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I am getting ready to capture this mama cat who is very feral, and her 2 kittens that she had, I think about 7-8 weeks ago. The Humane society in San Diego is on lock down due to Covid-19 and every other organization has a huge waiting list to do spaying. So, I am stuck on my own.
The kittens may grow out of the age to be adoptable, so I need to act now. But I am afraid trying to trap just kittens will lead to me trapping mama cat first. If I capture her and let her go I will never catch her again. Keeping her inside for a month till she gets spayed, I am not sure how it will go. She is pretty wild... hisses at me when I feed her and runs away. Kittens are even more scared. I am so stressed about this and trying plan it out really well.
Have anybody had any experience with this? I am assuming they all have fleas and maybe something else... I have a home kitty too and want to keep them separate till they get cured and have no fleas.
I already got free traps from a neighbor.
Any recommendations are welcome, like:
- What cage to use to keep them?
- Should I keep them separate kittens from mama cat? In 2 cages?
- Should I just capture all 3 of them or try to capture just kittens first somehow? And then when mama cat's spaying appointment gets closer try to get her?
- What if mama cat is too wild and goes nuts in a cage for a month waiting for spaying?
- What is the best way to capture them? I feel like she finally trusts me a bit and even brought one kitten to eat closer to the house... And now I will ruin that trust.
- Do I need any protective gear to hold them all, so I don't get scratched?
- Is there any other way to capture kittens without the traps? They are so small and may not trigger it by weight...
Any advice or positive stories are welcome!
I will foster the kittens myself and find people to take them.
I am doing this because I saw she had another litter of kittens about 5 months ago and I have no idea what happened to them.... There is a bunch of cats in our area just running around. I am trying to help to stop this.
I also started GoFundMe, if anybody is able to help at this time. I did not realize how costly this all can be. Even if we spayed her for free, they do not do any testing or check up at those places...: Testing, Spaying, Fostering 3 Feral Cats organized by Katia Kohlwes
Thank you so much!
The kittens may grow out of the age to be adoptable, so I need to act now. But I am afraid trying to trap just kittens will lead to me trapping mama cat first. If I capture her and let her go I will never catch her again. Keeping her inside for a month till she gets spayed, I am not sure how it will go. She is pretty wild... hisses at me when I feed her and runs away. Kittens are even more scared. I am so stressed about this and trying plan it out really well.
Have anybody had any experience with this? I am assuming they all have fleas and maybe something else... I have a home kitty too and want to keep them separate till they get cured and have no fleas.
I already got free traps from a neighbor.
Any recommendations are welcome, like:
- What cage to use to keep them?
- Should I keep them separate kittens from mama cat? In 2 cages?
- Should I just capture all 3 of them or try to capture just kittens first somehow? And then when mama cat's spaying appointment gets closer try to get her?
- What if mama cat is too wild and goes nuts in a cage for a month waiting for spaying?
- What is the best way to capture them? I feel like she finally trusts me a bit and even brought one kitten to eat closer to the house... And now I will ruin that trust.
- Do I need any protective gear to hold them all, so I don't get scratched?
- Is there any other way to capture kittens without the traps? They are so small and may not trigger it by weight...
Any advice or positive stories are welcome!
I will foster the kittens myself and find people to take them.
I am doing this because I saw she had another litter of kittens about 5 months ago and I have no idea what happened to them.... There is a bunch of cats in our area just running around. I am trying to help to stop this.
I also started GoFundMe, if anybody is able to help at this time. I did not realize how costly this all can be. Even if we spayed her for free, they do not do any testing or check up at those places...: Testing, Spaying, Fostering 3 Feral Cats organized by Katia Kohlwes
Thank you so much!
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