How To Catch Feral Cats And Kittens

If the cat is not friendly and approachable it may be a feral.

How to catch feral cats and kittens. If you trap multiple cats in one trap you will need to separate them later. Put food in the back of the trap and set the trap door. The best and safest way to catch a stray cat is to use a live trap. Act in their best interests always.

I ve found this is the easiest way to catch a feral cat. Don t try to grab the cat or even touch the cat as most feral cats are extremely skittish and loathe to be touched by humans. Check out the different kinds of equipment. See if you can catch them all in separate traps.

Feral adventures in the backyard jungle be pretty cagey around cages. Let the cat get used to your presence. Set out at least one baited trap for each cat and kitten in the family. Make sure you put it in the same place the wire kennel had been and drape the same cloth over the top and sides of it.

Stay extremely still and remain quiet while the cat feeds. We support the trapping and neutering of feral cats where local charities have the capacity to do so. Take off the back door or tie it securely open. Because they are suspicious and resist the allure bait.

Use tasty bait such as canned cat food to encourage momma to enter the trap. Instead stay outside and sit quietly in a chair nearby after putting out the food. But they don t guarantee success no matter what sort of tasty treats you bait them with. If your first attempt doesn t work you may want to set a humane trap to catch the cat.

Load the trap the opposite way you normally would so that the food is in the front of the trap and the front door is closed because you do not want the trap set. Feed the cats in the same place and time as always. Havahart traps are ideal for rescuing stray felines. The next time the cat goes in to eat the trap door will close and you ll have your cat.

You can purchase humane traps at most box retailers or borrow one from a veterinarian or your local animal control office. Strays can as nina malkin puts it in her book an unlikely cat lady. These cats are able to look after themselves.