Give her time. It's a nice day today so maybe she is running a bit later. Keep it up until it's dark. Does she ever come in the morning? You could try again then.
yes she was here this am I will try tomorrow am. My job has wierd hours, I will schedule another appointment if I must. I just don't want kittens. We have one of those clinics, it is not close so it is easier to schedule at my vet and get to work on time.
I hope she shows up tomorrow morning. If not keep trying and keep feeding her in the trap. You will get her I just know you will. You are doing a great thing to help her in her life!!
Yes - because you will only be putting a small amount of an enticing - smelly - yummy something to get her into the trap and hopefully she will be hungry enough to go right in as I suspect she will. :nod: Not to worry if she get a little bit of food. Most importantly is getting her trapped and spayed. We never really worry too much about the food in the tummy issue and always bait with a small amount of sardines, tuna and drizzle the juice leading into the trap.
Keep trying. All TNR vets understand that there is never a 100% guarantee that the caretaker will be successful in trapping the cat on spay/neuter appt. day. In fact, most are very, very flexible and as long as you are already on the "list" - then they can usually fit you in on any day. Hang in there!!! Soon, you will have your capture. :nod: 
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Keep feeding her in the unset trap. So glad you found a place that will take them without an appointment. It makes it so much easier. The drive will be a bit further and be prepared it will be crowded and you may have to wait. I usually try to keep the cat in the car while I go inside to fill out the paper work. Yet since it is summer and so warm, it may not be possible. Be sure to keep the trap covered with a light weight sheet the entire time, even when you go into the clinic. The place I go is always mobbed and there are often dogs there too. It's much less stress on the cat if you it can remain in the car until they are ready for it. Maybe someone can go with you to sit in the car if it is too warm to just leave the windows open.
I know.... it is part of doing TNR and cannot be helped - the spay/aborts - and really it is for the best. It is always a bittersweet blessing if the preggie female is trapped before she gives birth outside adding even more feral cats in the wild trying to survive all on their own - it is an awful existence and such a constant challenge to survive. We have to think of it this way IF she were to be pregnant. There are already WAY TOO many kittens in the shelter needing homes and these kittens will take up more spots and room at the shelters, they would need socializing as well being from a feral mom while she is nursing them. It is a whole other issues on top of just getting her spayed and released. When we trap colonies - we never know how many are pregnant or how far along they are. IF they are just about and close to being due - then we try to find an experienced feral foster to take her (momma) and babies on. SO don't worry, if she were to be really far along, the vet would let you know. I bet she is not though - hoping anyway. Continuing vibes for your successful capture of her.
my dad said she showed up at 9 am this morning. If she had kittens somewhere would her milk dry up when spade?
No, I had Susy spayed when her kittens were 12 weeks old and she continued to feed them until they were about 5 months old. They were in my house by that time, so getting fed daily, but she's let them nurse when they all settled down for a nap together.
What Norachan said!! :lol3: She will still be able to nurse her kittens if she has them though it will be quite uncomfortable after her spay but they still are able to do so and have milk. I think that if she has kittens then she would be bringing them around unless they are just born. They usually begin to bring them around their food source when they are fairly young. MEGA MEGA vibes for this week's capture to go smoothly and all of this kitten worry is for naught. :cross:
:lol3: on the vacation comment.... yes - you certainly will need some sort of respite after this.
The biggest issue time wise is: is there enough time for the anesthesia to wear off and for the cat to seem at least somewhat aware of his/her surroundings, before the clinic/vet practice closes.
