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Hello,
I kept asking the members since last year for advice on how to catch the kitty I've been caring for 9 years. We had a few unsuccessful attempts to catch her last year and she became very suspicious. We eventually regained her trust, can hold her for a few seconds, hug her...she is napping for a few minutes under the bench where we feed her...but if she sees a carrier or a trap...she takes off and might not come back for a while. The weather was so bad all the time starting November...I was unable to try feeding her in a crate...and gradually try to close the door. She is too smart and too suspicious.
Getting desperate because it will be very cold in a few days...and our girl is too affected by the weather (wind, cold, snow). I have to mention that all methods that worked for other kitties (regular trap, drop trap, wrapping with a towel) will not work in this case, as she is in a very exposed area, public park. Using a little bit of calming/sleeping pill is dangerous...even in summer I was unwilling to take this risk....But what else can we try? A net maybe? We don't want to hurt or scare her...we love her too much! We have a foster home waiting for her...and a permanent one. Everything is ready...but we cannot get the girl. Cannot wait until spring...Thank you so much for any advice!!!
I kept asking the members since last year for advice on how to catch the kitty I've been caring for 9 years. We had a few unsuccessful attempts to catch her last year and she became very suspicious. We eventually regained her trust, can hold her for a few seconds, hug her...she is napping for a few minutes under the bench where we feed her...but if she sees a carrier or a trap...she takes off and might not come back for a while. The weather was so bad all the time starting November...I was unable to try feeding her in a crate...and gradually try to close the door. She is too smart and too suspicious.
Getting desperate because it will be very cold in a few days...and our girl is too affected by the weather (wind, cold, snow). I have to mention that all methods that worked for other kitties (regular trap, drop trap, wrapping with a towel) will not work in this case, as she is in a very exposed area, public park. Using a little bit of calming/sleeping pill is dangerous...even in summer I was unwilling to take this risk....But what else can we try? A net maybe? We don't want to hurt or scare her...we love her too much! We have a foster home waiting for her...and a permanent one. Everything is ready...but we cannot get the girl. Cannot wait until spring...Thank you so much for any advice!!!
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