Gonna try to catch a stray

[huntr1]

There is a beautiful white stray longhair that we see all the time. This morning I saw it in the driveway along with it's itty bitty fuzzball of a white kitten. I am going to see about borrowing a livekeeper trap from my F.I.L. to catch her. If I manage to catch her, I would be looking to get her fixed and then either place her (1st choice) or release her (depending on how wild she is). My keeping her is probably not an option due to 2 adult cats already that probably won't accept her.

I also plan to catch the kitten and try to tame it and then have 3 cats.

My questions:
How long can they stay in the live keeper, if I get them shade and food/water (as in if I catch them in the middle of the night can they stay till the next day)?
Who does low cost fixing of female cats?
Anybody have a large cat size pet carrier I can use to take her to the vet?

 

[cattitude]

There is a beautiful white stray longhair that we see all the time. This morning I saw it in the driveway along with it's itty bitty fuzzball of a white kitten. I am going to see about borrowing a livekeeper trap from my F.I.L. to catch her. If I manage to catch her, I would be looking to get her fixed and then either place her (1st choice) or release her (depending on how wild she is). My keeping her is probably not an option due to 2 adult cats already that probably won't accept her.

I also plan to catch the kitten and try to tame it and then have 3 cats.

My questions:
How long can they stay in the live keeper, if I get them shade and food/water (as in if I catch them in the middle of the night can they stay till the next day)?
Who does low cost fixing of female cats?
Anybody have a large cat size pet carrier I can use to take her to the vet?

Chances are you won't catch both at the same time. They'll be fine until the next morning as long as you have food/water.

There are several options for spaying/neutering. Charles County Humane Society would probably be a good option for you...they also do some vetting/shots, etc. Let me know if/when you catch her and I'll check out some options for you.

 

[migtig]

There is a beautiful white stray longhair that we see all the time. This morning I saw it in the driveway along with it's itty bitty fuzzball of a white kitten. I am going to see about borrowing a livekeeper trap from my F.I.L. to catch her. If I manage to catch her, I would be looking to get her fixed and then either place her (1st choice) or release her (depending on how wild she is). My keeping her is probably not an option due to 2 adult cats already that probably won't accept her.

I also plan to catch the kitten and try to tame it and then have 3 cats.

My questions:
How long can they stay in the live keeper, if I get them shade and food/water (as in if I catch them in the middle of the night can they stay till the next day)?
Who does low cost fixing of female cats?
Anybody have a large cat size pet carrier I can use to take her to the vet?

1) I don't know
2) Well Pet Clinic
Southern Maryland Vet Care Spay Neuter Cats Dogs MD - The Well Pet Clinic - So MD St. Mary's County Lexington Park Preventative Veterinarian Pet Care with low cost neutering spaying vaccinations heart worm testing Felv Tests Supplies Heartguard Inter
3) I've only got the pup's kennel.

 

[huntr1]

Chances are you won't catch both at the same time. They'll be fine until the next morning as long as you have food/water.

There are several options for spaying/neutering. Charles County Humane Society would probably be a good option for you...they also do some vetting/shots, etc. Let me know if/when you catch her and I'll check out some options for you.

Thank you.

I don't expect to catch both at the same time. That's be a neat trick though. It would make it hard to transfer them to a carrier. Maybe I'll see if I can find a big cardboard box (like for a washing machine) so that if I catch them, I can move them to the box in the basement until I can get them to the vet (<24 hours)

 

[cattitude]

Thank you.

I don't expect to catch both at the same time. That's be a neat trick though. It would make it hard to transfer them to a carrier. Maybe I'll see if I can find a big cardboard box (like for a washing machine) so that if I catch them, I can move them to the box in the basement until I can get them to the vet (<24 hours)

Are you sure they're really feral and not just scared/timid? Be very careful and use gloves..you don't want to get bit and then have it/them run off. Tri County Shelter will loan you a trap. I have a condo you can use. It's about the size of a large dog crate, but two-story.

 

[Cowgirl]

Tri-County may also lend you a carrier. :shrug:

 

[huntr1]

Are you sure they're really feral and not just scared/timid? Be very careful and use gloves..you don't want to get bit and then have it/them run off. Tri County Shelter will loan you a trap. I have a condo you can use. It's about the size of a large dog crate, but two-story.

