November 4, 2012 (daylight savings time ends)

What do you to to prepare or do you?

 

As much as we hate the clock changing every spring and fall, we have to do it, but what about

our feral cat colonies? Cats don't wear watches and couldn't tell time if they did! They do,

however, get used to feeding time and can tell when that is internally. So when you have to

change your schedule, what do you do? It is best if we can keep their feeding time

consistent, especially if there is trapping going on, but sometimes we can't do that if we have

a work schedule that demands we be away from the colony at the old feeding time.

 

If you can start out a week or more ahead and start slowly moving feeding time,

you and the cats will greatly benefit. Then neither of you will be stressed when the

day actually arrives.

 

I start out several weeks in advance and slowly move the time, back or forward,

to accommodate the change. If I can't get it all the way to the new time because

of work, then I continue after the change till it switches to an agreeable time

for all. My cats hardly seem to notice this way, and I still get to see most of them

at feeding time to account for their presence and health.

 

Good luck and keep those ferals healthy!