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I have been feeding a family of ferals for over a month since mom showed up with her 2-week old kittens in my yard. They have been living happily on my patio. Now the kittens are about 9 weeks, and mom is starting to go into heat. My friend who runs a rescue where I got my 2 cats helped to trap them last night. She brought a drop trap and we got mom and 3 babies in one shot. The 4th baby, the little girl, the runt of the litter, took off after seeing her family get trapped. We left 2 humane traps set last night, hoping to catch her and also a large male, which I believe is the father. He got into one of the traps right after we set it, and managed to eat and get out without tripping it! UGH!
We set them again, and in the morning one was tripped with nobody in it. The little girl is nowhere to be found. I am praying she shows up at dinnertime. My friend is coming back tonight. She is also bringing a kitten trap. I have bowls of water all around the yard, and in the water heater closet where the babies used as a den when they were smaller. I left the door slightly cracked and keep checking but she is not there. The worst of it is it is going to be 110 degrees today and 119 tomorrow here in Phoenix. :-( Praying for the baby girl!
We set them again, and in the morning one was tripped with nobody in it. The little girl is nowhere to be found. I am praying she shows up at dinnertime. My friend is coming back tonight. She is also bringing a kitten trap. I have bowls of water all around the yard, and in the water heater closet where the babies used as a den when they were smaller. I left the door slightly cracked and keep checking but she is not there. The worst of it is it is going to be 110 degrees today and 119 tomorrow here in Phoenix. :-( Praying for the baby girl!