Remember the woman that designed the "super trap" I just told you
about? Well I was there yesterday and she told me about the tracking
device they use to track Momma ferals back to her kittens. She says
she's used this method dozens of times and always with success. DOZENS
OF TIMES!! When they trap a lactating female, they put on a
transmitting collar, (made for use with housecats), while she's under
for her spay. They release her early and track her right back to her
babies! They round up the kittens into a carrier then re-trap Momma,
using the kittens as bait, (you know, kittens in a carrier, trap butted
against it all covered with a cloth). If the kittens are old enough,
she and a helper pull the "break away" collar with the tracking device
off of Momma through the trap and release her. If the kittens still
need her, they bring them all home and release the Momma later when the
kittens are weaned. I tell you, this lady and her brilliant ideas get
me more excited than my husband ever did, (Don't tell Bruce that!). I
usually dread it when I hear of, or see a new mom, now I've got hope
that I'll be able to help every single one of them /and/ tame her
kittens!! Here's the website for the tracking device and collars:
http://www.thecatlocator.com/
Spread the word on this one!
about? Well I was there yesterday and she told me about the tracking
device they use to track Momma ferals back to her kittens. She says
she's used this method dozens of times and always with success. DOZENS
OF TIMES!! When they trap a lactating female, they put on a
transmitting collar, (made for use with housecats), while she's under
for her spay. They release her early and track her right back to her
babies! They round up the kittens into a carrier then re-trap Momma,
using the kittens as bait, (you know, kittens in a carrier, trap butted
against it all covered with a cloth). If the kittens are old enough,
she and a helper pull the "break away" collar with the tracking device
off of Momma through the trap and release her. If the kittens still
need her, they bring them all home and release the Momma later when the
kittens are weaned. I tell you, this lady and her brilliant ideas get
me more excited than my husband ever did, (Don't tell Bruce that!). I
usually dread it when I hear of, or see a new mom, now I've got hope
that I'll be able to help every single one of them /and/ tame her
kittens!! Here's the website for the tracking device and collars:
http://www.thecatlocator.com/
Spread the word on this one!
