| Have you tried a Hav-A-hart trap, and use Figaro Tuna-flavored Cat
Food placed in the back of the trap? If the cats are fish eaters -
they will have a hard time resisting going into the trap as this
such a strong smell. If they don't go after the tuna, perhaps they
can be enticed into the trap by pieces of chicken. We have had fairly
good luck with Hav-A-Harts.
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| I HATE, HATE, HATE people that have no regard for animals. I know
what your friend is going through because I also have a cat that
was abandoned by its owners two years ago. No one can get near
him. He shows that he wants attention but will not let anyone near
him. He has been scared by the not-so-nice kids in the neighborhood
since he is totally black. I have tried to get him to come to me
but he won't. I do put food out for him and my indoor female is
madly in love with him. She goes crazy whenever he is around.
Typical Teenager.
We also had two kittens just "dropped" out of a car window this
past summer. One of which my daughter saved from under the wheels
of another car. The new owner that we found for the "little sweetheart"
took him to the vet for a checkup and shots and ended up putting
the little baby to sleep. It seems when he was "dropped" out of
the car window he hurt something inside and had internal injuries.
As to the second kitten, I never saw it again. It was probably
hit by a car or starved to death in the woods behind us.
There is one more sad story to add. Some people got a kitten from
the local pound (they just had to have a kitten). After two weeks
of having this kitten they put it outside and refused to let it
in. Various people, including myself, put food out for it. Every
time I drove into my driveway, I had to stop half-way in, get out
of my car, shoo the kitten away, drive a little further in, get
out of my car, shoo the kitten away again and finally drive all
the way in. I went away to Maryland for a vacation and when I got
back I didn't see the kitten around. I was hoping that he finally
found a home, but no such luck. Two weeks later I found out what
had happened. My next door neighbor started his truck up in the
morning to go to work and heard this wierd sound. Well...........you
can imagine the rest of the story.
Now you can see why reading your story and others like it upset
me so much.
Good luck in trying to get the kittens. I hope you can get them
before the real cold weather and heavy snow gets here. I'm sure
they won't survive seeing they are so young.
Sandi
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| The best thing is the Hav-a-Hart trap. I assure you they will go
absolutely nuts and will fight like crazy to get out. If your mission
is to trap them and get them to a vet for some shots and neutering,
make sure you vet agrees beforehand, as it will take some extra
preparation on his/her part to be ready to handle such a situation.
You a welcomed to borrow my trap, if you're local. I live in Nashua.
Re .3, my neighbors must think I'm nuts when I go out to my car
every morning and bang on the hood saying "OK, everybody out of
the pool!". Fortunately, my strays are wise enough to run as soon
as they hear the house door open. But, it's a point worth remembering!
Mary
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