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Pets & Working Animals => Cats => Topic started by: sokel on June 30, 2013, 10:13:59 pm
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First up sorry for any mistakes as only got access from my phone
I am looking for a cage trap to catch a queen and her litter of kittens
I am staying at my sisters every night for the next 5 weeks and discovered there is a queen with a litter in one of the old barns
This barn belongs to the owner of the house and its full of junk
Leaving them isn't an option. As it will turn into a problem with feral cats everywhere
Mum is very hissy but not sure if that's being protective or feral
Kittens are about 3~4 weeks old not sure how many but def seen 2 gingers at same time and a dark one but heard others moving around
Any idea where I can borrow a cage trap ? Would think the kittens are young enough to tame and rehome
Any advice please
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im sure the cats protection league would help you. our local ones are good with feral cats.
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I second contacting the cats protection.
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Thanks will give them a ring tomorrow :thumbsup:
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Collecting a trap from Eden animal rescue today so :fc: its a quick catch
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good luck, gardening gauntlets recommended ;-)))
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Good luck Sokel :fc: They are lucky to have you there, you are giving them a great chance in life.
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Ok advice needed if anyone can help.
I caught mum at 2am this morning, she is without a doubt feral :o she has been transferred into an xl dog cage with bed food, water and litter tray she throws herself at the cage hissing and spitting if I go near.
trap is reset but the kittens have not gone in yet
How long before I start to worry about them having nothing to eat ?
They are def still about as seen 3 tonight
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could you not put the mother inside a stable/shed and wait for the babies to go to her, then shut the door pretty damn quick? if she calls to them id bet they will find her. could you catch them in a blanket or a noose?
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Or if the kittens are young, place mum in cage near their area with blanket over cage. Place trap or another open cage at front of the only uncovered end of mothers cage so they can see her. Food and bed inside. They may settle in the cage next to mum if they can see her.
It will probably be a night time catch as that will be their normal waking time.
Good luck :fc:
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The stable does not belong to my sister and apart from the door not closing there is several other exists. I have got the cage in there with mum in it and the trap beside it in the hope the kittens will go in.
Just concerned about the lack of food with them being so young :-\
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How is the trapping going?
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Mum and 3 kittens caught. There is still at least 1 more kitten as I have not caught a ginger and it was the first kitten spotted
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Are you far away? If not too far I could come up over the weekend with gauntlets to try and help catch the remaining kittens. They'll not be that quick if still young.
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Are you far away? If not too far I could come up over the weekend with gauntlets to try and help catch the remaining kittens. They'll not be that quick if still young.
They are in Alston , I now have 4 kittens so will see if any food goes tonight
there is a torti , a ginger, a black felix type and a black /white patchy one .
They are very hissy but not as bad as some feral kittens I have had in the past .
Mum on the other hand is terrible :o
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It's not that far if you want a hand tomorrow. Out in the morning but should be back by 3 at latest.
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Have you caught the last kitten yet??? I'm dying to know :cat: .
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It's not that far if you want a hand tomorrow. Out in the morning but should be back by 3 at latest.
Sorry only just got on as I don't have the internet at my sisters other than a bit hitty missy wireless that I can sometimes pick up on my kindle :innocent:
still not caught the last one or at least hope its the last one.
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Never mind, just one of those things. Hope kitten is caught soon. The soonest I can get over is Friday, due to work and GYShow but hopefully you will have the blighters(s) by then :fc:
Give me a bell if no success. Have you got anywhere for mum and kittens? Mum could do with speying before she goes anywhere and sometimes CPL will do that.
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Eden animal rescue where I borrowed the trap from is happy to take mum and kittens, mum will be spayed and rehomed into a farm/smallholding type home and hopefully the kittens can be tamed enough to go into pet homes :-\
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We bought our own trap as over the years cats and kittens have been dumped. One lovely big black and white boy tried his best to chase away two old cats that I had since kittens. We trapped him thinking he was a tom but discovered when taken to the vet that had already been done and he was just a bully. CP found him a home. A few strays pass by, get fed and move on as we have no breeding females.
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I took a cat with unhandled kittens at 6-7 weeks. The mother was very tame so that was a bonus. The kittens were wild. Never handled. Given time and lots of handling for food ( feeding by hand rather than in a bowl several times a day ) by myself and two young sons, two of them were reasonably tame but one was more standoffish and hissy. A friend took it and continued keeping in a cage and hand feeding and gentle handling. Within a couple of months he was the friendliest fella known. To the point where when children came, as she was a childminder, he would push his way through the parents for attention.
I was originally told I was mad thinking he could be a house cat but with strict confinement and handling and feeding for a few weeks it really brings their confidence on as long as the right people take them who have patience and a gentle approach.
The kittens are young, they will do well :thumbsup: once mum is speed she should be more appealing for somebody. Better than them fending in the wild for food in winters like last year.