This is
NOT a feral cat, but one who has gotten
used to be outside. You are doing the right thing by walking her so she will be SAFE to nurse her kittens until they are old enough to be adopted
. If you keep her inside, ignore her meows (I know, very annoying) she will end up getting used to be inside too.
If you do end up giving her up for adoption, I would be adopting out to somebody willing to put a cat pen in their back yard to keep her safe. A free running cat is a dead cat. Maybe not in a year, but eventually it's chances of living a full life dwindle.
I have yet to have had a momma cat who wanted to be far from her kittens. Out of the kitten box, yes, but they have all preferred to be in eyesight of their kittens.
I have to agree with Winston, this sounds like an "I'm in heat type of behaviour".
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Originally Posted by Barkingdog
If that the end you decides Newt does not want to be an indoor cat could you find a person that has a barn , she would made great barn cat. I am so glad you took the cat in as you save her kittens and the mother lives .
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to barn cat, unless its a cat that has been born into that lifestyle, trained by it's momma and is in it's established territory. That poor cat will have to make a territory for itself by fighting off the current cats. That is just cruel in my books and could lead to a very slow, drawn out death.