To trap, or not to trap...

I think that i have posted about the cats that were dumped behind where i work already.The blk/white has started talking to me and will come for break with us if she hears my voice.She wont let me touch her yet but i dont think its to far off.She will growl at u if you move to fast,but is acting strangly nice .Im worried that she may be preggers and thats where this sudden sweetness is from.(do cats do that?)She dosnt seem to be in heat.i dont know if i should live trap her even just to see ,i would love to get her to a vet but its $80 to walk in the door and you are hard pressed to have a cat fixed under $300(we have no low cost vets)I already have 3 cats of my own my little one is 5mths now and needs spayed soon .Would it be mean to trap her to see if there are babys? let her have them in a spare room yet to be found,then take mom to the shelter and find homes for the kittens. Or if it happens to be a male just keep working with him outside.or just take it to the shelter (it seems ok but i would hate to give the shelter staff a cat they cant do anything with)I THINK TO MUCH CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO

If you are going to trap her, best to do it now before she has the kittens. Once they're born, you probably won't find them. By the time you had her spayed and return her, they'd probably die.

If you have the room to keep her until she delivers, do so. Or work with the shelter to have them take her. They can decide what to do. Don't wait too long - if she's pregnant, she needs to be trapped soon. Once you trap her, if she's not pregnant, get her spayed ASAP. If you trap her and let her go without spaying her, you'll probably never trap her again - and she will keep producing kittens.

Thanks for helping her. Without a low-cost clinic, you've got a tough job ahead of you.

I think she may have been a pet .We put a poster up at the store asking for help,we got it!!!!!She walked right up to the woman on monday and by tuesday,the blk and white kitty was a spayed dewormed girl with all her shots up to date.Shes living in the womans bedroom till she can meet the other 4 cats.Were 2 for 2 with the dumpster kittys, one a year since ive worked there(that ive seen) i hope theres no more but we have had great luck so far

Please don't put her in a shelter. Its all too common for people to dump every cat they find at shelters, where they either get euthanized or spend the rest of their life there. There are too many cats in this sad situation, please decide to keep her or rehome her yourself. Its the best way to go. Keep us updated!

Originally Posted by Chetwynsmom

I think she may have been a pet .We put a poster up at the store asking for help,we got it!!!!!She walked right up to the woman on monday and by tuesday,the blk and white kitty was a spayed dewormed girl with all her shots up to date.Shes living in the womans bedroom till she can meet the other 4 cats.Were 2 for 2 with the dumpster kittys, one a year since ive worked there(that ive seen) i hope theres no more but we have had great luck so far

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WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What fabulous news. It sounds like she's found a great home with a caring meowmy - who even wants to do the intros right! You GO girl!



Laurie