Hi, I am new here, and you guys seem knowledgeable about cats.
I am visiting my mom, who is feeding a semi-feral cat named Pearl. Originally the cat was named Earl, until "he" had kittens about 4 months ago. Pearl has gotten a little tamer over time, especially since having her kittens. One of the kittens is pretty tame, one is a little skittish.
My mom lives in a rural county that has no animal rescue group. Some nearby counties have rescue groups, but they won't help people outside their counties, but will give advice. But I am mostly having to wing it. At the recommendation of one of the animal rescue groups, I called a vet center, and have Pearl scheduled for spaying next Tuesday.
(I really shouldn't have said that out loud, because Pearl doesn't know about the spaying, and she mustn't know shhhhhh!)
Since these cats have never been to a vet, that means they don't know to be nervous around pet carriers. So I have been feeding Pearl treats inside a pet carrier, and she walks right in. There was one time she walked in, I closed the door, opened the door, and no problem. So hopefully this will work.
I am to catch her Monday and bring her in to the vet center. They will keep her overnight, and spay her the next morning.
I am kind of nervous because I have never done this before. So any tips or moral support are appreciated.
I am visiting my mom, who is feeding a semi-feral cat named Pearl. Originally the cat was named Earl, until "he" had kittens about 4 months ago. Pearl has gotten a little tamer over time, especially since having her kittens. One of the kittens is pretty tame, one is a little skittish.
My mom lives in a rural county that has no animal rescue group. Some nearby counties have rescue groups, but they won't help people outside their counties, but will give advice. But I am mostly having to wing it. At the recommendation of one of the animal rescue groups, I called a vet center, and have Pearl scheduled for spaying next Tuesday.
(I really shouldn't have said that out loud, because Pearl doesn't know about the spaying, and she mustn't know shhhhhh!)
Since these cats have never been to a vet, that means they don't know to be nervous around pet carriers. So I have been feeding Pearl treats inside a pet carrier, and she walks right in. There was one time she walked in, I closed the door, opened the door, and no problem. So hopefully this will work.
I am to catch her Monday and bring her in to the vet center. They will keep her overnight, and spay her the next morning.
I am kind of nervous because I have never done this before. So any tips or moral support are appreciated.