Hi all,
With pro rescue help, my husband and I trapped & took in a stray mama cat and her 4 small kittens. The kittens are 4 mo old now, had all their shots and deworming, and are thriving and integrated with our 4 resident cats. Mama, named Hanna, has been living in a safe room by herself, separated from kittens at 12 wks so her milk will dry up and she can be spayed. We spend as much time with her as we can, but we both work full time. We've made the room as comfy as we can..a couple of cozy beds and a tall scratcher/tree so she can look out the window. We talk to her a lot and try to feed her at the same times every day. The sad thing is that when we try to pet her, she cowers as if she is going to be hit. We guess she was outside for 3 years or more, surviving through hurricanes and bad winters. She has shown some signs of illness--it may just be a recurrence of worms, but I really need to get her to a vet so she can have blood work and a thorough checkup. She was seen by a vet when she was first trapped and was snap tested for FIV/FelLeuk (both neg), vaccinated, and got one treatment of Revolution. Can anyone give me some good tips on catching her? We're trying to get a mobile vet to come to the house to minimize the trauma, but we still need to be able to pick her up! Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
With pro rescue help, my husband and I trapped & took in a stray mama cat and her 4 small kittens. The kittens are 4 mo old now, had all their shots and deworming, and are thriving and integrated with our 4 resident cats. Mama, named Hanna, has been living in a safe room by herself, separated from kittens at 12 wks so her milk will dry up and she can be spayed. We spend as much time with her as we can, but we both work full time. We've made the room as comfy as we can..a couple of cozy beds and a tall scratcher/tree so she can look out the window. We talk to her a lot and try to feed her at the same times every day. The sad thing is that when we try to pet her, she cowers as if she is going to be hit. We guess she was outside for 3 years or more, surviving through hurricanes and bad winters. She has shown some signs of illness--it may just be a recurrence of worms, but I really need to get her to a vet so she can have blood work and a thorough checkup. She was seen by a vet when she was first trapped and was snap tested for FIV/FelLeuk (both neg), vaccinated, and got one treatment of Revolution. Can anyone give me some good tips on catching her? We're trying to get a mobile vet to come to the house to minimize the trauma, but we still need to be able to pick her up! Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.