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So I've been feeding a very shy female feral cat for several months. I've been hoping to get her friendly enough to be able to grab her and spay and release.
I was too late, and last week she had kittens. I set up a little house for her made out of a cardboard box with small holes cut at each end, and she happily moved in with her kittens.
This morning my little boy was opening his Easter basket and screamed "mom, there's a coyote in the yard!" Sure enough, there was a big ugly coyote with its snout in the box! I ran out there and scared him off.
The mom cat, who had been in hiding, came back all freaked out and started to move the kittens. That's when I decided I had to do something. I took the kittens and put them in a nest in my guest bedroom, then lured the mom cat in with one of the kittens as bait. She doesn't seem happy, but she's been shut in there all day now and is eating and caring for her kittens. So far she hasn't torn the place apart, and it looks like she may have used the litter box.
So what now? Any tips?
I was too late, and last week she had kittens. I set up a little house for her made out of a cardboard box with small holes cut at each end, and she happily moved in with her kittens.
This morning my little boy was opening his Easter basket and screamed "mom, there's a coyote in the yard!" Sure enough, there was a big ugly coyote with its snout in the box! I ran out there and scared him off.
The mom cat, who had been in hiding, came back all freaked out and started to move the kittens. That's when I decided I had to do something. I took the kittens and put them in a nest in my guest bedroom, then lured the mom cat in with one of the kittens as bait. She doesn't seem happy, but she's been shut in there all day now and is eating and caring for her kittens. So far she hasn't torn the place apart, and it looks like she may have used the litter box.
So what now? Any tips?
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