Hi There It's been so while since I done any feral work but a pregnant one started to peep in my back door and I couldn't resist trying to help.
I need some possible advice on what to do. The last time I did feral work I was in New York and they seemed to have more outlets and resources for this. I moved to Wisconsin and I've tried the rescues and vets near me and my local vet made a big deal out of seeing a feral and said that they really don't do, and most of the programs closed during Covid and never reopened.
The human society told me they could see this cat the earliest Dec 22nd. Which by then she will have had her babies. Things I'm worried about is her having the babies in the cold weather and them not surviving. Her having the babies and now there's more feral cats that cant be placed in homes. I don't have the resources to take care of an entire colony right now plus the place I live in I rent so I don't want to upset the landlord etc.
I built a shelter yesterday but she won't use it yet. I moved it to a place today a little further away so maybe she would feel more comfortable. It's nice and has a heating pad.
It doesn't look like termination of the pregnancy is possible bc at the moment I cant get her seen maybe soon I dont know but it feels a bit late in the game for this judging by her belly.
I just started to feed this cat on a regular basis 3 days ago so I'm building trust and learning about. She seems like she could come inside one day as she had made big progress just in these 3 days.
Any thoughts on what I can do??? I thought about trapping her and bringing in my garage to have the babies. I have other cats and don't want her to come in I guess till she has been to the vet. Anyone know vets in Wisconsin that handle ferals?
I need some possible advice on what to do. The last time I did feral work I was in New York and they seemed to have more outlets and resources for this. I moved to Wisconsin and I've tried the rescues and vets near me and my local vet made a big deal out of seeing a feral and said that they really don't do, and most of the programs closed during Covid and never reopened.
The human society told me they could see this cat the earliest Dec 22nd. Which by then she will have had her babies. Things I'm worried about is her having the babies in the cold weather and them not surviving. Her having the babies and now there's more feral cats that cant be placed in homes. I don't have the resources to take care of an entire colony right now plus the place I live in I rent so I don't want to upset the landlord etc.
I built a shelter yesterday but she won't use it yet. I moved it to a place today a little further away so maybe she would feel more comfortable. It's nice and has a heating pad.
It doesn't look like termination of the pregnancy is possible bc at the moment I cant get her seen maybe soon I dont know but it feels a bit late in the game for this judging by her belly.
I just started to feed this cat on a regular basis 3 days ago so I'm building trust and learning about. She seems like she could come inside one day as she had made big progress just in these 3 days.
Any thoughts on what I can do??? I thought about trapping her and bringing in my garage to have the babies. I have other cats and don't want her to come in I guess till she has been to the vet. Anyone know vets in Wisconsin that handle ferals?