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I have around 8 ferals living around my home. One has been here about 10 years and maybe once or twice a year I can touch her while she is eating. She has gotten very thin although had to tell as she is long haired but when I pet her her back is one huge mat but under that is skin and bone. I'd...

About 3 weeks ago I trapped a kitten and had it spayed. Trying to socialize, very quiet, doesn't play but I can pick her up and she will purr. 4 days ago I trapped a mama and her 3 orange kittens in a different part of my community, they are in a 3 level cage while the lone grey kitten is next...

I have the Trucatch adult traps, gravity closure. Their kitten traps do not have a back door, is that a big flaw? Thank you.

Mama feral living within mountain rock wall that was blasted for parking lot. She has 6 kittens that still nurse but also eat cat food. How old would that make them, 2-3 monhs? Have not had much experience with such young kittens. Do I start trapping and in what order? Kittens too young for...

I have been doing TNR for a number of years but have not had kittens for awhile. Been trying to trap mama for 3-4 years and have a drop trap set up as she will not go into a regular trap. She eats on my deck a few times a day and has started to bring her kittens. In the past years I have seen...

I am in the process of testing 12 cats after one became ill and tested positive with feline leukemia. Vet recommended euthanasia as after 2 rounds of antibiotics cat continued to hide under bed and not eat. The first 2 cats were negative and were vaccinated, the third tested positive yesterday...

I adopted a stray about 4 months ago when a friend was moving and was worried about a cat she had been feeding for a year and a half. We had been unsuccessful in trapping him during that time ( I do TNR in my mountain community) but before she moved she asked me to take care of him espescially...

A friend caught a stray she had been feeding for over a year and brought him to me before she moved. He is an unneutered male who stinks so he is in groundfloor bathroom till I can bring him for surgery. Have had him over a month, no surgery yet as my medical issues and snow and ice have...

Someone I know has trapped kittens who are not scheduled to be TNR'd till 9/9 but she didn't want them to disappear as the mama and a sibling have done. She does not want to keep them but is trying to find homes for them and they are becoming socialized. I think she will release them if no homes...

A feral mama and 5 kittens around 6 weeks old were trapped. Mama had surgery 2 days ago and the rescue org instructed not to keep kittens with mama as they are being socialized and have adoptees waiting. They bsaid kittens will become more feral. They are on different floors of home in their own...

I have to drive 1 1/2 hours to the low cost clinic for surgery and have to be there by 9am so have to trap the day before. I usually start trapping around 4pm but at 75 years old I have difficulty driving when it is dark. I bring the cats to my garage, feed them till midnight, remove water when...

We live in the mountains of NE Pa and I have in the past tried a coyote urine spray which my ferals meandered across without batting an eye. I have deodorizers I can give her but really don't know what to suggest to stop the behavior. She has been caring for a feral who has just invited 2...

I do T/N/R and have not been able to release some cats due to some not feral, injured or too young when mama died. So I have ended up with 22 cats; most can be touched but a number are semi to completely feral. Any info online concerning paying a cat sitter is not truly helpful to me as I have...

I have 22 cats/kittens in my above ground finished basement. One new kitten is from a litter of 4 survivors. S/he fits in through the dog kennel which is how she came in when separated from her mama and litter mates and she comes in when rest of them come in for the night. Mama has not been...

Over the past 7 years of trapping I have caught some strays and for one reason or another have not been able to release some feral kittens. I therefore have 2 groups of cats situated in two different parts of house. One group of 10 are on first floor which is an above ground finished basement...

In looking at ingredients for the turkey and chicken flavor, it includes taurine. Just wondering if I can mix it with some cheaper cat food to extend it. Feeding 30 ferals and I can get a bag of this food on sale today for my dogs and thought maybe I can share it with the cats as better...

I was just advised today to wear rubber gloves when handling traps and food so ferals don't smell human. I have never heard nor read this anywhere. Is this advised?

I feed almost 35 ferals and have had to cut down the daily feeding, getting too expensive. Bought taurine and am wondering if I add it to the less expensive large cans of dog food, can I feed it to the cats on occasion? I use dry cat food and a friend gives me leftover chicken when the...

Finally trapped a cat after numerous tries. Due to tomorrow's weather, the low cost neutering organization has cancelled coming with the spay mobile. She is in humane trap at present, I want to transfer her to a large dog crate till Monday, 4 days, till I may be able to reschedule. Or should I...

One of the feral kittens I TNR'd had a small hernia at incision site post op. It is now 3x the original size. She has become a bit domesticated but doubt would be amenable to vet visit. Does she need surgery? Karen