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  1. wingwalker

    Ideas to coax my anxious cat to eat?

    You could try Hill's a/d. It is a critical care food, but highly palatable. My cats would commit crimes to get a bite. It is also high in calories, so a small portion will be fine. It is Rx, but I think most vets would sell a can if you are an established client. I would consider trading spots...
  2. wingwalker

    Matted Feral Cat

    Yes, not saying they are no biggy, but for a long-term solution I would do trap training and continuous trap feeding, because a single dematting is not going to permanently take care of the problem. A feral cat that is used to eating in the trap for months and years is more likely not to become...
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    Matted Feral Cat

    This is a long term solution for feral cat maintenance: Invest in a good trap, one with a guillotine door at the bait end. Rig it up so it doesn't spring. (depending on the mechanism you'll need a tie or a stick). Start feeding in front of the trap. Move the food gradually to the back. It might...
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    Preparation If Cat's Outlive You

    Interesting that this post was on top of my page today. I just made a public post on local facebook groups: "As a cat rescuer I get calls of all sorts involving cats. But the last two missions stand out as different. Two times in a row I was called to rescue the pets of a person who had passed...
  5. wingwalker

    Seeing a behavior that I'm not sure is normal

    What keeps you from getting him fixed?
  6. wingwalker

    Trying to trap two feral kittens

    Set up a game camera (hide it in the bushes facing your trap or feeding station to get more information. In my experience (several years of TNR) there are always more cats than you expect. A game camera will show you what is going on when no one is watching.
  7. wingwalker

    Who Has Newborn Kittens Right Now? I Need Your Help!

    Thank you! I should go, even just for having been at a cat show once in my life!
  8. wingwalker

    Who Has Newborn Kittens Right Now? I Need Your Help!

    Hey, where is everyone that wanted to help? "Lots of Spots" got the kit and is working on it, but I need one or two more scent samples. Puleeeaaase? Anybody?
  9. wingwalker

    Who Has Newborn Kittens Right Now? I Need Your Help!

    ameezers, if you send me your address in a private message, I will mail you the scent collection kit and instructions. I am going to send one out to a forum member today, but it would be really good to have a couple more, so the dog can learn, that we want her to find any baby kitten. The scent...
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    Who Has Newborn Kittens Right Now? I Need Your Help!

    SpinkyDinkyDoo and Lots of spots, I sent you both a message. It would be ideal to have several scent samples.
  11. wingwalker

    Who Has Newborn Kittens Right Now? I Need Your Help!

    Thank you! The first post in is the UK, probably will take too long to ship, especially before Christmas. I contacted the other person though! Cat just given birth won't stop meowing 60 Days Pregnant....i Think
  12. wingwalker

    Who Has Newborn Kittens Right Now? I Need Your Help!

    As the leader of a TNR program (Trap-Neuter-Return of feral cats) I am reaching out to breeders with an unusual request. For a pilot project supported by Maddie's Fund I need to find neonatal kittens. Ideally NOW. Let me explain: My TNR team won Maddie's Fund Innovation grant for the idea to...
  13. wingwalker

    Have To Stop Feeding My Ferals

    Another thing that came to my mind: You dont want to feed any more. Bummer. But you like cats, and you have a skill that not many people have: You know how to trap. You might want to look into being a TNR trapper instead? Check out your town about the need for TNR. Maybe you can connect with...
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    Have To Stop Feeding My Ferals

    I would also advise not to leave any food out after feeding time. Cats get used to feeding times so quickly, and unless you are in a big hurry, you can watch them eating, check their well being and who is there and who is not, and after everyone is fed, you take the bowls and leftover. This way...
  15. wingwalker

    Kitten And Wheelchair

    I would like to get in touch with people who have a cat that needs a wheelchair to get around. My two foster kittens were born with swimmer's syndrome, and one of them has nerve damage and according to three different vets will never walk with his hind legs. After building two different...
  16. wingwalker

    fINALLY GOT HELP TRAPPING the female cat at the colony.

    Great! If you need trapping tips, let me know. I run my county's TNR program and we have trapped over 800 ferals since we started in 2014.
  17. wingwalker

    Have To Stop Feeding My Ferals

    Personally I think feral cats will move on if the the food source is gone. But if feeding feral cats is prohibited in your area, they wont find food elsewhere. I would keep on feeding secretly. You are not alone, there are many people that go great lengths and take great risks to feed their...
  18. wingwalker

    Foster Kittens Have Swimmer Syndrome

    My computer and cell phone are not on speaking terms... another project. Anyway, it is only the hind legs. TipToe drags his legs behind him, while his sister Tulip keeps them frog-like to the side. Both are taped now and drag them behind, unless I correct manually, then they will stay under them...
  19. wingwalker

    Oh. No.

    Good tip from an old trapper: Get a trap NOW, either find a friend who has one, Craigslist, CoOp, or even mail order if nothing else. And then start trap-feeding asap! Find a sturdy stick, f.e. plant stake, long cooking spoon, anything that is skinny and longer than the trap is wide. Open the...
  20. wingwalker

    Foster Kittens Have Swimmer Syndrome

    Hi there, I work in a vet office and my doctor asked me to take care of two 3-week-old swimmer kittens from a feral mom (the other two kittens are normal). My boss has no experience with swimmer kittens, she did not even know that cats can have swimmer syndrome, so she sent me to another vet out...
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