Gary has another neutering appointment...He didn't come home.

[Catty1]

Moesha, get a few older towels and/or a blanket or two you don't really like, and put them flat and stacked on the carpet.

Put the trap on top...any pee will soak thru but not to the carpet.

Keep the trap covered...he'll be less likely to panic that way.

I like the trash bag idea...but any pee will run off the plastic and onto the carpet; that's my concern.

Good luck at the vet tomorrow.

[Moesha]

That's not a bad idea Catty and is similiar to what I'm planning for the car ride tomorrow. I was afraid with just trash bags or plastic underneath, he would somehow dig at it and injest it or something. Maybe I'll lock Morgan and Aroara in the extra bedroom with a litterbox and put Gary and the cage on the kitchen floor. I just hope he'll be quite through the night. He's going to have to stay outside until bedtime. Maybe if it is quiet and dark he won't make noise.

[Moesha]

edit: I'm sorry - that came out much harsher than I meant it to. I'm just concerned that 25 deg. would be too cold for him. Please accept my apology.

Apology accepted. I know we are all concerned about the animals and their welfare. I was concerned about it too. That's why I asked for suggestions.

[Freedom]

With a towel draped over the cage, he will be calm and quiet. The wild ones don't howl. That is something the tame ones learn as a way to communicate with us and get our attention. With the towel, it is like a little cave. He will be fine.

I was going to say a trash bag, then some old towels but I see someone already did that.

I usually just line the inside of the trap with newspaper. I leave them inside on the futon, and I've never had a problem with them going through; beginner's luck I guess! As if a couple sheets of news paper would do it!

Best of luck.

[Moesha]

The towel is over the cage. That was the first thing I did when I saw that he was inside. He was sitting there calmly until I turned on the outside light.

[Freedom]

Sure, the light means a human is around. Humans are the predator, he is the prey. I'm sure he will be alright.

[Moesha]

Ok, everyone is tucked in for the night and no one is happy! I put the stray girl, who is friendly as can be, in the bathroom. I let her out of the carrier and put the litterbox from the bedroom in there. Then I put Morgan's regular litterbox in the bedroom with Aroara and Morgan. Gary is on newspaper in the trap in the kitchen.

The girl, keeps sticking her paws out from under the door trying to get attention. Aroara hissed as I carried her by the bathroom and again when I put her in the bedroom with Morgan. Gary let out a big wail as I brought him in and put him in the kitchen. I just hope I get some sleep tonight. I have to figure out a good way to get the two traps in my car and leave before 7 to get them to the place on time.

Since I have to work all afternoon/evening, my mom has graciously agreed to pick them up between 4 and 5. I know from past experience they have to stay inside tomorrow night because they can't regulate their body temperatures after being knocked out. I'm borrowing a wire dog kennel to keep the girl contained in it for a few days. That will let her heal some and keep her belly warmer since they'll have to shave her. I thought about putting her in my sister's house, but she'd be there alone without someone to watch her and make sure she is ok tomorrow night.

Now I must go because I hear very strange noises from the bathroom. She might just have to go back in the carrier. (It's for a medium sized dog, so she has plenty of room to walk around in there.)

[Karen]

Oh, gosh - good luck over the next couple days! And some earplugs might help you get some sleep, as I imagine there will be LOUD complaining from various contained parties!

[jennielynn1970]

Awe.... I hope you get some sleep tonight! I'll be thinking about your ride to the vet tomorrow morning!

The little girl sounds like a heart stealer!!

[Taz_Zoee]

Sounds like you've got things well under control there.
If you are anything like me, I wouldn't get sleep just because I'd be worried about them. Like the first night we had Taggart........NO sleep for me. But since then I've slept just fine. I hope you can get some sleep. Earplugs is not a bad idea. I have some right by my bed for when Bruce has "jam sessions".

[Emeraldgreen]

Gary is such a food monster that he runs everyone off from their food bowl. He wants to eat all of them. He makes everyone play musical bowls until he finds the one he likes best.

It doesn't matter what it is, he wants to eat all of it.

Higgins is the wildcard in all of this.

Jose took his hunk of wet food and ran back outside

It was touch and go! loaded the trap with smelly yums... Gary circled and circled

LOL! That was so neat to read, it was like a book I didn't want to put down! I'm so glad he's been trapped, it truly is amazing considering how many odds were against you! GOOD JOB!!!

I'm glad he's inside and will be warm and I hope that you will be able to get some sleep for the big day tomorrow. You'll probably be so tired at work but it will all be worth it because you finally did it!

Please keep us posted when they get back to your place after surgery. I hope all will go well.
p.s. that is great that your brother will let the little girl kitty stay with them if she gets along with the other two.

[Moesha]

I put the girl back in the carrier. I went in the bathroom and there was litter EVERYWHERE! Aroara is digging at the carpet in the bedroom trying to get out. I'm sure by tomorrow it will be in shreds. And so it begins. LOL

[Medusa]

Wow, this has been quite the saga. Your persistence has paid off, though. Hoping that you were able to get some sleep and praying that all goes w/out a hitch.

[Moesha]

I kept waking up, but things were pretty quiet each time. Now that I am up and out of bed everyone is squawking. I first heard Gary banging around in the trap wailing. He sounds so much like Morgan. Morgan was wailing in the bedroom. Then the girl in the bathroom started. I got up moved her to the room I'd been sleeping in with the light off. Made Aroara go in the bathroom to eat. Of course she hissed. She's such a spitfire! I came out here and Gary was still going but has since quieted down. Morgan is at my feet waiting for his morning dose of wet food. I hope the hour car ride is manageable. Thanks for the responses. I'll update later tonight when I get home from work, if I'm still able to write sentences then.

[catmandu]

THATS FUNNY AS TUBSTER PANTHER WAS THE OPPOSITE
AS BIG AS HE IS IF ANOTHER FOUND CATS CAME WHIILE HE WAS EATING, HE WOULS LEAVE RATHER THAN FIGHT OR SHARE!!!
I HAVE TO FEED HIM SEPERATLY IN THE BASEMENT.
SCRAPPY 2 THE SENSATIONAL WAS A BIT OF A HOGGETTE , BUT WOULD SHARE ANYTIME
WE PRAY ALL EVERYONE CALMS DOWN, AND THAT SOON PEACE WILL REIGN.