capturing ferals

It depends on how much trouble you are willing to!

you are giving them food?

Are they all spayed? If not - it would be swell if you could help them with that.

If you are feeding them and they are not spayed/neutered, you are going to have a lot more cats soon! If you spay/neuter them, they may very well stay close to home-base (where their food supply is). If you can, try to locate and work with a spay/neuter /rescue group to have them fixed.

Good luck!

Sending you huge trapping vibes to catch those cats!!


I have a rule at my house - if you eat on my property, you are fixed, no questions asked. You are doing the right thing to get them neutered.

I am reading the situation correctly? Half the problem is your dearest feels pity and solidarity for his male "collegues" to have their balls removed??

Many men do feel that way. Even I felt so with our older stud. It felt for me, he behaving exemplatory into almost 2 year age, was like begging: please, let me be! See, Im behaving, I feel well, I dont need to be neutered!

The feeling is although not logic, in a way understandable. But the truth is:

a) cats dont bother, really. Unlike us men.
b) they DO feel better after this little operation. Two, maximum three days recovery - and after it, I did saw our Muskis for the first time ever with the classically raised tail... Balls and hormones is a burden for cats, not a privilege.

Like a ship who must have heavy weight down below, for functioning properly. They make the ship function steady, but they ARE a burden. But after a reconstruction the weight not longer necessary - and the ship as safe as ever, but now floats more easily and sails better too...

c) every other concerned is better off TOO if the cats got neutered.

Summaring up. If the cats are not supposed to be used as studs and queens - neuter, as soon it is proper and recommended in your country.


ps. 40 bucks for neutering a male is a good price.
30, and they are ready to accept them anytime and help you as they can - is excellent.
Last. If you have a good occasion to catch - do it. Homeless are used to hide 24 hours or even longer if necessary. So if really necessary, they can also wait for the operation 24 hours too in the carrier (sheltered from cold or excessive warmth of course).


Good luck!

Good for YOU!!!!! I have alot of respect for you that you understand the problem with the cat overpopulation in this country. There are sooooooooo many cats. And I agree with Momofmany, if you eat at my house, you are fixed!!! I just trapped two more in the last two weeks. It seems I am seeing more come around lately. You are saving lives and I thank you for your efforts. Good luck with the trappings

It is sad what people do to cats. If your ferals have been around for years, likely they know how to avoid those bad people. It might make them more difficult to trap, though, since they've learned how to avoid those neighbors' traps.

WHAT a wonderful thing you're doing!!!!!

... and WOW that is SO sad! Does the neighbor kill them because he hates cats? Would helping him understand what you're doing make any difference?

When we found ourselves in the position you're in, and we decided to start sterilizing the cats, we found out that the owner of this farm was going to round up the kittens to drown them!!!!!!! DH talked to them about what we wanted to do, and they agreed - they would stop killing the cats by drowning and using poison if our TNR efforts were successful in stopping the breeding.

We ended up talking to all the local farmers, and offering to do the trapping... and in some cases, all we needed to do was get them the traps. For others, we did the trapping. (One already had their barn cats sterilized).

But basically we didn't just TNR, we also got involved in a little community education, and it really helped.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh - and as to your question about trying to make them stay? We provide food, water, and in winter we provide shelter. If they stay is up to them. But seeing them outside doesn't bother ANY of our indoor kitties, and it is safe for the cats around here.

Others that TNR have built enclosures, because they have ferals that were "regulars," and too many of them were being killed, and they just couldn't take it anymore, and had room on the property to build a giant enclosure for them.

But given what your neighbors are up to.... I would definitely work to stem the tide of kittens, and I'd probably feed the ferals. Hopefully once sterilized they'll stop wandering so much, and make their territory around your home.

You can do things like plant catnip in your garden to help attract them.