3 days ago I heard a tiny kitten yowling across the street. First day I didnt see it. Second day I see it run to the shed and hide under it. I left food out for it.
Today I saw it running across the road to another 6 month old kitten just crying its head off. It saw me and ran back under the shed. I started calling to it and it started talking back to me. It is clearly only about 5 to 6 weeks...no other kittens and not mother cat. I again left food out for it. I sat tonight in the grass talking to it and he came about 20 feet from me and just kept mewling at me.
It got spooked and ran back under the shed when I bike went by but I took a flashlight and he came right to the hidey hole and I could see him. He stopped talking to me but would not come any farther. I was about 5 feet from him
Ok...how do I catch this little baby so I can take it to the shelter? In the meantime there were two 6 month old kittens that were more than happy to rub on me and get some scratches. I petted them in front of the baby so he could see that I was not a threat. I think that might have worked because he came closer to me after a bit of time.
I wish people would spay/neuter their pets. I live a couple of blocks from a rental street and they are always leaving their pets behind for others to deal with. It makes me so darned mad. Then the old man behind me just feeds them (which is great) but doesnt get them fixed so there are more and more litters of kittens. I plan on grabbing any that are strays and taking them to the shelter. I hope that doesnt sound cruel but they are much safer there than getting hit by a car and making more kittens that I can watch get killed/die.
So what suggestions do you have for me to catch this little baby? He is too light to set a trap off I believe. He is very tiny. (I dont actually know if its a boy or girl though.)
Tammy
Today I saw it running across the road to another 6 month old kitten just crying its head off. It saw me and ran back under the shed. I started calling to it and it started talking back to me. It is clearly only about 5 to 6 weeks...no other kittens and not mother cat. I again left food out for it. I sat tonight in the grass talking to it and he came about 20 feet from me and just kept mewling at me.
It got spooked and ran back under the shed when I bike went by but I took a flashlight and he came right to the hidey hole and I could see him. He stopped talking to me but would not come any farther. I was about 5 feet from him
Ok...how do I catch this little baby so I can take it to the shelter? In the meantime there were two 6 month old kittens that were more than happy to rub on me and get some scratches. I petted them in front of the baby so he could see that I was not a threat. I think that might have worked because he came closer to me after a bit of time.
I wish people would spay/neuter their pets. I live a couple of blocks from a rental street and they are always leaving their pets behind for others to deal with. It makes me so darned mad. Then the old man behind me just feeds them (which is great) but doesnt get them fixed so there are more and more litters of kittens. I plan on grabbing any that are strays and taking them to the shelter. I hope that doesnt sound cruel but they are much safer there than getting hit by a car and making more kittens that I can watch get killed/die.
So what suggestions do you have for me to catch this little baby? He is too light to set a trap off I believe. He is very tiny. (I dont actually know if its a boy or girl though.)
Tammy
