Ok so tomarrow?

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We have a live animal trap and tomarrow i plan to catch these cats! There are two adult cats and two kittens i found behind my church. The two kittens are tinny but they can run around and eat solid food. I have only seen the adult cat once and the other many times. She(i think) is tinny also and is a gray tabby. She came CLOSE to me then ran off. Dec 9 at my SPCA they are having a free spay day. The two kittens i am keeping and the adults if they are to wild will be relesed after there spaying/netuer and there shots. Where they live now they have a small creek and a dumpster. I have examined where they live and they have dug holes almost like tunnels where they sleep at night. What should i put in the traps, and how should i handle these caats till the ninth. Iwill keep them in a spare bathroom...... ANY HELP !!!!!!THANKS

The spca is doing tnr=trap nuter realese. And... well you can look.....

http://www.voicesforanimals.org/cats.html

Trap-Neuter-Return


Successfully used in Europe since the 1970s, trap-neuter-return (TNR) is the single most effective and humane method for reducing feral and stray cat populations. TNR programs were introduced in this country in the early 1990s, and are becoming more widespread as animal lovers and communities seek a long-term solution to the cat overpopulation problem. TNR involves spaying or neutering and vaccinating feral cats, then returning them to their colonies where they are looked after and fed by caretakers.

This solution decreases the population, reduces birth rates, and improves the overall health of the colony. When performed on a large scale, the success of such programs is felt at animal shelters, where fewer cats are admitted for euthanasia. In San Diego, California, county shelters have experienced an almost 50% decrease in the number of cats impounded and killed since the Feral Cat Coalition began a widespread TNR program in 1992.

Once they are returned, i will look after them and make sure they have all there shots and food and fresh water. IF i didnt realse them the SPCA will kill them. They are not that wild and i am DEFINITLY doing this

Answer 1

tuna fish will draw them right in! my cats love it. Good luck =) (That is very proactive of you to spay the cats - becareful handling them.)

Answer 2

I don't know if I would recommend doing this, or even going near the cats. They could have diseases. What you are doing is kind, but you could hurt yourself, the cats, or the vet there for the free spaying and neutering that would be working on 'your' cats. Also, letting them loose afterwords is wrong. Sure, they wouldn't be populating any more, but THEY'RE still out there. Turn them into an animal shelter, hopfully one that doesn't put down animals. Stay away from the cats, please, and get a professional on the job.

If you MUST do it, make sure your trap won't hurt the cats, put the cages near where they sleep, eat and/or get water. Don't handle the cats, and don't put them in the bathroom. Put them in cages that have litterboxes that are clean, and good food and water.

But please, don't do this. You aren't helping the cats any, if you just let them go again. It's not helping anyone!
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Ok, big deal. The cat population goes down. That's good. It helps out the people around. But does it help the cats? And is keeping the cats in a SPARE BATHROOM good at all?

All you are doing is going out and acting like you care for a day (not that I'm saying you don't care, I applaud you on trying to help, but you aren't being super active about it) and then letting the cats go back out.

Oh, and let's not forget you are dealing with a WILD ANIMAL. Albeit a small one, but wild just the same. It could have rabies. You could get bitten and have to go through serious and painful treatment.

Yaay, the cat pop. goes down, that's great for the people, but does it help the cats that are already out there, possibly hungry? I think its not helping the cats at all. Get these cats that you 'care so much for' to an animal shelter where they will be properly fed and taken care of, and perhaps be adopted after deemed fit to be around people. Until then, either leave the darn cats alone or do something that will really help.

I hate to tell you this, but your being an idiot. So when is the next meet, when we're going to trap some bears and get them spayed and neutered, to keep the bear pop. down. Call me for that one, I have a spare bathroom to keep a few bears in.

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Ok, if your going to be stupid AND stubborn, then go and do it. I wish you well, hope you only get a few days in the hospital and not a week or two. Eh, who am I kidding? If you aren't going to take the advice from a number of people, go get KILLED by the cats all I care.

There are shelters that don't kill cats, you can't say your taking care of them and let them live out in the wild.

Go get killed by the cats, please. But first, take a class on spell check.

Answer 3

I don't think you can expect to get all the cats and kittens in one trap for starters. If you do get some or one or two you should get them on the 8th for the surgeries on the 9th. You cannot keep them in traps for three or four days. You might be able to handle the kittens in the spare bathroom for a few days with their food, water, and a litterbox. An adult cat would be much too stressed and defensive for you to handle for that length of time.

If you get an adult it would be best to take it to the humane society and let them handle it. If they deem it healthy they can care for it and have it fixed. A wild adult cat could be very dangerous for you and the shelter people can handle it if they will.

You are undertaking a VERY difficult task. Use tomorrow to try to locate a rescue organisation in your area you can contact. They will have experienced people to advise and help you. They are frequently advertising in local newspapers trying to find homes for their rescued cats.

The rescurers I know usually bait the traps with canned mackeral which is very stinky and will attract the cats.

Answer 4

Agreed - find someone who knows what they are doing and has a Kevlar suit so you don't get tore up. I knew a guy who went to "rescue" a feral cat his wife worried about and he ended up having to get shots and stitches and was out of work for a week. Cat scratch fever is also a real thing and can put you out looking similar to mono, but more pain.

You are great to help. I had to catch my tame cat with a live trap once (he busted out when robbers busted in) and Vienna Sausages are the lure of choice at our house - stinky and tasty.

Good luck. Be safe!

Answer 5

I would strongly advise against doing this yourself. If you can, find someone who knows how to trap and handle feral cats. The adults are usually aggressive and cannot be kept in your bathroom. I currently volunteer to trap ferals and there is a lot involved. Please research for someone in your area who has the means to take care of the cats safely after they are spayed/nuetered.

Answer 6

You mean well, God bless you for it. The truth is that feral adult cats cannot be handled by people. You could get badly bitten. I can tell you from experience that it can take a couple of weeks for a feral to let you into a room to feed it without being aggressive.

Think about this...what would you do to get them into a carrier to get them to the SPCA. There are actual groups out there who do it. They have all the gear...the long armored gloves...the leather aprons...trust me, it isn't as easy as you think.

Maybe there is a group near you who could help get these ferals. I just don't want to see you getting hurt. It is a really nice thing to want to help those animals. It wouldn't be so nice if you got a serious infection from a cat bite.

Whatever you do, please be careful.

Answer 7

Call a local cat rescue
I would DEFINITELY tell you NOT to proceed
you can get very hurt.

If I was determined I'd make sure I had some welder's gloves (up to your elbows) before I handled a feral cat.

Answer 8

Be careful!!!! besides humans cats have the worst bite. I got bit by a cat a couple weeks ago and it was nasty. Lots of antibiotis and very painful.