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In addition to the good advice above, we set up a safe hiding spot for our deaf feral in the corner of her room with the opening facing out so she could see anyone approaching her. We initially used a cat teepee bed but later switched to a large cat carrier with a pillow for bedding. She would...

There is a divider you can purchase (or maybe borrow if there's a local tnr group) that allows you to contain the cat at one end of the trap while you replace the soiled puppy pad or other material. Here's a link to one on Amazon. Tractor Supply doesn't seem to carry these. I used them when...

I'm very sorry for your loss. There is always risk with surgery but the risk of continued breeding, fighting, and disease is much greater. You are doing the right thing. If it helps, one of our indoor cats passed away under anesthesia even after we performed all the pre-surgery tests. It can...

Thank you for this update. It gives me encouragement! I took in an elderly, mostly deaf feral in April. Due to Covid related circumstances she could no longer stay in the office park where she lived under a shed. Rosie (the queen of Corona) lives in her own room where she seems content but...

Thanks so much for your advice. The box is 21.5 X 15.5. She poops in the middle so she must be turning around for that. We had a bigger box with lower sides but she just went in the corners anyway. The storage bin without a cutout will be my next attempt. We're pretty lucky that she took to...

Hi, any advice on training an older feral to turnaround in the litter box so she urinates against one of the high walls? I bought the NVR Miss litterbox with a small opening and high sides elsewhere. Rosie walks in the small opening, doesn't turn around & urinates right against the opening...

Thanks everyone for the advice. I gave her 100mg 2.5 hours before our vet appointment. It had no affect on her at all. She was bouncing all over the room where I contained her. She didn't even yawn, just wanted attention & to be let out of the room. I cancelled that appointment. I'm taking...

Thanks everyone for your input. I feel much better about doing this. Will let you know how it goes.

We have a socialized feral who is completely loving & trusting in our home. She had her shots 3 years ago when we trapped her to bring her inside. I tried to take her to the vet last week for a wellness check but she freaked in the exam room. She bounced off the walls before we finally got...

I agree with Surya that it takes patience. I was able to re-trap by wiring the trap open, feeding closer & closer to the open trap every day, then feeding progressively further inside the open trap over a series of days & then finally setting the trap once he was comfortable eating inside it...

I've spayed 2 females that were very far along in their pregnancy with no problem but had 1 non-pregnant female that didn't make it through surgery. I also had a young male die of heart failure while sitting in my living room just enjoying life. I've done TNR on lots of others with no...

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We were able to re-trap 2 cats to bring them inside after their TNR. We wired open the trap & starting feeding them near it, then in front of it, then just inside it, then way in the back of the trap. It took a couple weeks of moving their food progressively closer to the back of the trap for...

Would love some help trying to figure out what's going on with my mother-in-law's cat, Muffin.  Here's the situation: Background:  3 years old, former feral, been indoors only since April & seems well adjusted, tested FIV+ but otherwise in good health, last check-up & shots were in April when...

Yes, recently PETA stepped in with their unsolicited advice.  It's just distracting each side from finding a way to work together.  We need to keep pressure on the Mayor and Borough Administrator to work with the local 501C that has been feeding and doing TNR for the past 3 years in Seaside...