Here we go again........

[lizbud]

I hate this! It's really heartbreaking and very stressful.

It is, but you're doing a great job. The idea of having a can or kitty chow morsels in your pocket is a good one. Never know who you might meet.

[kaycountrygal]

You're very kind and caring. Yep, You might as well never leave your home unless you have some cat food with you. Hope s/he becomes friendly with you.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

So a lot has happened since I last checked in. I got a trap at Harbor Freight for $20.00, so I thought it would be a piece of cake to catch this little one now! Yeah, right!!!!! Turns out he must be so tiny yet that he doesn't trip the trap - drat! I've gone thought 2 cans of cat food a day, and every time I go back the food is gone but the trap is still wide open. I figured at the very least, with all the food he's been getting, pretty soon he'll gain enough weight to trip the trap. until then, to help things along, I put some rocks gently on the plate that trips the lid, just to add a little weight to help the little one along.

So, tonight we're eating dinner and the phone rings. It's the people next door to where the trap is. They tell me he's in the trap - I've caught him! Hooray! Hop in the golf cart and away I go. Pull in the lot, shine the lights on the trap and oh s**t, that's no little kitten, that's a full blown adult feral, rolling around trying to get out and hissing at me - oh s**t!!!

Well, I'm already committed, so I covered the cage and the cat calmed down. I was able to get it home and animal control will be here in the morning to pick him/her up. This is NOT what I signed up for! needless to say, this kitty is NOT Robin's succession plan!

[Karen]

Oh, goodness, well, TNR one cat at a time until kitten appears?

[catnapper]

Keep it up. That little fellow is just pulling the string along so you fall completely head over heels for him before he agrees to be caught in the trap.

[lizbud]

If the big adult cat got the food, the little one is probably very hungry by now. Maybe if you only set up the trap
when you see the little one around. Set the trap and move back away from it while the cat is drawn in by the tasty
aroma of fish or whatever. Then cover with a towel & bring him home. If it doesn't work, take the trap home & try
again later. Best of luck winning him/her over.

The spring trap hook sometimes can stick a bit & doesn't release the spring when they step on the metal plate.