We've seen the mother for about 12-18 months in our backyard. Thus the belief she is a stray.

Father in Law has a live keeper trap that I am going to see about borrowing. If he's done ridding his garden of groundhogs I will hopefully pick it up tonight.

 

[cattitude]

We've seen the mother for about 12-18 months in our backyard. Thus the belief she is a stray.

Father in Law has a live keeper trap that I am going to see about borrowing. If he's done ridding his garden of groundhogs I will hopefully pick it up tonight.

Just let me know...I'd meet you half-way with the condo.

 

[wilcam47]

we have a stray that is already tame and very sweet that needs a home....are you interested?

 

[huntr1]

we have a stray that is already tame and very sweet that needs a home....are you interested?

Me? NO! I was quite content to let the white one run wild until I saw that it was reproducing.

Will be picking up the trap from my F.I.L. tonight.

There are actually 3 cats I am going to try to catch. the 2 white ones and a black one I see occaisonally.

 

[Crewdawg141]

There is a beautiful white stray longhair that we see all the time. This morning I saw it in the driveway along with it's itty bitty fuzzball of a white kitten. I am going to see about borrowing a livekeeper trap from my F.I.L. to catch her. If I manage to catch her, I would be looking to get her fixed and then either place her (1st choice) or release her (depending on how wild she is). My keeping her is probably not an option due to 2 adult cats already that probably won't accept her.

I also plan to catch the kitten and try to tame it and then have 3 cats.

My questions:
How long can they stay in the live keeper, if I get them shade and food/water (as in if I catch them in the middle of the night can they stay till the next day)?
Who does low cost fixing of female cats?
Anybody have a large cat size pet carrier I can use to take her to the vet?

Tri county is quick and efficient with cheap spaying and shots. A friend of mine paid $50 to have a kitten that she caught spayed, leukemia tested, a a Rabies shot, ans micro-chipped.

 

[Katelin]

There is a beautiful white stray longhair that we see all the time. This morning I saw it in the driveway along with it's itty bitty fuzzball of a white kitten. I am going to see about borrowing a livekeeper trap from my F.I.L. to catch her. If I manage to catch her, I would be looking to get her fixed and then either place her (1st choice) or release her (depending on how wild she is). My keeping her is probably not an option due to 2 adult cats already that probably won't accept her.

I also plan to catch the kitten and try to tame it and then have 3 cats.

My questions:
How long can they stay in the live keeper, if I get them shade and food/water (as in if I catch them in the middle of the night can they stay till the next day)?
Who does low cost fixing of female cats?
Anybody have a large cat size pet carrier I can use to take her to the vet?

1. Cats can do well in a good sized trap for a few days.(2-3)
Elevate the trap off the ground on bricks, etc so that the cats waste will go thru the wire onto the ground so that the cat does not have to sit/lie in it.
Cover the trap to keep cat dry and offer some "hiding" space.

2. There are a good number of low cost options here in SOMD.
You can ask the folks at the SPOT ( thrift shop in St. Leonard) for a "spay/neuter grant" so that they pay 100% of vetting.

3. I have MANY cat carriers, I would be more than happy to give you what you need to keep!
(Folks who bring in injured/orphaned animals often times do not want thier carrier back, all are power washed and clean).

I also have a nice trap forks...a device that slides down into the trap acting as a divider so you can open the trap and cat can not escape.
Let me know!
I can drop off at Peppers for you to pick up if needed as I am not sure where you live.

And KUDOS for helping these cats.

 

[Robin]

Thank you.

I don't expect to catch both at the same time. That's be a neat trick though. It would make it hard to transfer them to a carrier. Maybe I'll see if I can find a big cardboard box (like for a washing machine) so that if I catch them, I can move them to the box in the basement until I can get them to the vet (<24 hours)

Not at the same time but it will work I caught mom first. put her in a cat carrier and re-set the trap with a can of wet food and set it far back in the trap but up against the door to mom. all 3 babies ran in together. and trapped.

 

[Robin]

They have all been fixed and re-homed.

