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I asked and they said no drop off after 830, I will check again
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Really??!!! Yes - do ask again and try to explain your feral girls' timing/schedule. There is nothing you can do about changing her arrival time!! :lol3: The vet's/receptionists all know this too. :nod: Hopefully - they will oblige you. :cross:

BTW - this is not always the best to do and depends on the weather - i.e. Heat. You can keep a cat in a trap up to 24 hours if necessary. There is a way to slide in that narrow Tidy cat liter box on one end of the trap and food/water on the other side of the trap. Keep them covered. Not ideal BUT as for us colony trappers - sometimes this has to go down this way before transportation. It is a difficult part of the "means to an important end". The cats don't realize that we are helping them and that they will live out healthier and happier lives after being altered.

OH - and - believe it or not - :lol: sometimes once you have trapped a cat you find out rather quickly that they are quite friendly!!! Some even allowing to be picked up! :bigthumb: Then we transfer them into a larger dog crate for the night with a small cat carrier left inside of the large dog crate and all of their necessities. Then the next day when they have to go to the vet, it is real easy to encourage them inside the little cat carrier and close the door.
 
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I hope to get her tonight food
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Really??!!! Yes - do ask again and try to explain your feral girls' timing/schedule. There is nothing you can do about changing her arrival time!! :lol3: The vet's/receptionists all know this too. :nod: Hopefully - they will oblige you. :cross:

BTW - this is not always the best to do and depends on the weather - i.e. Heat. You can keep a cat in a trap up to 24 hours if necessary. There is a way to slide in that narrow Tidy cat liter box on one end of the trap and food/water on the other side of the trap. Keep them covered. Not ideal BUT as for us colony trappers - sometimes this has to go down this way before transportation. It is a difficult part of the "means to an important end". The cats don't realize that we are helping them and that they will live out healthier and happier lives after being altered.

OH - and - believe it or not - :lol: sometimes once you have trapped a cat you find out rather quickly that they are quite friendly!!! Some even allowing to be picked up! :bigthumb: Then we transfer them into a larger dog crate for the night with a small cat carrier left inside of the large dog crate and all of their necessities. Then the next day when they have to go to the vet, it is real easy to encourage them inside the little cat carrier and close the door.
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I hope to get her tonight I will keep trap in garage, it is cool, food will be in trap when she is caught, she will have peace in garage.
 
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bonepicker said:
Hooray I caught her, she will get spay,rabies,distemper and ear tip tomorrow!
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Congratulations!!!  Be sure to keep the trap covered with a light weight sheet.  It will keep her calm.  Good luck tomorrow.  You did great!!!!!!!
 
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Woohoo!! Glad you caught her!  Hope she gets through the night peacefully and the vet trip goes well.   You may want to take a cat carrier to the vet with you and they can put her in that for the trip home instead of the trap.
 
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She is very calm, she ate the food in trap, did a poo and pee in cage, which I set on newspaper in garage. She is quiet as mouse. I hope the fact she ate will not cause a problem. She is a good girl, no hissing or yowling. She was not a good feral since she was starving when I first saw her!
 
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They asked if I could keep her confined for a day or two, not sure about that, I suppose she could stay in trap. I could put little dabs of food in dish in trap. If she poops again it won't be very sterile in trap. What should I do? I already have 2 cats that have to be kept separate.
 
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They asked if I could keep her confined for a day or two, not sure about that, I suppose she could stay in trap. I could put little dabs of food in dish in trap. If she poops again it won't be very sterile in trap. What should I do? I already have 2 cats that have to be kept separate.
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Since she will have stitches you really need to keep her confined for a day or 2.  Do you have or could you borrow a large dog cage?  You could put a small litter box in the back and then feed her through the bars.  Also if you can get her into the cage, keep it covered with a light sheet to keep her calm.  It is also important to keep her in a place where it is not too hot.  After anesthesia, cats can have a hard time regulating their body temperature.  A well ventilated garage, a laundry room or basement.

When I do TNR, I have kept the cats in the trap overnight in my basement in the cooler months and also in the garage when it is warmer.  Yet I have only trapped males which can be released the next day.

Just keep her in a room away from your other cats.  Hopefully you can then release her on Friday. 
 
