I accepted five ferals from a local farmer and had them all spayed and neutered. Four are free on the property, and one is hiding inside my house. She was the only one consistently amenable to petting. I named her Buttercup (or "Butterkeks" in German, meaning tea-biscuit). She is a DSH-tortoiseshell.
But the one I want to write about is Spooky. He showed up out of nowhere on my property. Beautiful cat, and the most feral of the bunch. Two months of keeping him inside an empty house and feeding him chicken and catfood and raw milk most days did not even teach him I was friendly. Finally he escaped. I have not seen him again, although I imagine he may be hanging out with my five acquired ferals. I wonder: now that he is free again (and wary of traps): how can I retrap him for neutering, without continually trapping another (already neutered) feral, or one of my cats?
But the one I want to write about is Spooky. He showed up out of nowhere on my property. Beautiful cat, and the most feral of the bunch. Two months of keeping him inside an empty house and feeding him chicken and catfood and raw milk most days did not even teach him I was friendly. Finally he escaped. I have not seen him again, although I imagine he may be hanging out with my five acquired ferals. I wonder: now that he is free again (and wary of traps): how can I retrap him for neutering, without continually trapping another (already neutered) feral, or one of my cats?