ok here it is.

1. brand new stray in the back yard. Black, long coat, possibly male. Gimpy right paw. Looks swollen. Went out to look he took off. He does take the food & h20 i put out. (good)
2. neighboor's cat. A bully & a bit of a pain in the ass. He thinks he owns the block, and all of the back yards. I mean I am nice to him, he is not a bad cat, but c'mon!
3. Luckly for me, got new job so as soon as I get a hold of that stray I can take better care of him. & take him to my vet, my boss at my second job.

4. Gotta get my hands on him. That is where the situtation gets sticky.

Perhaps is it possible you ask your neighbor to held his cat inside one day.

During this time you try to catch the new stray. It will be probably with a catch. (whatisitpropername in english, you know what I mean).

If your neigbor doesnt cooperate, you use two catchers: one for the dominating cat, and thereafter one for the stray...

Do you have somewhere to keep the stray when he is catched? If not, consider a big dog crate. Works OK.


Good luck!

would be that helfpfull. I am hoping that if I continue feeding the new guy. Eventually I might get a better chance to get a hold of him or her.
Yep! I do have a kitty/dog crate. Will clean it up this weekend so I'll be ready. (it has been outisde on the porch for a while.)
crossing my fingers!

I'd call around to local vets, shelters and orgs (http://www.pets911.com) to see if anyone has a trap you can borrow or rent. Work out an arrangement with your vet (or local tnr group: http://www.alleycat.org/orgs.html) so you can bring kitty in when trapped to be checked, probably de-wormed, possibly treated with flea/tick stuff, and spayed/neutered.

As to the neighbor's cat - when we trap, if it's in our yard and winds up in our trap, kitty is spayed or neutered, period. From the sound of it, it seems as if your neighbor's kitty isn't neutered, and neutering usually calms then down quite a bit.

The other option is to print out information on the benefits of neutering, information on the problem of cats procreating, and a list of low-cost spay/neuter services in the area and give all that info to your neighbors.

(All available thru links if you click on the pic in my signature line).

Thank you for wanting to help this kitty!

Laurie

Really. He's just got a serious attitude. But tng came back today & got his food, water. I'll keep this up for a week and then go for that trap. My vet I believe has one.
Thank you though!
Best to all, and to all sunny happy days.

Originally Posted by oregon

Really. He's just got a serious attitude. But tng came back today & got his food, water. I'll keep this up for a week and then go for that trap. My vet I believe has one.
Thank you though!
Best to all, and to all sunny happy days.

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I vote for borrowing a humane trap and trapping the cat....waiting could mean that if the cat is a "she", she could have gotten pregnant by the time you actually get to take her to the vet. And even if you get to a point where you can "pet it"....picking up a cat that you do not know isn't recommended. What if it accidentally scratches or bites you? It is truly best for the cat and best for you (as well as the fact that a vet can easily sedate a cat in a trap if needed).

Katie