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| 3574.1 | I know they can help answer your questions. | IAMOK::GERRY | Home is where the Cat is | Mon May 07 1990 14:24 | 5 |
| Karen, You might want to contact either Roberta Kagno or Nancy DC, or
Mary Tamir. They all have experience with rescuing ferel kittens.
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| 3574.2 | I'm Roberta Kagno, and here is what I recommend | FSHQA2::RKAGNO | A Cat Makes a Purrfect Friend | Mon May 07 1990 15:44 | 23 |
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Karen, bring a cat carrier to work with you, and start putting the
food in there for the kittens. Put it way in the back of the carrier,
and feed them when you have time out of your work day. It takes
awhile before you will be able to close the door behind them. This
worked for me when I rescued 4 very feral kittens two summers ago.
They will catch on to the idea of food in the carrier very quickly,
but the slightest noise is going to frighten them, and cause them
to bolt. You have to quick, but careful. What I did was stand
behind the carrier crouched down and looking kind of nonchalont
while the kittens went inside to eat. Once inside, I let them eat
for awhile, then very quickly grabbed the handle of the carrier
and tilted it on it's side, while closing the door with my other
hand. This method worked well for me and I ended up taking the
kittens to a local shelter. I also caught the momcat. This is
important too, because if you don't catch her, she will continue
to raise litter upon litter at your facility, especially now that
she knows they will be well fed!
Good luck. I'm sure you will be able to help them. Good for you!!
--Roberta
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| 3574.3 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313 | Tue May 08 1990 12:02 | 15 |
| I also have a fish net that we used to catch three of the four
ferals we rehabilitated. You could also contact DLNVAX::PALMER in
the MRO1 library for assistance. Lenora works with Framingham humane
and could probably give you some excellent advice and maybe some
help. She may even be able to get you a "have a heart" trap to use.
When you do catch the kittens be very sure you keep them completely
isolated from your own cats. Keep them in their own room and wash
you hands thoroughly after each visit into the room and before you
touch anything else. I know from personal experience just how much
feral cats can carry - even when they test negative for FLV & FIV.
If you want more advice or assistance (I'm in MR03) give me a call
or send mail.
Good luck and thanks for caring.
Nancy DC
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| 3574.4 | How about feeding them? | MCIS1::MICHAELSON | | Wed May 09 1990 20:04 | 3 |
| Is anyone feeding the little ones? Several people in my group have
offered to bring food - who do we contact?
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| 3574.5 | Update on Kitten | LEZAH::KARENK | | Thu May 10 1990 10:39 | 24 |
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Here's what's happening as of yesterday. I contacted the librarian
at MRO1 who works for the Framingham Humane Society. She was
going to set a Havahart trap for them last night, take them to the
Framingham Animal Hospital to get checked out.
If they had a clean bill of health, they would go to the Framingham
Shelter where they would be up for adoption. If they had feline
lukemia, or any other life-threatning disease, they would have to be
put down.
And yes, I was feeding the little tykes daily. I couldn't feed them
yesterday. We wanted to have them a little hungry so they would go
into the trap.
I'll let you know more as I do. Thanks everyone for your help!
Karen
P.S. If the kittens are healthy, I'm going to be adopting a little
yellow one. I've grown quite attached to them. My two other furry
kitties at home will have to get used to a new brother or sister.
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| 3574.6 | Another update.....not good | LEZAH::KARENK | | Thu May 10 1990 13:17 | 14 |
| Bad news: Apparently, the kittens have moved. Mother cat probably
thought there was too much activity where she had them placed.
Lenora is still going to try and set traps for them, but she tried last
night and didn't see any kittens. She saw the mother cat, but the
mother cat took off as soon as she saw Lenora.
If anyone sees these kittens around the MRO complex, please let me
know. I can be reached at LEZAH::KARENK or 297-7135.
Thanks,
karen
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