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| 1436.1 | the humane society can help trap the cats | STERLN::WILDE | Grand Poobah's first assistant and Jr. Wizard | Mon Jun 06 1988 15:31 | 14 |
| If the cats are not caught and neutered, they will continue to breed,
possilby incestuously if either kitten is male so....
Call the local humane society and get cages to trap the cats. Watch the
trap CLOSELY - and remove the cats to the humane society as they are
trapped. DON'T do this until the kittens are old enough to be weaned.
Give it at least a month or more after first sighting of kittens to be
sure. The humane society will tell you how to bait the cage. The cats
will need to be moved as soon after they get caught as possible - and
don't leave the cage in the weather - that way the trapped cat will not
have to be out in the weather until you move it.
Now, won't you consider adopting mom, spaying her, and keeping her as a
barn cat? You won't have mice if she's around, you can bet on that.
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| 1436.2 | Before they breed like crazy | CLUSTA::TAMIR | ACMS design while-u-wait | Mon Jun 06 1988 17:26 | 23 |
| Sounds like Mom is feral and is raising the little ones to be feral
as well, especially since you're not providing any food (just the
roof over their heads!). The local humane society will rent you
a Hav-a-hart trap which you can use to capture the critters. Usually,
this rental is merely a deposit for the trap; they return it when
you bring the trap back. The kittens will be very easy to trap
as they are incredibly cute, but incredibly stupid. I've snared
feral kittens without putting any bait in the trap; they just walked
into it. Mom may be more street wise and may be harded to trap,
especially if she's around to see what happened to her babes.
Once in the trap, the animal should be transported immediately to
the shelter. Some shelters don't consider putting feral cats up
for adoption; there are too many other cats looking for homes.
Don't leave them in the trap too long as they get very frightened
and will thrash around and hurt themselves.
I do this every spring (and summer and fall and winter...) and have
my own trap (easier than reserving one at the shelter). I'm located
in Nashua; if you're nearby, you're welcomed to borrow mine...
Good luck,
Mary
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| 1436.3 | Why get rid of them? | CHEFS::GOUGH | | Tue Jun 07 1988 12:12 | 1 |
| Why not have them neutered and keep them?
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| 1436.4 | YEAH! | SWSNOD::DALY | Serendipity 'R' us | Tue Jun 07 1988 12:17 | 4 |
| If I had a barn, I'd have the kittys fixed and keep them. I'd probably
even stock the barn with mice!
Marion
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| 1436.5 | re: .0 Solution found (see also Note 415.x | WOODRO::EARLY | Bob_the_hiker | Fri Jul 01 1988 13:50 | 56 |
| re: .0 Solution Found
Hav-a-hart trap can be purchased for $28.00. Worcester shelter
only lends them to Worcester residents, all others are $10.00 for
three days plus $1.00 per day after.
Taylor rental charges $20.00/3 days or 9.48 per day for less or
over three days.
The three shelters which are available are full, but they will take
additional cats. The kitties are truly cute, and the mother seems
cute also. She is also a hunter.
These cats came of their own, and I suspect that she's my cats'
mistress. He is also quite hunter in his own right, so I don't
need more. While I have barn, there are no mice or rats about,
and it disturbes me to think that the squirrels are becoming decimated,
as are the birds. The cats gotta go.
Would you like kitty or two ?
Four lovely kitties, 1 adult, three kittens.
Adult: Female, mother of three, non-spayed (not neutered, either).
Color: Tiger stripe, carmel/white. Loves squirels.
Size: Medium (about 2-3 pounds).
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Mother K-1 K-2 K-3
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Located Leominster, Ma same same same
Gender Female ?? ?? ??
Nuetralized NOT Spayed no non neither
Age 2 yrs ? 2 mon? 2 mo? 2 mo ?
Long-hair/short-hair short same same same (may become
long like their Dad
Coat pattern Tiger Tigger tiger Tigerre
" Color Carmel/White C/W C/W Grey/White
Breed Cat cat cat cat
Size 2 popunds ? kitten kitten kitten
Endearing traits likes squirrels eats eats eats regularly
(if you particularly like squirrels or other outdor wildlife, these
kitties may not be for you. I don't feed them, but they are very
healthy looking, and so far I've found two squirrel bodies).
Important (indoor or Outdoor May be able to domestizice
Bob Early DTN 264-6252 or
home:(617)-534-7948 (after July 16 (508)534-7948
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| 1436.6 | Update: "Where have all the kitties gone ..." | WOODRO::EARLY | Bob_the_Hiker | Thu Jul 28 1988 15:48 | 17 |
| re: .0, et al
Update: The Kitties and Mom cat are gone. Hopefully, for good.
WHat happened is this: I did manage to trap one of the kittens,
and the other cats witnessed the event with some apparent
distraughtness (or so it seemed).
After I put the kitty into a cardboard box, and prepared a more
secure "temporary cage", it managed to escape. I haven't seen it
or any of the others since. I suppose they thought they weren't
welcome anymore, and left. Case Closed.
So, if anyone needs a "Hav-a-hart" animal trap, I have one to
rent (or sell).
Bob
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