Do feral cats need to eat everyday or do they skip days?
user
Feral cats can be healthy if they have access to food every day or every few days. So you can leave food out or hang up a feeder if your cat is feral.
assistant
I see a bunch of bird feathers in my yard sometimes and wonder if that is enough for the cats to eat.
user
Cats eat birds for food and play. So if the cats hunt and play with birds and kill them, you could feed them birds.  But it may not be a great idea to feed cats birds because it is very easy for cats to develop toxoplasmosis.
assistant
I did not know that.
user
If the cats eat lots of birds, they can develop toxoplasmosis, which can harm their brains and liver.  Toxoplasmosis is also a very serious disease for humans and animals, and cats who get it can be very sick.  They often stop eating, lose their appetite and don’t seem to want to play or clean themselves.  You should always look for signs of toxoplasmosis like difficulty eating, being depressed and weight loss in your cat.
assistant
I think the wild cats have more problems than just that.
user
Cats with toxoplasmosis can live long lives, but often don’t live as long as cats without it.  Most cats with toxoplasmosis have only mild signs of the disease.  Many people who get toxoplasmosis never know they had it and it isn’t a serious health problem.  Other cats with toxoplasmosis get very sick.  Kittens who get toxoplasmosis can be so sick that they die within a few days.
assistant
Do feral cats need to eat everyday or do they skip days?
user
Feral cats can be healthy if they have access to food every day or every few days. So you can leave food out or hang up a feeder if your cat is feral.
assistant
I see a bunch of bird feathers in my yard sometimes and wonder if that is enough for the cats to eat.
user
Cats eat birds for food and play. So if the cats hunt and play with birds and kill them, you could feed them birds.  But it may not be a great idea to feed cats birds because it is very easy for cats to develop toxoplasmosis.
assistant
I did not know that.
user
If the cats eat lots of birds, they can develop toxoplasmosis, which can harm their brains and liver.  Toxoplasmosis is also a very serious disease for humans and animals, and cats who get it can be very sick.  They often stop eating, lose their appetite and don’t seem to want to play or clean themselves.  You should always look for signs of toxoplasmosis like difficulty eating, being depressed and weight loss in your cat.
assistant
I think the wild cats have more problems than just that.
user
It is common for cats to have problems like fleas, ticks, heartworms, roundworms, and hookworms.  Sometimes they have more than one of these problems.  They can also have parasites like tapeworms.
assistant
Do feral cats need to eat everyday or do they skip days?