This is probably exactly what she is doing.Originally Posted by Snugglecat
She acts like she is waiting to die in that tall grass.
As a last ditch effort, prop the door open on the trap with a stick, tying a string to the stick at the bottom of it, if she goes into the trap pull the string and you have her.
Be sure though that the trap has been sprayed with a cleaner like 409 or any, then hose rinsed well and dried in the sun before doing this, you don't want to give her any reason not to go in to it, and cats scents of fear, etc linger on for a long time on trap wire somehow.
This chance is about it as far as what you can do to help her, one way or another.
Even if she doesn't go in to eat, instincts tell them when she should want to eat, so she may go towards the scent of the food, but use something that you think she used to REEALLY love.
Whether it be tuna or baby food warmed.
If she does get in, she needs fluids immediately, there must be a vet around who helps with ferals, just tell them you found her this way and will keep her if she lives. They might be kind hearted and give fluids free.