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Living two to five years versus domestic cat lifespans into the late teens, feral cats need more than food to live longer, writes Dan Seymour. The causes for a brief life include untreated injuries from fights or accidents, exposure to extreme weather, infectious diseases spreading through colonies, parasite burdens that slowly weaken them and constant reproductive cycles that drain the body’s resources.
Source: Catster, March 16, 2026. Link. Seymour notes:
- Deworming matters more than you think
- Consider topical spot-on dewormers
- Use milk replacer for kittens
- Remember lungworms and heartworm
- Collaborate with veterinary professionals
Worms are manageable. A healthy feral cat living a longer, more comfortable life is the payoff for figuring out a method that works.”
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