How to distinguish domestic cats from stray cats?
Excluding objective factors such as breed, it is estimated that many people will have difficulty distinguishing stray cats from domestic cats based on appearance alone.
They are both cats, but the living standards of domestic cats and stray cats are very different. Stray cats run for food every day, while domestic cats can eat and drink well without moving.
Many pet cats are the boss of the family. They can sleep wherever they want and eat whatever they want, just because their owners love them.
Stray cats, to put it mildly, are at home all over the world, but in fact they have no fixed abode. The bushes on the roadside, under cars, and deep in the garbage dumps were all once their "homes".
Things that are easily accessible to domestic cats are out of reach for stray cats.
01 First encounter with a small white cat with mandarin duck eyes
In Dalian City, Shenyang City, there is such a poop scraper. She has more than 100 cats in her home. These cats are all stray cats. She has been engaged in stray cat rescue work for seven or eight years.
She will sterilize every stray cat she meets. Those that can survive alone will be released after sterilization. Those that cannot survive alone will be temporarily adopted and then find suitable adoptive families for them.
A week ago, as usual, the scavenger took cat food to feed the stray cats nearby, but a sudden figure appeared among the cats.
That was a particularly beautiful little white cat with mandarin duck eyes. Different from other white cats with different pupils, this little guy had a tuft of black hair on his head.
The little guy is not afraid when he sees a stranger, and actually approaches him actively. He also has a strong camera sense, and any photo he takes is beautiful.
The poop scraper guessed that this little white cat must have been abandoned. Since the little guy looked healthy and there were too many stray cats taken in recently, there was no room left. The scavenger decided to let them go for a while. Anyway, he would come to feed them every day.
02 A little white cat who calls a wet haystack home
One night, there was a heavy rainstorm in Dalian. You know, heavy rain is a nightmare for stray animals, because the rain will destroy their fragile homes.
The next day, the scavenger rushed to visit the cats with food. Due to the heavy rain last night, the road was full of fallen leaves, and the cleaning workers were also working hard to clean up.
On a wet pile of hay that had been swept away, the shovel officer saw a familiar figure.
That's it! The white cat with mandarin duck eyes is particularly eye-catching on the yellow-green haystack.
Probably because the temperature after the rain was a bit low, the little guys huddled up and rested quietly on the wet haystack, treating the wet haystack as their temporary "home" and not caring at all that they would get their fur wet.
Looking at this scene, I don’t know why, but the shit shovel officer felt a little sad in his heart. It was once the treasure in the owner’s hand! Now I don't even have a place to sleep.
Pooper: Why are you lying here? Is it because I don’t have a home? Isn't this uncomfortable?
Hearing the voice of the shit shoveler, the little guy reluctantly opened his eyes and meowed in response to the shit shoveler.
Little white cat: Lying here is so comfortable, so warm, and feels like home. I don’t even want to get up.
03 The little white cat is still looking for a home.
The scavenger took the little white cat to the pet hospital. Unlike the stray cats he rescued before, this cat was very well-behaved and obedient. No matter what the doctor did to him, he would not resist.
This cat was very lucky. Probably because the cat was abandoned for a short period of time, the little guy was very healthy, and the scavenger took the opportunity to get it sterilized.
Now, it has been sent to a temporary foster home, waiting for a suitable adopter.
This little guy is really well-behaved and looks very good-looking. After putting on clothes, he looks like a little princess. When the owner holds him, he does not struggle. Such an obedient and cute cat, I believe he will meet his owner soon!
Once stray cats have a home, they will cherish it extremely. They only need a place where they can shelter from wind and rain, have enough food and clothing, and sleep peacefully.
If possible, I hope everyone will adopt instead of buying, because your kind deed may change the fate of a cat.