone-to-illness/#comment-8728 I remember there were always feral cats lurking about on the farm where I grew up. Most of them looked in pretty good nick, all things considered, and in those days country folk were much tougher about cats than I suspect they'd be now; they didn't get fed or specially looked after. I remember there were always feral cats lurking about on the farm where I grew up. Most of them looked in pretty good nick, all things considered, and in those days country folk were much tougher about cats than I suspect they’d be now; they didn’t get fed or specially looked after.

]]> http://www.farmingfriends.com/are-farm-cats-healthy-or-prone-to-illness/#comment-8654 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:37:18 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/are-farm-cats-healthy-or-prone-to-illness/#comment-8654 Hi Sara, if my memory serves me right, the ferral cats on our farm, were pretty scrawny, although I do remember Mum used to feed them, be it only with cheap cat food, as we weren't that well off. The cats which became tame, the ones we classed as pets, even though they slept and lived outside, were of course, of a more plump variety! x Hi Sara, if my memory serves me right, the ferral cats on our farm, were pretty scrawny, although I do remember Mum used to feed them, be it only with cheap cat food, as we weren’t that well off. The cats which became tame, the ones we classed as pets, even though they slept and lived outside, were of course, of a more plump variety! x

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