I am trying to trap two specific cats in the feral cat colony I take care of; all the other cats have been TNRd. I've been trying to trap "Quill" since January 2011. She may be pregnant again. I saw a male cat mount her twice in the past two weeks (he was trapped/neutered today). The other cat (also probably pregnant based on her swinging belly) is relatively new. I have a standing appointment with the low cost clinic all week.
I'd rather not withhold food from the other eight to ten cats all week. Could I sit outside while they are eating and shoo away Quill and the other un-spayed/neutered cats? Would the cats come back later in the night to feed/be trapped, or would the shooing away spook them too much? Quill is very skittish, especially around the trap. But is also always hungry and makes sure she gets her share first. Any other ideas? (Cat nip is going into the trap this time.)
Thanks.
I'd rather not withhold food from the other eight to ten cats all week. Could I sit outside while they are eating and shoo away Quill and the other un-spayed/neutered cats? Would the cats come back later in the night to feed/be trapped, or would the shooing away spook them too much? Quill is very skittish, especially around the trap. But is also always hungry and makes sure she gets her share first. Any other ideas? (Cat nip is going into the trap this time.)
Thanks.
. Just take up the food. I had to do this a few weeks ago to trap Boo Boo. He is VERY feral and was easy to keep away from the food. All i had to do was walk out there and he was gone, where as Dixie and Yogi
(my now missing boy) would just keep eating. After two days of this, I set the trap, and in went Boo. So it depends on how acclimated the others are to you being present when they eat. It is so tricky to try to trap the unneutered ferals from the already TNRd ferals and I wish you much luck with trapping Quill 
