janine paton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've also trapped moms using kittens for bait. It's
heartbreaking until you see the mom weeks after the
spay and she looks so much better and relaxed.
Think of it this way - if you didn't try this - the
kittens will get bigger, she will have a harder time
caring for them. They will start wandering and
something could happen to them. She will get pregnant
again and not want that litter anymore.
When I've brought a feral mom in with kittens and mom
sees I'm willing to take care of the kittens, she is
relieved and it's probably the first break she's had
in a long time. I've had mothers who are sick but you
wouldn't even know it until they understand they no
longer have pretend to be fine just because they have
kittens.
I also will show the kittens to the mom when I can but
I always tell her it's OK, her babies are fine.
Take a deep breath and go for the spay - it will make
a big difference in her quality of life.
--- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> I've done this with kittens and their Momma. I too
> was upset about
> having to put the kittens through the experience,
> but it worked like a
> charm and the kitten did fine. I didn't use all the
> kittens, just the
> strongest guy. If you continue to trap, you'd be
> doing the ferals a
> great service by having them s/n and then returning
> them to the site. I
> know you have problems with the "return" part of
> TNR, but please think
> about it, you would be saving kitties suffering down
> the line.
> Love to you sweetheart,
> Nina
>
> Joan Doljan wrote:
>
> > A good way to catch the mother is to put the
> kittens in a closed
> > carrier directly infront of an opened, baited
> trap.
> >
> > */Hideyo Yamamoto
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
> >
> > Hi, everyone, I wanted to share a couple of
> new things -
> > I rescued three baby cats yesterday who were
> living under the
> > crawl space of the abandoned house, which is
> now bought and be
> > ready to be renovated.. the new owner was
> planning to get rid of
> > the kittens along with all the kitties who
> live under the crawl
> > space and I offered to take them. The babies
> were actually under
> > the hole under the crawl space which only the
> size of my entire
> > hand and thought I and Kathy (my rescue
> friend) were never going
> > to be able to get them out... but finally
> using a little fish net
> > to get one by one out - they were only 6 weeks
> old, one calico,
> > one tabby and one turtleshell (?) and they are
> all so cute.
> >
> > The one sad thing is that their mama came to
> look for the babies
> > while we were under the crawl space, she was
> so worried about us
> > doing something to the babies.. one time, I
> thought we should just
> > leave and have the mama take care of the
> babies and I worry that
> > later on, she might take babies some other
> crawl space near there
> > (there a few, unfortunately), and people might
> close the crawl
> > space without knowing that they were there..
> the mama came back
> > several times (while we were there as we were
> there for about 5
> > hours).. I felt very bad for mama but I
> decided to take the babies
> > from her..
> >
> > I tried to trap the mama kitty last night but
> I couldn't - there
> > are several kitties there.. I trapped one who
> looked like mama..
> > but she must be from mama's previous litter -
> she is less than a
> > year old..
> >
> > Anyway, I wanted to ask you to pray that I
> will be able to catch
> > mama soon (I probably could, if I don't mind
> catching all other
> > kitties who live there.. but I don't know
> where I could put them
> > now as I am running out of crate) --- and the
> mama will stay safe
> > and she will not be worrying too much about
> their babies. I am
> > heartbroken for the mama -I feel very badly
> for taking the babies
> > from their mama...I know that this is probably
> the right thing..
> > but I still cannot not think about the mama...
> >
> >
> >
>