Hi,
I have another thread where I had been posting about the experiences I have been having taking care of a small feral cat colony and starting to do TNR.
After this last TNR, we trapped three cats. When I went to check the traps one last time in the morning just before they were picked up there was this grey cat in the trap I had never seen before. She looked really young and I remember thinking it was good that we caught her so young. Well, after she was released I didn't see her for awhile. We had been worrying about another female cat that had been having some issues with diarrhea. She went with the ADL rep to get some TLC as she recovered before she was released. She was a young mom but her kittens were a bit older. The other young cat was released the next day. I remember feeling a bit concerned about her because she seemed so young but she looked completely alert and took off when she was released. This was almost two weeks ago.
I kept worrying about her and wishing I had kept her for an extra day. I was talking to my neighbor about the cats and he told me he had seen the cat. I was able to see her also but then he showed me something else. It looks like she must have been chewing on her stitches because she has a small red blob that is sticking out of her stomach. She appears to be handling it fine, but I kinda freaked out. I looked at her paperwork from her spay and it said she recently had a litter in the LAST THREE DAYS. I was shocked - I had no idea! Is it risky for the cat to be spayed after so recently giving birth? Also, in her absence one of the other females (who have all been fixed) took over nursing and helping her with a couple of her kittens. She looks like she could be a kitten herself still - she's fairly small. I was glad to see her again and that she was getting around alright. Also, the big black tom cat she is with has also been fixed. He looks much better. They're still pretty skinny but they appear to be fairly healthy.
I was wondering if anyone else has had to deal with something like this and what you did. We may have to use a drop trap to catch her since she may not go into the other traps. Also, the mothers were showing up when I went to feed them today with a few little kittens. The ADL Rep wants to trap these kittens to get them socialized but there's no way I can take them and she can't at the moment because she has litters she's already socializing now. I wish I could but we have cats inside and no extra space for them. Couldn't believe we came across another mother cat and that she had just had kittens. They did recommend her to be released if alert and stable by the next morning presumably to be able to care for her kittens. This just feels so overwhelming.
I have another thread where I had been posting about the experiences I have been having taking care of a small feral cat colony and starting to do TNR.
After this last TNR, we trapped three cats. When I went to check the traps one last time in the morning just before they were picked up there was this grey cat in the trap I had never seen before. She looked really young and I remember thinking it was good that we caught her so young. Well, after she was released I didn't see her for awhile. We had been worrying about another female cat that had been having some issues with diarrhea. She went with the ADL rep to get some TLC as she recovered before she was released. She was a young mom but her kittens were a bit older. The other young cat was released the next day. I remember feeling a bit concerned about her because she seemed so young but she looked completely alert and took off when she was released. This was almost two weeks ago.
I kept worrying about her and wishing I had kept her for an extra day. I was talking to my neighbor about the cats and he told me he had seen the cat. I was able to see her also but then he showed me something else. It looks like she must have been chewing on her stitches because she has a small red blob that is sticking out of her stomach. She appears to be handling it fine, but I kinda freaked out. I looked at her paperwork from her spay and it said she recently had a litter in the LAST THREE DAYS. I was shocked - I had no idea! Is it risky for the cat to be spayed after so recently giving birth? Also, in her absence one of the other females (who have all been fixed) took over nursing and helping her with a couple of her kittens. She looks like she could be a kitten herself still - she's fairly small. I was glad to see her again and that she was getting around alright. Also, the big black tom cat she is with has also been fixed. He looks much better. They're still pretty skinny but they appear to be fairly healthy.
I was wondering if anyone else has had to deal with something like this and what you did. We may have to use a drop trap to catch her since she may not go into the other traps. Also, the mothers were showing up when I went to feed them today with a few little kittens. The ADL Rep wants to trap these kittens to get them socialized but there's no way I can take them and she can't at the moment because she has litters she's already socializing now. I wish I could but we have cats inside and no extra space for them. Couldn't believe we came across another mother cat and that she had just had kittens. They did recommend her to be released if alert and stable by the next morning presumably to be able to care for her kittens. This just feels so overwhelming.