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Hello everyone!
Like most spay/neuter clinics, mine requires ferals to be in regular humane box traps.
But sometimes the only way I can trap a feral is by using a carrier or wire dog crate!
I have yet to work out the kinks with making the transfer safely from carrier to a trap. Some cats are easier than others.
And in the past, I’ve always had a room available to make the transfer in as a failsafe in case of escape - however, right now we’re pretty much over max capacity here, and do not have the luxury of this safety net.
Our laundry room and bathrooms are both way too small to maneuver in order to make the transfer.
I have one Mom and four kittens I need to transfer. They are only semi-feral, but I already know the clinic does not make such distinctions - they will expect them to each be in individual traps. We can’t handle/pet them at all yet.
Anyone have any advice on how to pull this off? I have about a week to figure out a solution here.
By the way, this is our current set up (I only have 3 kittens trapped so far). I can usually just gently coax ferals into that carrier and then close it.
I am sure I can just grab the kittens with a blanket if necessary, so I suppose I am more concerned about Mom.
How do you guys handle this when you’ve been forced to use the carrier with a string on the door method?
Like most spay/neuter clinics, mine requires ferals to be in regular humane box traps.
But sometimes the only way I can trap a feral is by using a carrier or wire dog crate!
I have yet to work out the kinks with making the transfer safely from carrier to a trap. Some cats are easier than others.
And in the past, I’ve always had a room available to make the transfer in as a failsafe in case of escape - however, right now we’re pretty much over max capacity here, and do not have the luxury of this safety net.
Our laundry room and bathrooms are both way too small to maneuver in order to make the transfer.
I have one Mom and four kittens I need to transfer. They are only semi-feral, but I already know the clinic does not make such distinctions - they will expect them to each be in individual traps. We can’t handle/pet them at all yet.
Anyone have any advice on how to pull this off? I have about a week to figure out a solution here.
By the way, this is our current set up (I only have 3 kittens trapped so far). I can usually just gently coax ferals into that carrier and then close it.
I am sure I can just grab the kittens with a blanket if necessary, so I suppose I am more concerned about Mom.
How do you guys handle this when you’ve been forced to use the carrier with a string on the door method?
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