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I have been feeding a mother cat for a couple of months. I also caretake for three others that have been socialized but are completely outdoor cats. I have two males (un-neutered) and a spayed female. Funds are limited so I'm getting the ladies done first with the males to follow as soon as possible.
The mother gave birth three weeks ago and her nest is underneath a neighbor's home in the crawl space. I have notified the owner that she is there and obtained permission to access her yard and crawl space as needed. I have to give mom credit for picking a very safe place for her kittens. It doesn't look very comfortable, though.
What are your thoughts on a timeline for wrangling them and beginning the socialization and weaning process. The mother cat will let me pet her and even pick her up and hold her for a minute. She seems to trust me, but as of yet, she hasn't shown her babes to me. I have ask many of the neighbors about her but no one seems to know where she came from. She tolerates me sitting in the opening of the crawl space. The mother has already gone in to heat again with several successful matings. As soon as the kittens are weaned I will have her spayed.
I'm new to cat caretaking so I would like some advice on the timing and methods? We are having a mass TNR weekend and I have volunteered to be a trap checker so I will be learning how to trap and might be able to get some help from the organization. They are planning to TNR 50-60 cats in one weekend!
Any and all advice would be helpful to me.
The mother gave birth three weeks ago and her nest is underneath a neighbor's home in the crawl space. I have notified the owner that she is there and obtained permission to access her yard and crawl space as needed. I have to give mom credit for picking a very safe place for her kittens. It doesn't look very comfortable, though.
What are your thoughts on a timeline for wrangling them and beginning the socialization and weaning process. The mother cat will let me pet her and even pick her up and hold her for a minute. She seems to trust me, but as of yet, she hasn't shown her babes to me. I have ask many of the neighbors about her but no one seems to know where she came from. She tolerates me sitting in the opening of the crawl space. The mother has already gone in to heat again with several successful matings. As soon as the kittens are weaned I will have her spayed.
I'm new to cat caretaking so I would like some advice on the timing and methods? We are having a mass TNR weekend and I have volunteered to be a trap checker so I will be learning how to trap and might be able to get some help from the organization. They are planning to TNR 50-60 cats in one weekend!
Any and all advice would be helpful to me.