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A quick background, I live in a gated community and am the caretaker of 18 feral and stray cats. There are another 9 cats I have spotted and I know there are more out there that I haven't seen yet because the neighborhood is terribly large. I have had 12 of the cats spayed/neutered and am working to do more each week.
Anyway there is a cat I refer to as Stinky on the other side of the neighborhood who is definitely a stray with very feral tendencies. I used to live on that side and he'd hang out on my porch all day. I moved in March and he found an new house to live at and the woman there even made him a shelter to use but she has since moved and he still hangs out there. The new occupant is okay with him being there but isn't feeding him or providing a shelter. He goes into the storm drains at night now (where all the other ferals and strays seem to live) and I would LOVE to relocate him to my yard on the opposite side of the neighborhood. It's taken a year but he now allows me to pet him and I know he'd be so much happier here. I've tried, unsuccessfully, to trap him to have him neutered but am thinking about trying to get him to walk into a lg dog crate at mealtime instead.
My questions are, how would I prevent him from bolting when I release him? (If you have done TNR you probably know what I am refering to) Should I set him out in the crate to look at his new surroundings first? Does anyone have any experience with relocating ONE stray? If so, what did you do and how was the outcome? Winter is approaching quickly and I just know Stinky would adore a shelter with a heated blanket inside <3
Here's a few pictures of my favorite guy...
And the first time I was able to pet him!
Anyway there is a cat I refer to as Stinky on the other side of the neighborhood who is definitely a stray with very feral tendencies. I used to live on that side and he'd hang out on my porch all day. I moved in March and he found an new house to live at and the woman there even made him a shelter to use but she has since moved and he still hangs out there. The new occupant is okay with him being there but isn't feeding him or providing a shelter. He goes into the storm drains at night now (where all the other ferals and strays seem to live) and I would LOVE to relocate him to my yard on the opposite side of the neighborhood. It's taken a year but he now allows me to pet him and I know he'd be so much happier here. I've tried, unsuccessfully, to trap him to have him neutered but am thinking about trying to get him to walk into a lg dog crate at mealtime instead.
My questions are, how would I prevent him from bolting when I release him? (If you have done TNR you probably know what I am refering to) Should I set him out in the crate to look at his new surroundings first? Does anyone have any experience with relocating ONE stray? If so, what did you do and how was the outcome? Winter is approaching quickly and I just know Stinky would adore a shelter with a heated blanket inside <3
Here's a few pictures of my favorite guy...
And the first time I was able to pet him!