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The cat I'm trying to catch is actually one of my own. He somehow slipped out last week. The house painters were not always good about making sure the door into the cat enclosure was shut or the gate from the fenced patio (cat fencing) was locked. I've seen Kismet on video. He only comes...

So Wednesday I was picking up food from Panda Express (a chain Chinese food place). It's near a major street and other food places, so there are a lot of cars. As I'm pulling in, I see a young tabby cat/older kitten. When I approach the cat (as any good cat person would do), it goes down a storm...

Wish me luck with trapping. One of the ferals who comes to my feeding station is not putting weight on one of his back legs. I've had camera issues, so I haven't been able to check on the ferals for a few weeks. I just got the camera going two nights ago and saw him limping. I've talked to my...

Getting Coconut into the bedroom from the large cage was both good and bad. She's much happier and can run around, being a kitten. She will get close to us when playing, but she does not approach us of her own free will. If we approach close to her, she runs and hides (though only for a short...

So I'm 3.5 weeks into socializing Coconut. We've revised our idea of her age upward, so she was close to 4 months when we got her off the street. The reason for the revision...she is in heat. No wonder she was interested in the other cats...though they are all fixed and don't quite know what to...

We've had Coconut (yes, we named her) for a bit over 2 weeks. She is about 10-12 weeks old now. She is in a large dog cage, with places to hide and room to lounge and play. We've made progress in that time:  she loves to play with wand toys and chase the red dot, and she will eat tuna off my...

Our little feral kitten (I'm guessing ~10 weeks old) has been in our care for about a week. We are keeping her in a large dog crate on top of a table. The crate is about 2'x3'x2.5' high (I'm estimating...I'm at work right now). There is room for a single story round kitty condo, a small litter...

The two kittens I've trapped are littermates. I'm not sure of gender or age (I think about 10 weeks old) - I'll know more after their vet visit this afternoon. Some of the information I've read states that you have to separate feral littermates, or they will reinforce the wild instincts.  I...

Hello. I am trying to trap two kittens who occasionally come at night to my feeding station with their mother. The feeding station is on my front porch. I have a video camera I use to monitor it, and I also have a trap with a remote control trigger. Since the kittens don't come all the time, I...

Just venting to people who will understand :-) There is feral I named Nightshade who comes around occasionally. I'm not sure if male or female, but my gut says female. I had convinced myself that she was an indoor-outdoor cat. I know of at least one home in my area that allows the cats free...

OK, I know the answer is "No". Here's the story: I spayed a female mackerel tabby cat last spring. She had been coming to the feeding station until late August, when we temporarily had a momma and kitten showing up. Never did catch them, unfortunately, but the spayed female ("Mama", because...

Woo Hoo!  White Feet is now in the trap in the garage. Tomorrow (Thursday) he is SO loosing his male bits :-) Mama kitty is in a cage and is recovering from her spay. She was pregnant, so I got her at a good time.  She is very scared and is still not eating with me in the room, but is otherwise...

It finally warmed up enough to start trapping (I live in Iowa). I have two visitors I need to catch - an un-neutered male (tuxedo, "White Feet") and a tabby that we think is the mama to the kitten we trapped last August (and adopted). So, I set the trap out for the first time...and Mama went...

After catching, vetting, and releasing Fluffy, I decided to try to trap the new, younger tabby who has been showing up. I got a tabby...one who is about 8 to 10 weeks old!!!!  We have not seen this kitten before. The kitty is scared, but she let us touch her without hissing. She is now in the...

I just wanted to share that I caught the second of 4 ferals I'm feeding - Fluffy.  I'm so excited.  Fluffy is a longhaired black cat, gender and age currently unknown. I caught Stubby Tail about a month ago and got him vetted/fixed. He's doing so much better - his wounds are healed and he seems...

Hi, Everyone. I have 3 strays/ferals coming by at night to eat. One (Stubby Tail, male) has been caught, neutered, doctored up, and released. I've been a bit concerned about one I call Fluffy, who is a long hair. Based on the nighttime video I have, I suspect that his/her coat is matted or has...

I have 3 ferals that I am feeding. I've been feeding one in my garage since last fall. I recently discovered two more, who have not discovered the cat door into the garage. Unfortunately, one of the nights I left the garage door open, 3 raccoons also discovered the food. And the next night...

There is a (presumed) stray cat who comes into our garage at night for a meal. He has been coming since at least last fall. There is a cat door from the outside into the garage which is used by the one cat who has outdoor privileges. During the recent harsh winter, I tried to provide additional...

I live in Iowa, and we have been having bitterly cold weather lately. I have a food bowl in our garage for the one cat we let outdoors at times. We have a door into our garage for Jasper, so he can get out of the weather.  I noticed the food going down significantly, even though Jasper was only...

OK, quick background - Jasper is an almost 5 year old orange tabby. Chaser (officially StormChaser) is an almost 3 year old gray tux. When Chaser came to live with us at 1 year of age, he lived up to his name, chasing Jasper. Due to other things we had to deal with, neither I nor my spouse...