Yes, a humane one of course! I bought a $90 cat trap when mommy escaped, and the store won't take it back now. I know I have the basic options like donating it or selling it, but I noticed when we were trying to trap her that we had quite a few other cats hanging around. Including at least one feral kitten, that appeared to be about two months.
My two big thoughts for this are one, give it to a local TNR group. However, I called a few when mommy got out, and none were able to help. Most didn't answer or call back! So I wasn't impressed. And, if I give it to them, they probably won't work on the cats around my house.
Or two, I'm leaning towards trapping some of the cats around my place on my own. I know I can work with some other local groups (the shelter and some vets offices), just I wouldn't have a TNR group to do the trapping. What are your guys's thoughts on me- who has very little experience- trapping cats? Of course, the intention would be to fix them and let them go, so kind of make my own private TNR group for my neighborhood. One of my concerns if I did that would be, what if they're not feral, and if they belong to someone?
I wouldn't start until the X-Pack is gone, so it'd be a few months and I have time to contact all the people I would need to contact and do more research if I do it.
Is this something way above my head that I should just stop considering now? Please talk some sense in to me!
Oops- I meant to put this under strays and ferals. Could someone please move it for me? Sorry!!
My two big thoughts for this are one, give it to a local TNR group. However, I called a few when mommy got out, and none were able to help. Most didn't answer or call back! So I wasn't impressed. And, if I give it to them, they probably won't work on the cats around my house.
Or two, I'm leaning towards trapping some of the cats around my place on my own. I know I can work with some other local groups (the shelter and some vets offices), just I wouldn't have a TNR group to do the trapping. What are your guys's thoughts on me- who has very little experience- trapping cats? Of course, the intention would be to fix them and let them go, so kind of make my own private TNR group for my neighborhood. One of my concerns if I did that would be, what if they're not feral, and if they belong to someone?
I wouldn't start until the X-Pack is gone, so it'd be a few months and I have time to contact all the people I would need to contact and do more research if I do it.
Is this something way above my head that I should just stop considering now? Please talk some sense in to me!
Oops- I meant to put this under strays and ferals. Could someone please move it for me? Sorry!!