My cat colony has about 30 cats, not all show up everyday, some I haven't seen for a couple of months now.
They're all fixed, all of them have been trapped with a Havahart trap cage, and all of them now know what that monster is, and would keep clear of it when they see it ready for a new trapping.
Now a female of the colony seems to be in need of veterinary attention, she lost nearly half of her weight, she's clearly unwell, though she moves and eats regularly.
Of course I won't be able to trap her with the usual trap cage, so I was thinking of a different method.
I thought of a drop trap, but it seems they're unavailable, even unknown, over here. The only person I know who has one has made it herself and it's heavy and not easily transportable.
I can find professional (foldable or collapsible) drop traps on the web from US or UK, but the costs are huge!
I was thinking of using a net, something like a fishing net, with a smaller mesh, with some weighs all around, so that I am able to throw it over the cat and catch her. She comes close enough to me, but she doesn't allow me to touch her.
Once in the net, I will quickly cover her with a blanket and move all together into a carrier. The vet will take care of undo the cat from the net when at the clinic.
Any experiences, tips, thoughts, opinion, etc?
Thanks!
As you can see, the poor cat has really wasted away in a few months, she's visibly thinner and her eyes are squint. She does need veterinary care!
They're all fixed, all of them have been trapped with a Havahart trap cage, and all of them now know what that monster is, and would keep clear of it when they see it ready for a new trapping.
Now a female of the colony seems to be in need of veterinary attention, she lost nearly half of her weight, she's clearly unwell, though she moves and eats regularly.
Of course I won't be able to trap her with the usual trap cage, so I was thinking of a different method.
I thought of a drop trap, but it seems they're unavailable, even unknown, over here. The only person I know who has one has made it herself and it's heavy and not easily transportable.
I can find professional (foldable or collapsible) drop traps on the web from US or UK, but the costs are huge!
I was thinking of using a net, something like a fishing net, with a smaller mesh, with some weighs all around, so that I am able to throw it over the cat and catch her. She comes close enough to me, but she doesn't allow me to touch her.
Once in the net, I will quickly cover her with a blanket and move all together into a carrier. The vet will take care of undo the cat from the net when at the clinic.
Any experiences, tips, thoughts, opinion, etc?
Thanks!
As you can see, the poor cat has really wasted away in a few months, she's visibly thinner and her eyes are squint. She does need veterinary care!