need advice on whether or not to trap a sick feral cat

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So finally I found the colony where the Rogue came from. There are probably three unfixed ones left, a tiny black tom, a beautiful creamy brown female and unknown red tabby. I've been running around looking for places of where to best put my trap (this involves me walking into hard-hat areas and asking for the manager
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Just now I got a close look at the beautiful female and sadly found her very sick. Head shaking side-to-side, filmy eyes and probably blind. I'm afraid should I catch her, the vet will ask to put her to sleep. Need advice - let her in peace in a place she knows or stop her suffering? I doubt she will have another litter, let alone survive until spring, but I also don't want her unnecessarily afraid or cut her life short.
 

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I think you know the answer. You would always regret not trying to save the female.
 
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Howdy,

Newbie here...trap the little honey, take her in to a vet, have them give you advice about the little darlin's true condition. I recently took in a little black kitten, who is now laying down between my arms on the table as I type this. The little boy cost $150 smackers, he was really sick, but, hey, he's doing fine now. They suggested putting him down, all I had to do was squirt water into him every four hours via a syringe and only for a couple of weeks. Fortunately I was not working at the time.  Go with your heart. Sometimes its hard to follow, but God looks kindly upon those who take care of the little ones.

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So I finally managed to talk to Philip, who is feeding them, and the situation is quite different: the sick one is actually a male who has been blind for some time and is being guided to food by the small black one. This makes trapping extremely difficult because the blind one has to be trapped first and will be very disorientated and maybe not even eat. Thankfully one of our feral cat organizations has already been notified and I am leaving the trapping to the experts. I do not want to leave the blind one without his guide!

As it is the time to be thankful, I am extremely thankful to Philip who has been feeding feral cats for 9 years, the guide cat who is adorable, and the people from Alameda County's Feral Cat Association.

Also thank you for every one giving me advice.
 
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My experienced cat contact tells me that based on the symptoms I describe, the sick cat is suffering a neurological condition, probably from being hit in the head, which will also have caused the blindness 
 They do live in a hard hat area with forklifts but have a way to get inside the recycling plant out of the rain.

I'll continue to talk to Philip, and if for some reason the good people from the Feral Cat Association can't manage and the cat's situation deteriorates, I'll step in with my trap again.
 
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