i have been trying to catch a pregnant stray for two weeks, who is almost fours weeks into pregnancy, saw her mate twice on the 9.01/21.
Problem is unfortunately she witnessed me catching three other cats, one that has been returned, male about 1 year old, who got the snip.
The rest the charity are gonna try and socialize.
She will not take the bait of the large trap with food, although she still comes to me as i am her main food source, as the neighbour nextdoor feeds, as and when. and i feed twice daily.
She is very skittish and anxious, when i caught the 1st kitten, not hers, she sat facing the wall for hours, and then when she came round to eat a few hours later, straight after eating she urine marked, this went on for day s on end, after every meal.
Do i let her drop the litter and get her spayed between the 6 to 8 week mark, and the litter from the 4 month mark, as i generally do feel if i do catch her and she is shipped off, the charity have already told me, spaying her now might be an issue, and they will keep her in a shelter, till she drops, thus probably compounding and elevating her stress levels even further.
i have been told by the neighbour she had two litters last year, and took the kittens away, but she returned, i reckon the neighbours must of handled the kittens or she dumpped them somewhere due to food, shelter and water shortage.
I can not stroke her and after catching the other three, she has started associating eating with something fearful, constantly stopping and starting, when i put the food out i go back in and let her eat, whereas before i could be 1 metre away and she would not be bothered.
what do i do?
Problem is unfortunately she witnessed me catching three other cats, one that has been returned, male about 1 year old, who got the snip.
The rest the charity are gonna try and socialize.
She will not take the bait of the large trap with food, although she still comes to me as i am her main food source, as the neighbour nextdoor feeds, as and when. and i feed twice daily.
She is very skittish and anxious, when i caught the 1st kitten, not hers, she sat facing the wall for hours, and then when she came round to eat a few hours later, straight after eating she urine marked, this went on for day s on end, after every meal.
Do i let her drop the litter and get her spayed between the 6 to 8 week mark, and the litter from the 4 month mark, as i generally do feel if i do catch her and she is shipped off, the charity have already told me, spaying her now might be an issue, and they will keep her in a shelter, till she drops, thus probably compounding and elevating her stress levels even further.
i have been told by the neighbour she had two litters last year, and took the kittens away, but she returned, i reckon the neighbours must of handled the kittens or she dumpped them somewhere due to food, shelter and water shortage.
I can not stroke her and after catching the other three, she has started associating eating with something fearful, constantly stopping and starting, when i put the food out i go back in and let her eat, whereas before i could be 1 metre away and she would not be bothered.
what do i do?