With all the dreadful weather that has been going on recently I've been really worried about the feral and stray cat population, so much so I've begun a cat zone in our lean too, and hope to put one in our shed. The shed has a foot clearance under the door so any animal can come and go as they please.
Last night I got a very sturdy cardboard box, put it on it's side and put in an old towel and cardigan I never wear to make it snuggly. I put these on top of our recycling totes so it has a nice step up, out of the drafts, with a clear entrance to the lean to door which is always open. The door isn't our back door so no security worries there.
I've also looked at some beds/igloo on Ebay and there are lot going cheap so I hope to get on one of those to put in it's place then move said box into our shed so two beds. I already put out food for the foxes/wild life etc.
We have had one success story already, the Xmas before last my neighbour got friendly with a stray black cat (very much like a Bombay) who he later adopted to become a house cat with his other resident moggies.
This all helps me with my cat withdrawl symptoms, I have a cat chasing dog and Asthma so need to take the next cat into the house slowly or after a test etc. I am hoping I can live with my own cat etc like some Asthmatics do but we shall see. Whatever happens I'm helping out the local moggy population.
