The university's motor pool has been home to a feral female for years. This cat has had numerous litters. I just found out about MoPoo (the cat) a couple of months ago, but had a hard time jumping through hoops and coming up with a strategy on how to catch a cat I had never seen.
I talked to lots of employees to see where they had seen the cat and tried to get an idea of her habits. So, last night I told one of our pre-vet students where to set the traps (I din't know exactly where the cat would be so we used two traps in different locations) and she ended up catching two cats. Woo Hoo! One was male, the other female. Both are adults, so hopefully the female was the one who has been breeding for so long.
They are at the vet right now. Both tested negative for lukemia and both were healthy except for ear mites (for which they are being treated).
I was hesitant to let someone I didn't know very well take over the trapping, but this student was wonderful! I will call on her often in the future.
I talked to lots of employees to see where they had seen the cat and tried to get an idea of her habits. So, last night I told one of our pre-vet students where to set the traps (I din't know exactly where the cat would be so we used two traps in different locations) and she ended up catching two cats. Woo Hoo! One was male, the other female. Both are adults, so hopefully the female was the one who has been breeding for so long.
They are at the vet right now. Both tested negative for lukemia and both were healthy except for ear mites (for which they are being treated).
I was hesitant to let someone I didn't know very well take over the trapping, but this student was wonderful! I will call on her often in the future.
