There is a litter of 9 week old stray kittens living in the locked driveway of an abandoned house on my street. Their mom has been around, but the past two nights a kitten has died each night and mommy has not removed the bodies (i can't get to them myself).
A few weeks ago they all had goopy eyes but were still playing and they looked to be getting better until now. It has also gotten much colder this week, in the 50's at night.
The mom is feral and I doubt i would be able to catch her. The kittens also usually stay behind a locked gate that I can't get past.
So my question is should I try to trap the kittens and bring them to a shelter even if I can't get mom? What if I can only get one or two of the kittens? I unfortunately can't take them in myself.
A few weeks ago they all had goopy eyes but were still playing and they looked to be getting better until now. It has also gotten much colder this week, in the 50's at night.
The mom is feral and I doubt i would be able to catch her. The kittens also usually stay behind a locked gate that I can't get past.
So my question is should I try to trap the kittens and bring them to a shelter even if I can't get mom? What if I can only get one or two of the kittens? I unfortunately can't take them in myself.