The vet DID NOT tip her ear.....interesting, huh?
The woman I've been working with said the vet would do it, like he does to all ferals.
Isn't that strange??
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The vet DID NOT tip her ear.....interesting, huh?
The woman I've been working with said the vet would do it, like he does to all ferals.
Isn't that strange??
I'm so confused about why the traps are getting tripped without catching anything!
I've never heard of that!! :confused: :confused: :confused:
Quite possibly YOU impressed the Vet that Lil Grey was destined for a *home* :)Quote:
Originally posted by NoahsMommy
The vet DID NOT tip her ear...
interesting, huh?
rather than be released in the wild as a feral.
The Vet might feel that permanently marking Lil Grey as a feral, with the tipped ear, might not be the "right" thing to do. If she does become someone's (read *your*) PET, she shouldn't be marked as a feral. If she ever gets lost in the future, folks seeing the feral/tipped ear might not attempt to catch and return her to her home/condo.
Hope Gracie doesn't mind sharing the new condo! :p
Uh oh....my hubby wants to name her.....
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Any suggestions? He likes cutesy names....he wants to name her "Boots". :)
I haven't either. When it happened the first time, I was really worried she'd never go in. I called Carol (the woman suppling me the cages) and she said not to worry, anything could have closed it.Quote:
Originally posted by Kater
I'm so confused about why the traps are getting tripped without catching anything!
I've never heard of that!! :confused: :confused: :confused:
Wierd, huh?
I actually didn't talk to the vet. The only thing I said to anyone there was that she was a feral I wanted spayed and vaccinated. I DID say that if she was already pregnant NOT to spay her, that I would take her home and find home for the possible kittens.Quote:
Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
Quite possibly YOU impressed the Vet that Lil Grey was destined for a *home* :)
rather than be released in the wild as a feral.
The Vet might feel that permanently marking Lil Grey as a feral, with the tipped ear, might not be the "right" thing to do. If she does become someone's (read *your*) PET, she shouldn't be marked as a feral. If she ever gets lost in the future, folks seeing the feral/tipped ear might not attempt to catch and return her to her home/condo.
Hope Gracie doesn't mind sharing the new condo! :p
Hmmm.....
Hope she likes her new enclosure!! ;)
And you wonderd "why" the Vet dint *tip* her ear!!!? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by NoahsMommy
Uh oh....
my hubby wants to name her...
...he wants to name her "Boots". :)
Boots sez "Anudder Boots!?? :eek:
"Socks" ?
"Tippy" ? (as in Tippy-Toes) :p
Cute names!! :) I told David that name was already taken! ;)
This is what she's doing right now, please excuse the dirty windows....
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Contemplating a *break-IN*! :DQuote:
Originally posted by NoahsMommy
This is what she's doing right now...
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awwwwwww look at that face! no wonder david wants to name her! ;) She's so pretty Kelly!
OK...her new name is Maggie. :)
SmokeMutt sez...
Wow! Wuz dat *FAST*! :cool:
Took me a lil longur that Wun Day to get dopted :p
...Anna LOT longur ta get a Name!
Happie New Home :), Miz Maggie!!
Yur gonna like it here!
:D
Well....according to hubby, we can't "KEEP" Maggie. Our mission is to get her "people friendly" and then find her a home.
We'll see. ;)
Not really. If NZ let feral cats go, there would be MAJOR ecological and financial problems. Species would die out, species that only exist in NZ.Quote:
The only people that regard feral cats as pests are STUPID ones!!
The cats didn't ask to be feral, but that doesn't mean they should be left to it. NZ can't take it.
Kelly, I'm just now reading this thread and I think that you're doing a wonderful job. :) I sure hope that Maggie can become used to people so she can be rehomed and that you're able to catch Gracie too. :) My new cat Cirrus is what I'd call semi-feral in that he was born to feral cats but became used to people as a young kitten. He and his brother were adopted by a woman who became so allergic that she wasn't able to pick them up or touch them. He and his brother were then returned at the age of about 5 months or so. A lady was working with him everyday and he became used to her and would let her pet him.
I adopted him when he was 8 months old and as of tomorrow I've had him for 2 months. He loves me to pet him and scratch his back and to be brushed too. He and Sunny are best friends too. His brother was also adopted and is doing very well. This just goes to show you that some cats can become more domesticated and learn to trust people. :)
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If she is laying out in the middle of her room (vs. hiding in or under something) I believe she has a VERY good chance of becoming not only tame, but loving!
My thoughts exactly, Jen! Maggie is destined for a loving home... thanks to you and hubby!!!:D
Update - Saturday
1 cage closed, empty
1 cage closed, bunny
:D :D :D
Bunny????????
WEEEEIRD :confused:
and I thought bunnies were vegetarian! ;)
I guess Gracie is too smart to be caught in a cage.
We saw Gracie when we went to check the traps. She almost ran right out in front of out car and was running for cover. Poor girl. She is obviously too smart for our traps right now...and I think I know why.
The gaurd approached us and told us that he's seen Gracie before, but also a blackish cat as well. I'm wondering if she's missing cat #3, which would be Maggie and is being careful?
We're going to lay off the trapping for a few more weeks. I"m just going to get up early and fill her bowls in the morning before work and try again later.
Kate, the bun didn't eat the fish....but I thought the same thing too!! I wonder why it even went in there?? Silly bunners. :)
A BUN-BUN? better than a skunk !:eek:
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If you've tried everything with a regular trap, feeding for about a week without setting the trip mechanism, tying a chicken leg to the back top of the trap, leaving the trap out so she gets use to seeing it, etc. then here's what we've done. My husband built a drop trap and we caught many of our hard - to - catch cats this way. Our last mom cat we had been trying for over a year. Every time she would see us drive in the park with a trap, she was gone. We finally put the drop trap in the park, braced it up so it wouldn't fall, and left it there for a couple weeks always putting food under it and forcing the cats to have to feed there. Of course this is in an area where the public is not allowed so we could do it this way. Then after 2 weeks of doing this, we set the stick with a string, sat in our car where she couldn't see us, waited till she went in to eat, and pulled the string! We had her! Sometimes trapping takes numerous times, it also takes a lot of patience. Just keep trying and eventually you will get her. Don't give up. You need to get her use to seeing the traps and seeing she can eat out of them without any danger to her. If you have any questions you can always PM me!
Kelly,
How's Maggie doing? Is she warming up yet?
I think you're wise to give trapping Gracie a break. Cats forget after a while so maybe it's best to wait a couple of weeks. It gives you guys a break too.
Call me if you want to talk!