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Well, the whole "keep kitty confined for a week or so" is how Sky ended up being our new house kitty instead of being released immediately as I had originally planned.
 

Ask friends and neighbors if they have a dog crate they aren't using.  That would work well for confinement.   
 
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I meant to tell you what I do.- sorry - a bit late now. But I have the vet put them in a carrier after surgery. Then when I get home, I set them up in a large dog crate - as Norachan mentioned above - and keep the females comfortable for at least a whole 24 hours or more. Then you just gently encourage them inside the little carrier that you have kept inside the large dog crate on the day you will release them. The little carrier is a great tool during this whole process from after the surgery, to inside the dog crate as a hideout, and makes releasing quite easy. The trap is not the best place to keep a recovering female kitty. A little more space is necessary, I think, to make them feel comfortable and cared for during recovery. Is she friendly? She doesn't look really feral to me anyway. I was wondering what your plan was for her after the surgery - she seems like she would make someone a great little friend - but I get that is not always possible.
 
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Feralvr said:
I meant to tell you what I do.- sorry - a bit late now. But I have the vet put them in a carrier after surgery. Then when I get home, I set them up in a large dog crate - as Norachan mentioned above - and keep the females comfortable for at least a whole 24 hours or more. Then you just gently encourage them inside the little carrier that you have kept inside the large dog crate on the day you will release them. The little carrier is a great tool during this whole process from after the surgery, to inside the dog crate as a hideout, and makes releasing quite easy. The trap is not the best place to keep a recovering female kitty. A little more space is necessary, I think, to make them feel comfortable and cared for during recovery. Is she friendly? She doesn't look really feral to me anyway. I was wondering what your plan was for her after the surgery - she seems like she would make someone a great little friend - but I get that is not always possible.
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I will keep her in trap, it is bigger trap for 24 hours and offer her wet food and clean trap as best I can. I will have a shelter outside ready before winter. I will continue to feed her twice a day and provide flea treatments monthly. If she wants to come in one day I will let her. One cat I have now took 18 months before she wanted to come in, after her spay release. I have 2 former Ferals who hate each other, an aged dog, and a 93 year old father now. Plus I work weird hours full time.
 
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She made it through the night in trap. She shredded the newspaper and pulled in sheet to make comfy bed. She ate small amount of wet food I squeezed between bars. I will release her tomorrow am, it is not fair to keep her in trap!
 
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She made it through the night in trap. She shredded the newspaper and pulled in sheet to make comfy bed. She ate small amount of wet food I squeezed between bars. I will release her tomorrow am, it is not fair to keep her in trap!
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I am exhausted, after I dropped her off I took 1 cat and dog to vet yesterday, then came back to pick feral up! She has not made one peep since I caught her. I wish I could see her incision. She is a good cat, she seems quite relaxed in that trap. It is nice and quiet and cool in garage.
 
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 The hard part is over now, you did really well.

Did the vet give her an antibiotic injection? I only kept my feral cats crated overnight, the long lasting antibiotic protected them from any infection.
 
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I had to just release her, the trap was soiled with urine. I did not want to be the cause of infection. I pray she heals and does not hate me! At first she did not move then she darted out. We have some nice cooler days, no rain until Tuesday, she should be fine, say prayers for her![emoji]128591[/emoji][emoji]128591[/emoji][emoji]128591[/emoji][emoji]128591[/emoji][emoji]128062[/emoji][emoji]10084[/emoji]️ Thank you everyone for your great suggestions, I will be better prepared next time. Now I have to get a winter shelter prepared for her, I need to pick up new straw, I have the rest from prior cats. Thanks again
 
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Well - BLESS you for taking in and caring for these feral cats that you have now AND for doing what you did for this calico girl. I think letting her out was for the best. Try not to worry. They are quite resilient and hopefully you will see her return very soon. :cross: Who knows - over time she may one day decide that she want that indoor life with you. It does happen with feral cats but as you say can take many, many months even years before they make that move to give up the outdoor life. For now - she is now spayed :clap:, she will have good care with you watching over her, a place to call her own and have a healthier existence because of your TNR. NOW - you can rest easy and take that "vaca" !!!

p.s. OH - usually - even the low-cost clinics do give the antibiotic injection :nod:, especially since they know she was going to be released back outdoors. It is a very common practice with all TNR cats.
 
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