I have a new mom and 2 male kittens waiting to get fixed and shots up to date. Mom will stay with me and kittens will be re-homed.

 

[Dymphna]

Well, the live trap was set up about 9pm and huntr checked it before going to bed.....



2 for the price of 1. My uneducated self estimates that these 2 are about 12 weeks, or maybe even a little older. Huntr disagrees, thinking 8-9 weeks, but I'm pretty sure they are larger than the last stray we adopted at 12 weeks old.

Oh and that advice someone gave about wearing gloves....huntr is wishing he'd taken you up on it. He has a pair of puncture wounds on his thumb. And he was too busy avoiding the claws to flip them over and check to see if they are male or female.

 

[EmnJoe]

Well, the live trap was set up about 9pm and huntr checked it before going to bed.....



2 for the price of 1. My uneducated self estimates that these 2 are about 12 weeks, or maybe even a little older. Huntr disagrees, thinking 8-9 weeks, but I'm pretty sure they are larger than the last stray we adopted at 12 weeks old.

Oh and that advice someone gave about wearing gloves....huntr is wishing he'd taken you up on it. He has a pair of puncture wounds on his thumb. And he was too busy avoiding the claws to flip them over and check to see if they are male or female.

Looks like a 2 headed cat to me.

 

[Dymphna]

As of 4:45 this morning, the duo is now a trio....another snow white kitten showed up during the night.


Huntr said there was also a black cat, a little older, next to the trap when he went out this morning.

 

[huntr1]

1. Cats can do well in a good sized trap for a few days.(2-3)
Elevate the trap off the ground on bricks, etc so that the cats waste will go thru the wire onto the ground so that the cat does not have to sit/lie in it.
Cover the trap to keep cat dry and offer some "hiding" space.

Trap is currently set between 2 large coolers right behind the house. Kittens have been removed to our little cat carrier and it is sitting in our bathroom with food & water. Have a big box in the basement Dymphna can empty and move them to if we catch any more (especially if we catch an adult or non-relative as I would want to segregate them from other cats).

2. There are a good number of low cost options here in SOMD.
You can ask the folks at the SPOT ( thrift shop in St. Leonard) for a "spay/neuter grant" so that they pay 100% of vetting.

Good to know. Before I place the kittens I would want to take them to the vet.

3. I have MANY cat carriers, I would be more than happy to give you what you need to keep!
(Folks who bring in injured/orphaned animals often times do not want thier carrier back, all are power washed and clean).

I also have a nice trap forks...a device that slides down into the trap acting as a divider so you can open the trap and cat can not escape.
Let me know!
I can drop off at Peppers for you to pick up if needed as I am not sure where you live.

Check your PM's.

And KUDOS for helping these cats.

TY. With the adults, I was fine with letting them run. Only 2 or 3 that we regularly see. But having kittens squished on the road in front of the house (happend a couple of times in the last few years) is not something I want to deal with any more. Also don't want 50 million wild cats running around. I like song birds/squirrels/bunnies.

 

[libertytyranny]

I MUST have one of those kittens. Seriously. I think I am in love.

 

[cattitude]

Well, the live trap was set up about 9pm and huntr checked it before going to bed.....



2 for the price of 1. My uneducated self estimates that these 2 are about 12 weeks, or maybe even a little older. Huntr disagrees, thinking 8-9 weeks, but I'm pretty sure they are larger than the last stray we adopted at 12 weeks old.

Oh and that advice someone gave about wearing gloves....huntr is wishing he'd taken you up on it. He has a pair of puncture wounds on his thumb. And he was too busy avoiding the claws to flip them over and check to see if they are male or female.

Hard to tell..they do look a tad older. Funky eyes...see if you can get some terramycin for their eyes and keep them FAR away from your own cats. They probably have fleas. You can get Capstar which is a one-time pill that will kill all fleas on the cat w/i 24 hours. Then you can does them with something like Advantage. I'm not sure what you're able to do for them...cost is always an issue...I'm well aware of that. Probably have worms too.

If you need help, let me know. I may be able to get you some help with meds, etc. Can't promise but if you are will to foster them, rescue groups may be will to help with care.

Thanks for helping these guys.