Care for Outdoor Cats and Kittens

Lets et down an to the point. You love cats, but maybe not so much in the house, or whatever your reason is, you have a cat, its outside, how do you care for it?

So, before I go into supplies let me just say:

 * 1) If you don't want any babies a few years down the road, you are going to want to first get your cat FIXED... I like the fact that I get the blessing of baby kittens without having to expensivly adopt. If you just want a cat that when it dies it dies, no more cats, then get your cat fixed, but if you want cat after cat you have two options. 1) get it fixed and continue to adopt cats. OR 2) leave your outdoor cat be and just expect babies. It can always not have babies, but it most likely will. The babies will grow up liking you and as the older cats die or different causes, you will most likely always have a cat.
 * 2) Okay so your going to have to realize, your cat will poop and pee, and spray. This is why an outdoor cats better but they are still pooping on your land. You can always find a little private space, and get a little tub, put some litter in it, get a cat scoop, and show your cat the place. It will get accustom to it after a while but you will still have to scoop up the poop and dispose of it cleanly. You can spoil your cat and get it a little bed, if you want, but they will lay anywhere. Old plates and bowls can work for table scraps or cat food. ALWAYS KEEP FRESH WATER FOR THEM!

Winter

 * 1) Realize that animals will get cold even if they have fur. you can put old scraps of tshirts, or wool or anything your cat can crawl in to snuggle and warm up. Like I said a bed is nice so they aren;t on cold pavement but its up to you. Warm milk, can and will warm them up but the temp of their food probably wont help.

Spring

 * 1) Cats love to play out in this temp its not too hot its not too cold its perfect for them. If you want to save you can let them catch their own food but if you feed them everyday, they probably won;t catch on and wont eat anything all day. Still keep water out for them though.

Summer

 * 1) Keep water out and on really hot day feed them. But like i said if you feed them everyday, they probably wont catch their own food.

Fall

 * 1) just like spring, keep water, feed em, let them play and prepare for winter

Extra

 * 1) you can also invest in some toys and treats, and try to give them a variety of food

Tips

 * If your cat has kittens, feed the cat daily so she can produce milk for them. Dont touch the kittens alot until the mom acts comfortable with u around them. when they have their eyes open and can walk experiment with soft food, and dont make dramatic actions or they will freak out and be scared of you. Be gentle and talk gentle. When the cats are eating you might reach down and gentle stroke their head and if the look at you and run, back off and try another time

Warnings

 * Cats have claws and can bite