Need to Get My Little Stray/Semi-Feral Cat Into a Carrier for Vet Visit...

Stewball said:

Isn't that an antibiotic?

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Yes, anything that ends in "mycin" is an antibiotic.

No have not had a chance to speak to the Vet with all else that has been going on here. I will this coming week but hope I can get the eye under control myself with the boric acid solution which seems to be working. Believe it or not we are now having another snow storm. They say 7 more inches tonight! When will spring get here PLEASE!

We almost always use the laser pointer method with getting our ferals and semi-ferals into a carrier to get them to the vet. It works 99% of the time (every now & then we'll have a feral/stray/foster that wants nothing to do with" laser play." We start at least a week before vet appointments doing play sessions with the laser pointer, getting them excited about it, having them chase it all over the room INCLUDING in & out of the carrier. For this we do use a front loading carrier. The day of thr appointment, my husband stands right by the carrier & shuts it the second they're inside. An alternative (if having someone hover close to the carrier makes the kitty nervous) that works is tying a string to the front door & my husband pulls it shut once kitty is inside.

Feeding in the carrier for a week or so prior Ivan work too.

I strongly recommend seeing the vet before trying the Terramycin. It's a very gentle ophthalmological treatment -but even if it doesn't rut her, she should be looked at to make sure there's no underlying issues. Many illnesses present first with eye infections.

Good luck getting her to the vet & getting her healthy!!!

Keep us posted!

Stewball said:

I agree with ShadowsRescue. I wouldn't risk it. Have you spoken to the vet about his eye Judy?

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When you take his little offering into the vet regarding the worms, take a photo of pi'a eye for him to see something at least. Shame he won't come to the house.

Stewball said:

When you take his little offering into the vet regarding the worms, take a photo of pi'a eye for him to see something at least. Shame he won't come to the house.

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I LIKE it! What a good idea Stewball. Will try a photo.

Pi-Pi said:

I LIKE it! What a good idea Stewball. Will try a photo.

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Sometimes the brain goes into overdrive and out pops a good idea.

I had the same issue with my ferals when they were sick.    The food in the carrier didn't work as they wouldn't go all the way in.   Finally, I just put on my good winter leather gloves (tight fitting for good grip)  and a long sleved jacket and picked each of them up.   The result: the gloves were ruined but I wasn't scratched.    The last time I tried to take the female to the vet I needed 4 stitches.

WOW! Sorry you got so badly scratched. The gloves and coat sound like a good idea though. Thanks.

Wow, this is so my story.  Trapped a cat last Oct 26th, 2014, and had him neutered in the TNR program.  My brother named him Shadow.  We brought him back from the neutering and took him to the aviary under my deck (since I have parrots) and opened the door and then the trap door.  Unfortunately, he climbed walls of the aviary, over the door, on top the door, all over and even perched on some of the tree stands but would not leave.  Since it was close to Halloween and he had just had surgery I decided it best to keep him for awhile to make sure all was okay with him.  Besides, he would not leave.  I even walked thru the door, called him, etc. but he just meowed at me.  I bought an igloo - got a heated pad and a heated water bowl and 8 bales of hay or straw and covered those with 3 tarps and he stayed out there all winter.  I worried about him but he seemed to thrive, however, I do not want to leave him out again this year and I want to clean up the aviary so that my parrots can regain their outdoor activities in the spring.  He used a covered litterbox from the very first day so I am not sure how feral he is.  They checked for a chip but there was not one.  He sat on my deck and waited for food twice a day right next to the wild bird feeder and never paid attention to the wild birds.  Of course, he was being fed every day so he didn't need to hunt/kill.  I have 12 parrots and 3 small dogs and another cat that we took in one cold winter 2008.  She was just a kitten and a stray one and was jumping at the door to come in - bitterly cold in February that year.  Now I have arranged to section off a room on my lower level on the other side of my bird room where there are a couple of parrots.  I had a reinforced frame put up with chicken wire over it and hopefully this will acclimate him  to my other cat and my birds over this winter.  There are windows and he will have a cat stand and everything to keep him happy (I hope).

My dilemma is this.  Even tho he now comes to the sliding glass door waiting for food and wants head rubs and even lets us pet him down his back, I know we could never pick him up and I won't chance scratches and bites - his claws are like a panther and I am elderly.  I want to take him to a vet - mine doesn't do feral cats.  Even though he is neutered, I want him checked for fleas, mites, diseases, etc.  I can probably trap him again but then I don't know where to take him to have him checked out.  Someone else took him for me to have him neutered last year.  Does anyone have any idea where in St. Charles, MO I can accomplish vet care?

I'm not from MO so can't help with that but just wanted to say, you don't have a feral cat there I'm pretty sure. He's a stray but not wild. If he were truly feral he wouldn't let you touch him let alone come into your home.

He's been in the aviary for almost a year and just this last month has decided to get more friendly.  Hoping to bring him inside for the winter.  New at this since I have parrots!

My bell did the same thing and he would.come every morning and every night for 8 years.than he would come in when it was very very cold. But first it was 5 mins than 15. Than he would stay longer and longer but always let him out when he wanted to go out.I had heated igloo with heated disks and than last winter will were having a big snowstorm he stayed in and stayed in all winter. But his nails are like sharp knifes. I can't pick him up . But now he sleeps on my lap. I could not touch him for about 3 years.when bell started to come in I use to warm blankets up in the dryer so he would sit on them and warm them up. I was very surprised that bell used the litter box. That is when I knew he was not a feral.

Hi  -  Shadow is now inside.  Was able to trap him Monday night and vet him Tuesday and he is now safely inside the house.  No fleas or mites or diseases.  Feline Leukemia negative!   Has rabies shot (3 yr) and claws clipped a bit.  He is allowing me to pick him up but then hides when I put him back on the floor.  I can sleep now and don't have to worry about him being alone in the heat or the cold bitter winters.  I am very happy to have him inside.  

Birdlady said:

 
Hi  -  Shadow is now inside.  Was able to trap him Monday night and vet him Tuesday and he is now safely inside the house.  No fleas or mites or diseases.  Feline Leukemia negative!   Has rabies shot (3 yr) and claws clipped a bit.  He is allowing me to pick him up but then hides when I put him back on the floor.  I can sleep now and don't have to worry about him being alone in the heat or the cold bitter winters.  I am very happy to have him inside.  

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Such good news!!  Thank you for taking care of him and wanting the very best for him.  He will be forever happy in his new home with you.

Thanks!  I think he will be a happy cat despite the loud parrots in the house.    He does a good job of hiding anyway - he's had lots of practice over the years.

Regarding fleas, the fact that he let's you touch him means he'd probably let you put advantage on the back of his neck andrub it in.
I agree with Pi Pi, he sounds stray not feral..
I wish you luck.

That's wonderful. I know how it is to worry so much when there are outside in the bitter cold.i worried so much. Here is a picture of my cats. Gwen is the calico. She is an indoor cat that did not like bell very much. After 8 years. But I woke this morning and this is what I saw. Finally they are friends after 8 years.