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Apologies. Trying to get back to kitten ASAP, so this is rushed.
I’ve been tracking some feral kittens and cats in the neighborhood.
My boyfriend and I went to feed and check game cameras this morning for one of the litters. They’re in a wooded area on the other side of a residential fence.
The person at that residence let their dog out in the yard while we were there and it was going nuts.
We figured it was because of us, but after a while we heard some commotion, and a tiny kitten (looks to be part of the litter we’re tracking) shot up the fence from inside the yard and climbed on top of a nearby tree in the wooded area we were in.
He just kept going up and up.
We knocked and knocked on the neighbor’s door with the intent to ask them to make sure no other kittens were under their porch or anything and to give them our contact information in case they find do find any so that we can retrieve them, but unfortunately they didn’t answer. We’re going back to put a note on the door.
Right before this happened, I had just spotted Momma cat in the distance.
Plan so far is to set out tuna, bait, whatever smells (no trap) to hopefully lure the kitten down, or lure Mom out so she can help bring him down.
That’s our first move. We’ll leave them alone for maybe an hour or so and check again? What do y’all think?
Other things we’ve brain stormed if that doesn’t work, is playing kitten vocalizations or Momma cat vocalizations calling to kittens audio to lure either of them.
Another idea is constructing something soft somehow, like a big net or “fall bag/pillow” like stunt people use, and place it under the tree in case kitten does fall (we have zero clue how we would go about that at the moment, just brain storming).
My mom knows an arborist that I know has volunteered time before to help get cats and ferals out of trees before, so I’m waiting to hear back from him.
Any other ideas? How long should I wait to check? At what point do I know the kitten really can’t get down by himself?
If kitten is from the same litter that I suspect, then he looks to be around 5-8 weeks old. They’re able to eat soft food. We haven’t been able to evaluate them super well yet.
When we left, the kitten was 20-30 feet up. I’ve attached photos. He’s all black and tough to see, so I’ve circled him to make it easier.
I’ve been tracking some feral kittens and cats in the neighborhood.
My boyfriend and I went to feed and check game cameras this morning for one of the litters. They’re in a wooded area on the other side of a residential fence.
The person at that residence let their dog out in the yard while we were there and it was going nuts.
We figured it was because of us, but after a while we heard some commotion, and a tiny kitten (looks to be part of the litter we’re tracking) shot up the fence from inside the yard and climbed on top of a nearby tree in the wooded area we were in.
He just kept going up and up.
We knocked and knocked on the neighbor’s door with the intent to ask them to make sure no other kittens were under their porch or anything and to give them our contact information in case they find do find any so that we can retrieve them, but unfortunately they didn’t answer. We’re going back to put a note on the door.
Right before this happened, I had just spotted Momma cat in the distance.
Plan so far is to set out tuna, bait, whatever smells (no trap) to hopefully lure the kitten down, or lure Mom out so she can help bring him down.
That’s our first move. We’ll leave them alone for maybe an hour or so and check again? What do y’all think?
Other things we’ve brain stormed if that doesn’t work, is playing kitten vocalizations or Momma cat vocalizations calling to kittens audio to lure either of them.
Another idea is constructing something soft somehow, like a big net or “fall bag/pillow” like stunt people use, and place it under the tree in case kitten does fall (we have zero clue how we would go about that at the moment, just brain storming).
My mom knows an arborist that I know has volunteered time before to help get cats and ferals out of trees before, so I’m waiting to hear back from him.
Any other ideas? How long should I wait to check? At what point do I know the kitten really can’t get down by himself?
If kitten is from the same litter that I suspect, then he looks to be around 5-8 weeks old. They’re able to eat soft food. We haven’t been able to evaluate them super well yet.
When we left, the kitten was 20-30 feet up. I’ve attached photos. He’s all black and tough to see, so I’ve circled him to make it easier.