Recent Content by MajorCushman

So, I think I have good news: I’m fairly sure the kitten has a home, and I’m fairly sure I know which home it is. Unfortunately, verifying this is difficult because the person who lives there only speaks Chinese, and I only speak English. My reason for thinking this is the proximity of the...

Hi all. To answer your questions: 1. I haven’t come up with a good way to set up a camera with a view of a second trap. Aside from my entryway, the only place to put a trap would be directly on the sidewalk, and since I rent, I can’t mount the camera on my wall or whatever. I will keep thinking...

Thank you - and no, absolutely not all night! But I’ve seen advice like what you’ve quoted (keep an eye on the trap at all times!) and other advice that just says to check it “regularly” (without quantifying that, or explaining the conditions under which that would be safe vs dangerous or just...

Thanks for the advice and encouragement! I will definitely be checking around the neighborhood this evening for likely kitten hiding spots. I appreciate the reminder about the possibility that someone might have dumped kittens. I’d been thinking feral-or-stray because back in my shelter days...

I suspect that Mia is working her way up to bunting you and/or letting you pet her without treat rewards! Cats bunting humans, furniture, or other animals is largely about creating a shared scent. You use your laptop a lot, so she associates it with you, and it probably retains some of your...

Hi all! Long story short: last weekend a kitten (she looked to be 8-10 weeks old) crawled under the metal security gate into our entryway. We set out food for her that evening, and she returned that night and the next night. The following night was garbage night (very loud!) so I wasn’t...