Recently in my trapping vendetta Category

Not the kitty I caught but this is what he/she looks like!
Yes I skipped a day of blogging because yesterday was extremely busy. I've got several things to write about including a dog that is looking for a home. But for now you'll just have to read more about my cat trapping experiences. I caught one kitty this morning that does not look like it's been fixed (i.e. the cat's ear was not tipped). So I moseyed on down to Devonshire Animal Hospital to drop said kitty off to get snipped! He/she will stay in my porch overnight and I'll release him/her in the morning.

Although I'm still distraught over losing the momma kitty (I'm not giving up hope), it's a consolation to know that something good did happen from it. It turns out that this gal was declawed and possibly dumped in the complex by her previous owners. While it's protocol to post ads to find the owner, my volunteer friend said that we shouldn't be too adamant about finding the owner. People have called me about losing their cat but it wasn't the right kitty. I have reservations about giving a declawed cat back to an owner that lets it roam. First of all, cats should NOT BE DECLAWED! (yeah that's my two cents). Here are some FACTS ON DECLAWING. A declawed cat should never be let outside because it does not have its front claws to defend itself against other animals. If you don't want your cat scratching the furniture it's easy to train them to use a scratching post. My Marcie has almost never scratched the furniture (except when she was a kitten) and she uses her scratching post religiously!! And if you can't stop them from scratching your high-end couch, you can always use Soft Paws or Soft Claws. Or here's an even better idea: just don't allow them to go into the room where that particular furniture is in.

Anyway...back to the kitty at hand. She is deemed highly adoptable and will be put up for adoption soon since she's got a clean bill of health and she's already spayed. Oh, and by the way...Sandra decided to name HER Simone after me, the person that rescued her.

But please don't forget about the missing kitty. I found out yesterday that her name is Pee Wee. As soon as I can get a photo I will post it here.

First of all....WE GOT THE LAST KITTEN!! But that's for another post!!

I'm really learning allot about trap and spay procedures. And you know what? It's kind of fun in a strange sort of way. I still haven't caught the momma kitty that got out but I was able to catch another cat that's been roaming around.

Remember this dude? Well this dude is not a dude...SHE is a DUDETTE! hahahah!! And just so you know, I'm referring to this post.

For some reason I knew I would catch this kitty because he..uh..SHE hung around very close to where I set one of the traps. Sure enough this morning I found her sitting in the trap. She was scared but was actually pretty calm. I called Sandra to help (I'm helpless in these situations in the moment) because I had to get to the Petsmart to clean the adoption cages and the go to work. What do I do with this kitty sitting in a trap? She had told me to call her if that happens. She met me at Petsmart to see the kitty. That's when we determined that he is a she. She's actually very docile and friendly and may have been spayed already. I'm not sure if she's someone's pet so I'm going to post signs around my apartment complex to see. Plus we'll see if she's microchipped. I really don't think she belongs to anyone because I've seen her roam around for months now. Today she's getting checked and if she's healthy and no one claims her she's going to be up for adoption.

While I'm still sad about the momma kitty, I'm happy to help this kitty!! But please pray that I catch the momma kitty. As you know, she is not spayed and is my ultimate goal.

Here is the second installment of this post. I got a call back from a kitten rescue volunteer to borrow some of her traps. So my husband and I decided to drive on over to my mom's house. She said that the momma cat and the kittens were playing in the neighbor's front yard. So we went there. The neighbor's kids tried to help us. We were able to get the momma cat in one cage and two kittens. We're still trying to trap the last kitten (an orange tabby). We brought the cats to my apartment to leave them on the balcony until I can bring them to the other volunteer's house tomorrow.

Here's where it gets ugly. I have never trapped cats before and I didn't realize just how fragile cat traps are. They open very easily if you drop them. YUP! That's right. We put the momma cat's cage on the ledge of the balcony and it fell. That immediately caused it to open and the momma kitty bolted. I tried to catch her to no avail. I feel like I failed in this endeavor...I'm really heartsick over this. I just hope that she's in the complex somewhere. We set the trap up again, so hopefully she'll come in. I will try to trap her for the next few days. You can just imagine how angry I am over this.

But my mission for right now is to get the two kittens that we did catch over to the volunteer's house in the morning. Please pray that everything turns out alright. I'm very stressed right now.

A few days ago I was informed of a cat with three kittens living next door to my mother. Apparently the momma was the eldest daughter's cat, but she decided to leave the kitty and the family did not spay her. So...yup! She had kittens and now my mother and I are on a vendetta to get these cats fixed and out of the situation they are in. Yesterday (Saturday Aug. 16, 2008) I talked to the father. I explained that there are ways to help these cats. He was very cooperative (thank god) and explained what happened. He wants to get rid of the cats. I told him that we will try and get them sometime this week. The problem I have right now is trying to figure where to get a trap and where to bring them.

Now, while I volunteer for Kitten Rescue, I've never ever trapped and fostered cats myself. Oh wait! I take that back. About ten years ago I fostered a kitten for one night, but I've never caught cats myself. My mother has but I haven't. So this is going to be a new experience for me.

Aside from calling and emailing people at kitten rescue I've been looking at other resources here!. My mother is willing to help and I'm really happy about that.

As soon as I can get some good photos I'll post them here!

Stay tuned...

A few days ago I was informed of a cat with three kittens living next door to my mother. Apparently the momma was the eldest daughter's cat, but she decided to leave the kitty and the family did not spay her. So...yup! She had kittens and now my mother and I are on a vendetta to get these cats fixed and out of the situation they are in. Yesterday (Saturday Aug. 16, 2008) I talked to the father. I explained that there are ways to help these cats. He was very cooperative (thank god) and explained what happened. He wants to get rid of the cats. I told him that we will try and get them sometime this week. The problem I have right now is trying to figure where to get a trap and where to bring them.

Now, while I volunteer for Kitten Rescue, I've never ever trapped and fostered cats myself. Oh wait! I take that back. About ten years ago I fostered a kitten for one night, but I've never caught cats myself. My mother has but I haven't. So this is going to be a new experience for me.

Aside from calling and emailing people at kitten rescue I've been looking at other resources here!. My mother is willing to help and I'm really happy about that.

As soon as I can get some good photos I'll post them here!

Stay tuned...