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Discussion Thread 🐞 Wednesday 11 March 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 21 hours ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

so many hugs 🫂

and don't forget black cat , even just leaving a little food and water out would be good

and would make you feel better too

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

He’s always got water, I went out for bins and made sure the gravity dispenser was refilled. And unfortunately I think he’s a good hunter :(

I’m just trying not to get too attached to him because my goal would have to be making him an inside cat, and even if I could handle the extended strain of quarantine ringworm treatment… He showed me he would not accept that life.

Taking care of him ‘casually’ as an outside cat is quite challenging as well.

spoiler

Even just feeding him means him coming and rubbing up on you with the ringworm, which requires a makeshift gown up before and full body antifungal scrub after. And you have to meet him directly with the food whenever he randomly shows up, which could be suddenly any time, because if food is left out other animals get it within a minute. Not kidding. The birds pick it clean in the day and a fox eats it at night.

Dropping the food and going back inside wouldn’t work as he seems more interested in affection and will eagerly run up on you.

Maybe at some point I might be more able to engage but right now I’ve kind of shrunk in on myself and am not really functioning. It also feels like a betrayal of Melbcat. I’m feeling terrible like I’ve dumped him but trying to just give myself a break during this time.