FAQ's About FCAP

What is the Feral Cat Assistance Program?

What cats can qualify for your program?

Are you part of the Humane Society?

How is this program supported?

Do you ever need volunteers?

Do you ever round up feral cats and spay/neuter
them?

Does FCAP trap cats for people?

 

FAQs About Our Services

 

What services do the cats receive?

What is an ear tip?

I am feeding a stray or feral cat. How can I get him neutered?

There is a cat(s) living on my property and I want them removed. Can you help?

There is a stray/feral cat living in my neighborhood. Will you come get him/her?

 

FAQs About Feral Cats

 

What is a feral cat?

What is a stray cat?

What is a free-roaming cat?

What does spay and neuter mean?

What is Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)

Who is a caregiver?

What is a humane trap?

What is a feral cat colony?

At what age can a cat begin having kittens?

What is the earliest age I can spay or neuter a kitten?

What is the gestation period for cats?

Can a pregnant cat be spayed?

How soon do cats go back in heat after they have a litter of kittens?

If I trap a lactating cat, what should I do?

Is it better to let kittens remain with their mother until they are weaned or should they be taken sooner and bottle-fed and socialized as soon as possible?

At what age would you consider it to be too late to domesticate a wild kitten?

How do I earn the trust of a feral cat or tame a wild cat/kitten?

How do you tell if a cat is truly feral or just a scared abandoned cat?

Why should I get involved with feeding and spaying feral cats when I cannot commit to feeding beyond a few months?

If the caregiver stops feeding, won't the cats just go away?

Why not just trap and kill feral cats?

How often do I need to feed the cats?

Are there sources of cheap food?

What are good ways to find people to help with feeding without endangering the cats?

What is a good way to feed feral cats so that other birds or animals do not get at the food?

How can I approach a business to get permission to trap-neuter-return (TNR) the cats?

How do I prevent people from dumping their cats near my colony?

If only one cat remains from the colony, is it better to leave her or relocate the cat?