Need info....

[mruffruff]

How long can a cat go without food or water?

I trapped a cat on Sunday night and kept the trap and cat in my storage shed overnight. In the morning it was raining and cold, so I didn't want to throw the whole thing in the back of the truck to go to the vet's. In transferring the cat to a carrier, I almost had the carrier door closed when the cat escaped, into my shed.

The cat bounced around the shelves and under the wood scraps for a few minutes until it found a good hiding place. I had to go to work so I closed the door and locked it in.

I set the trap and put food in it. Tonight I replaced the food with fresh wet.

How long until this feral cat is hungry enough to go into the trap again?

Mary

[ratchet22]

Make sure you have a towel or something over the trap, so it too becomes a hiding place for it. Good luck as well, once they have been in it, is hard to recapture them, they are smart and very stubborn, don't give up , food will win

[AbbyMom]

How is it going?

I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question other than I hope the cat would eat and drink before it became critical (such as dehydration).

If regular wet food didn't work, how about Starkist?

Pat

[mruffruff]

Day 2: Checked at 2PM and no sign of the little rascal. Last night it was looking out the window when I replaced the wet food, but it scampered back under some lumber.

Tonight I'll try some sardines. Just a little on top of the cat food might work.

There is water out as well as a pan with litter (not in the trap).

An ex-tech said that her cat once went without eating for 10 days. I hope this little squirt doesn't take that long!

Mary

[Gidgetgirl]

Believe it or not...I'm told deboned fried chicken works every time. This is what many people use when trying to trap a feral colony as part of tnr program. Good Luck!

[mruffruff]

Day 3: Sardines didn't work overnight. I left them there for the day.

I'll try chicken tonight.

Stubborn little stinker!

Mary

[MULTICATMOM]

IS A VIRTUE... DON'T HATE TO HEAR THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN A HURRY???
ACCORDING TO ANIMAL PLANET, A WEEK TO 10 DAYS...
IT COULD BE SURVIVING OFF RODENTS, ANY MICE THERE??

WHEN'S MATTIE GRACE GOING TO HAVE KITTENS?? I'M SO READY

[mruffruff]

Success!

The sardines must have done their job. One little calico is now at the vet for her procedures. (Aren't calicos all or mostly girls?)

This is the one I trapped Sunday night and released Wednesday morning.



My next door neighbor said she has seen 3 kittens about the size of "Bob the squirrel" eating on her window sill. I've seen a big black one and a small tan/gray one on my front porch, so it looks like I'll be busy for quite a while.

Mary

[ratchet22]

Great Job! Keep us updated on the little ones!
She is a real cutie.....

[AbbyMom]

Yea! Good job! I'm so glad she's out of there.

I hope the little ones are easy to catch and young enough to be tamed.

Let us know. Bless you for taking care of them.

[mruffruff]

This is the little devil that was in the shed. She woke me up at 3 this morning calling for her friends. I figured if she was well enough to make all that noise, she was well enough to go "home" so I released her.



Mary

[Laura's Babies]

MY GOSH!! She is BEAUTIFUL!!!

[catmandu]

She is Drop Dead Gorgeous,I would have kept her,myself!!

[AbbyMom]

What a beauty! And she'll have a happier life now that you've broken the cycle of litter after litter. Congratulations!

[smokey the elder]

What a gorgeous girl! Too bad she's too feral to adopt out.