There is a family of feral/stray cats in my neighborhood. I know they're out there as someone gets into the trash almost everytime I put it out.
tommorrow is trash day and I sneak it out the night before (I am not a morning person). I think they were scoping out the trash scene.
There was a large un-neutered young male adult who froze just as I hit the bottom of the steps. (I am guessing young as other than being thin he seems healthy and no noticable fight scars). Then I saw the white one (I think its the same female I spotted last year with a half grown kitten). Then I saw the 2 kits dash out from under a car.
Frankly, I can't do much for the adults. They are semi-feral. I do not have room for more cats. And there are too many cats here that need homes. Animal control PTS 11,000 out of 12,500 strays turned in each year. These kittens are 2-3mo old. Old enough to run away from me but could be tamed and adopted?
I don't know how to trap, where to get a trap and what to do once I get them. I have no where to put them except the bathroom. I have less than 500sq. feet studio that is the size of a small to medium hotel suite. Aya is only vaccinated against RCP. And she's healthy and negative on FELV and FIV. (I passed on FELV vaccs as its only given as a 5 in one with chalmydia).
Also I don't know that I can get them good homes. My friend has a 6 mo old kitten that she rescued very young and has been unable to home her out (she offered her to me but I have Aya).
Should I feel terribly guilty about doing nothing?
tommorrow is trash day and I sneak it out the night before (I am not a morning person). I think they were scoping out the trash scene.
There was a large un-neutered young male adult who froze just as I hit the bottom of the steps. (I am guessing young as other than being thin he seems healthy and no noticable fight scars). Then I saw the white one (I think its the same female I spotted last year with a half grown kitten). Then I saw the 2 kits dash out from under a car.
Frankly, I can't do much for the adults. They are semi-feral. I do not have room for more cats. And there are too many cats here that need homes. Animal control PTS 11,000 out of 12,500 strays turned in each year. These kittens are 2-3mo old. Old enough to run away from me but could be tamed and adopted?
I don't know how to trap, where to get a trap and what to do once I get them. I have no where to put them except the bathroom. I have less than 500sq. feet studio that is the size of a small to medium hotel suite. Aya is only vaccinated against RCP. And she's healthy and negative on FELV and FIV. (I passed on FELV vaccs as its only given as a 5 in one with chalmydia).
Also I don't know that I can get them good homes. My friend has a 6 mo old kitten that she rescued very young and has been unable to home her out (she offered her to me but I have Aya).
Should I feel terribly guilty about doing nothing?