I have 22 cats/kittens in my above ground finished basement. One new kitten is from a litter of 4 survivors. S/he fits in through the dog kennel which is how she came in when separated from her mama and litter mates and she comes in when rest of them come in for the night.
Mama has not been around for over 2 weeks, I am sure a victim of the coyotes I hear every night. The past week one of the remaining 3 kittens has become separated from the other 2 as they come up to deck to eat at different times. This kitten is now in back of house by the cats in dog kennel. My dilemma is do I catch it and keep it safe inside till old enough/weighs enough for surgery? Do I try for the other 2? I am not counting the little black kitten that was only about 2 months old that showed up on my deck about 3 weeks ago. I am keeping it caged in a large dog crate until it can have surgery. I will not socialize any more ferals as I have way too many cats already and the basement stinks to high heaven. Trying to clean up with Nature's Miracle. Also a young grey cat around 5-6 months old has recently showed up. I do TNR in my community and people are always dumping cats by my house. There are no more friends/relatives I can convince to adopt any so I am adamant about not having any more cats live here.
My dilemma is do I try to trap these 3 remaining kittens and keep them safe inside till they have their surgery after which I shall return them outside or do I just let them be and trap them when I have apt for their surgery. I am guessing they are about 3-4 months old so should be ok for surgery; I am waiting to hear back from the organization I use.
What would you do?
Karen
Mama has not been around for over 2 weeks, I am sure a victim of the coyotes I hear every night. The past week one of the remaining 3 kittens has become separated from the other 2 as they come up to deck to eat at different times. This kitten is now in back of house by the cats in dog kennel. My dilemma is do I catch it and keep it safe inside till old enough/weighs enough for surgery? Do I try for the other 2? I am not counting the little black kitten that was only about 2 months old that showed up on my deck about 3 weeks ago. I am keeping it caged in a large dog crate until it can have surgery. I will not socialize any more ferals as I have way too many cats already and the basement stinks to high heaven. Trying to clean up with Nature's Miracle. Also a young grey cat around 5-6 months old has recently showed up. I do TNR in my community and people are always dumping cats by my house. There are no more friends/relatives I can convince to adopt any so I am adamant about not having any more cats live here.
My dilemma is do I try to trap these 3 remaining kittens and keep them safe inside till they have their surgery after which I shall return them outside or do I just let them be and trap them when I have apt for their surgery. I am guessing they are about 3-4 months old so should be ok for surgery; I am waiting to hear back from the organization I use.
What would you do?
Karen