I have a kitten in a Have A Heart trap in my spare bedroom, and will need to get him or her into the cat carrier in the morning for a trip to the vet...anybody have a good method of doing that?
Maybe I am over thinking this, but I have trouble getting my house cats into the carrier on vet days, so I am kind of considering just taking the kitty in the trap to the vets.
The kitty was trapped at the Rod and Gun Club I belong to this morning, and I brought it to my house this afternoon. There was a litter of four kittens, and a momma there...two of the kittens have since disappeared, one other (Riley) was trapped three weeks ago and he is already tamed and living inside a club member's home.
We have been trying to get them in the trap for weeks. These kittens have all had contact from afar from lots of the shooters (cat food and water was being put out by more than one of us) as they were living underneath a storage building fifteen feet from the rifle range firing line. There are foxes, raccoons and other predators in the area, so not sure what happened to the other kittens. We are going to try and get the momma too.
Initially, I was only going to pay for a spay/neuter and then release back at the club because I already have four kitties...but the disappearance of the other two kittens got to me. I am going to have to make a decision if and when we get the momma because she is completely feral and I really don't know if I have the time it would take to tame her.
The kitty looks to be about two or three months old, hissing and spitting, and knocking over the water. He or she ate a small can of cat food all up, and is cowering at the back of the cage on a towel. I have a small box lid filled with dirt in there in hopes it will be used, and some kibbles.
Any advice appreciated.
Maybe I am over thinking this, but I have trouble getting my house cats into the carrier on vet days, so I am kind of considering just taking the kitty in the trap to the vets.
The kitty was trapped at the Rod and Gun Club I belong to this morning, and I brought it to my house this afternoon. There was a litter of four kittens, and a momma there...two of the kittens have since disappeared, one other (Riley) was trapped three weeks ago and he is already tamed and living inside a club member's home.
We have been trying to get them in the trap for weeks. These kittens have all had contact from afar from lots of the shooters (cat food and water was being put out by more than one of us) as they were living underneath a storage building fifteen feet from the rifle range firing line. There are foxes, raccoons and other predators in the area, so not sure what happened to the other kittens. We are going to try and get the momma too.
Initially, I was only going to pay for a spay/neuter and then release back at the club because I already have four kitties...but the disappearance of the other two kittens got to me. I am going to have to make a decision if and when we get the momma because she is completely feral and I really don't know if I have the time it would take to tame her.
The kitty looks to be about two or three months old, hissing and spitting, and knocking over the water. He or she ate a small can of cat food all up, and is cowering at the back of the cage on a towel. I have a small box lid filled with dirt in there in hopes it will be used, and some kibbles.
Any advice appreciated.