Question about trapping

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That is fantastic! Those girls are gonna' have much happier lives now -- thanks to you and your cat trappin' pal. Crossing my fingers and hoping that you'll get prego soon too!
 
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Just caught 2 more cats!!
This is amazing. The lady just set the traps an hour ago and left and there's already 2 cats trapped. Another tortie and another black and white one. I'm disappointed I didnt get Prego. She said on Monday she will set a trap on my patio. I'm sure we can get her then.

The other two are doing good. I imagine she'll be bringing them back soon.

My neighbor is out for the evening so I had to go check the traps by myself, then carry the traps to the carport with towels over them to wait for the lady to come back to pick them up. I sure hope she can come back. Her phone has been busy for over an hour
These two cats are PISSED.
They look older than the first two. The first two are about 5 months old.

My heart is racing. I have never done anything like this before. I have always just admired strays from afar. And my neighbor was doing all the dirty work, I was just helping monitor them.
 

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You are rockin' and rollin' girl! Good job! I think you're a pro at trapping now. I hope these two will do as well as the last two. Next stop Prego!
 
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Crap. The trap lady came to pick up the new 2 and she forgot to bring the other 2 to let them go
She cant come back until Saturday and she wont let us go get them. This will be 5 days for them in that trap pretty much. This breaks my heart. Will they even remember this place when they are released? Does anyone know? This is so stressful. I know there's for sure 4 more cats that need to be trapped including Prego. And I have a feeling Prego is going to be really hard to get. Thanks for letting me ramble. I never thought I'd be doing this, it really helps me to talk to people that have gone through this. I dont know how hissy and others do this regularly.
 

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Sicy, I'm not sure I understand what has transpired. The lady came to pick up the next two that were trapped, but didn't bring back the original two? They've been spayed - so they're at a vet or clinic in a cage, right, not in a trap? 5 days in a trap is not OK! ???????

And yes, they will remember "home." But you can help by putting out food for them when they are released, although they'll first want to hide. You can put out wet food. I'd also recommend putting out some Iams dry food. Iams is the "stinkiest" dry food. Food that has a strong smell or is particularly "delictable" to kitties will help them stick around and get their bearings back at home.
 

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Oh my goodness, those poor cats! I hope they do not have to stay in the traps for 5 days. Do you have the contact information for the lady? Is she affiliated with an organization? Surely they would not approve of keeping cats in a trap for 5 days. Let us know what happens!
 
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I dont know exactly what the lady does after she traps them. I know she takes them to get spayed and then brings them to her house to recover, but they're feral, and she's taking care of a lot of cats she cant very well just let them run around. My neighbor called a lady above her, to voice our concerns. So she will talk to the cat trap lady and stress that they need to be transferred to bigger cages at least. This is the organization http://www.homelesscatnetwork.org

So she let the first two cats loose today. They fussed and meowed and ran up a flight of stairs, and meowed like they were confused
I hope they're doing ok. The second two she trapped are both females as well. How wonderful that is.

We've got bigger problems though
The landlord found the food bowls by the pool and yelled at my neighbor. Told her under no circumstances is she to feed those cats. She told them they were being trapped and fixed but they dont care. They are not cat people and they just dont understand. So I dont know what we're going to do.
 

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Sicy, there is a LOT of information on www.straypetadvocacy.org about the cat overpopulation problem that would be relevant for the landlord in the spay/neuter section. Actually - take a quick look in the non-lethal section too. You might find better stuff for arguing for trapping them and getting them sterilized there. Anyway, my thought here is if the landlord understands how many cats could be roaming around if you guys don't get them spayed/neutered, and this is all at NO COST to the landlord, maybe they'd feel differently. If they're not cat people, they certainly don't want MORE cats around. Perhaps you could print out some information on cat ability to procreate, the benefits of spay/neuter, and have your neighbor give it to your landlord with the explanation that the food is SOLELY for the purposes of trapping CATS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE (!!!!!) to have them sterilized.... ?????? Since she/he is already in trouble for helping, it can't hurt to let them know what kind of wonderful thing you are doing for the community and the other tennants - again, I point out - at no cost to your landlord. Would your landlord rather have animal control prowling around with food and traps? That would be legal and nothing they could do about it since there seems to be a problem with stray cats there. This is quiet, discrete - and doesn't make people feel like the landlord has a feral cat problem, whereas animal control would make it quite obvious there is one. *evil grin*
 
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Well I guess we're not getting any more cats
The lady set a trap on my porch for Prego, and she's been all over this patio, sitting at my window, etc.. but not one foot in that trap. And my patio is NOT big. It's an apartment patio. She must be too smart. I havent fed her in 2 days either. *sigh* There's also 2 traps at the pool - empty. These cats are getting smart. Well, at least we got 4 females


I did find out that after she gets them spayed, she keeps them in dog carriers. So I guess that's better than keeping them in the traps.

My neighbor also talked to the people in the apartment next door that is adjoining to the dirt area where they hang out. I guess they give them food too so that's good.
 
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Of course there is food in the trap. Tuna.
 
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Holy @#$! I got Prego this morning!!! I was just waking up and I heard 'trap noises'. I thought the lady had come back to pick up the emptry trap. But when I looked out the window it was Prego! I swear I just started crying.. crying because I finally got her and I cant believe she's going to be spayed after all the babies she's had, and crying because I hated seeing her thrashing around in that trap. AND crying because I am so partial to her.. and to the cat lady she will be just another cat.
We are going to pay to have them put Advantage on her.. even though it doesnt last long but at least it will give her relief for a little while.

Please sends some good vibes that everything will go Ok with Prego and that her tests will come back negative and that she will still hang around when she is released.
 

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If you haven't done so already, put a towel over the trap - it calms them down. Positive vibes to your Prego momma that her tests come out negative!! (I trapped a Calico feral this morning and her test came out bad
Let's hope that I'm the only one with bad luck today)
 
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Yes, first thing I did was put a towel over the trap. I'm so nervous and worried. I will be feeling like this for the next 5 days. Thanks for your thoughts and vibes!!!
 

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Congrats Sicy!!!!!!!!! I do have one more quick question though (
) ... I assume Prego's not pregnant, you just call her that because she's had several litters? Or is she going to be kept somewhere until she has the litter and then be spayed?

No matter what the answer, I'm glad she's in the trap!!!! Sending calming vibes to you and her, LOL!

 
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