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GargantuanWitch t1_j9g801l wrote

Your stray cat isn't a stray. It's feral and is used to humans. You are very unlikely to ever successfully take a cat that has been living outdoors for years and turn it into an animal that will be happy indoors.

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412beekeeper OP t1_j9g7p5l wrote

Yes she is definitely a she, a neighbor trapped her and had her fixed after having a litter.

We absolutely love her and would hope to have her back but what ever is in her best interest.

It doesn't seem to be marking because she doesnt do it by a door or near were my other cat is. The cats also know each other already and were friendly with each other on the porch.

We took her into the vet acouple of years ago and all of her lab work was good.

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firesidepoet t1_j9g6e4m wrote

You should see a vet first. Cats don't need potty training. The fact that she's not going in the box is indicative of something else, possibly a medical issue.

Are you sure it's a girl? Is she spayed?

Are you looking for someone to adopt her permanently or?

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Hayk t1_j9g3edp wrote

Chautauqua Institution in NY is a really neat old town on a beautiful lake. Only been in the summer so I’m not sure how it is now.

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GargantuanWitch t1_j9fysvm wrote

Yes. Two rows, differing heights, and they really appreciated the foil strips we hung from the wires, because it let them know just where to repeatedly smell and receive current in the face. Since our backyards are connected, this has been something we've spent time working on, together.

Suburban deer don't care about your fences and deterrents. They've got every night to figure out how to get around it. They're not deer from out in the country who get easily discouraged.

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GargantuanWitch t1_j9fx0dv wrote

It doesn't work. My next door neighbor has had an electric fence in his backyard for 4 years, and year-round, at least once a month, he's out there re-stringing it because a herd fucking runs through it instead of attempting to jump.

The herd stands in the backyard for hours, until one of them is dumb enough to stumble into it, at which point they freak out, and they tangle themselves and tear it down. They're not deterred, at all. They'll gladly nose around underneath it and try to crawl under.

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