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Need Help...PLEASE
My neighbor has been feeding a sweet little black cat for at least 10
years. She put a pass-through door in one of the panels of her garage and has bedding in there for the cat, although she feeds the cat on her front porch. The problem is that the cat is looking sickly and doesn't go in the garage anymore. She just stays out on the porch even in bad weather. This is Connecticut and the weather is getting cold and nasty. The cat is eating very little, just dry food. My neighbor can pet her but then she runs off. She won't let her pick her up. She set a trap and hasn't fed her for 4 days and the cat has shown no interest in going in the trap even though she looks hungry. She wants to trap the cat and have her put down because she is very skinny and sick looking now and doesn't want her to have to die outside in the cold and snow. If the trap thing doesn't work, what else can she do? Is there anything you can put in the food that would make the cat lethargic enough so that she could be picked up and put in a carrier? Since she only eats dry food, I realize this would be difficult. BTW, my neighbor put a few "kibbles" around the trap to try and get her to go in the trap. No luck! She has tried holding the front door to her house wide open and the cat won't come in. My neighbor has a small dog that the cat just loves. When the dog is outside, the cat brushes up against the dog and follows it around. Too bad she won't follow the dog into the house. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. |
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Need Help...PLEASE
One caveat that comes from personal experience. If you should get
bitten do not shrug it off. Any deep penetrating bites need to be medically evaluated immediately, and ANY bite as soon as you notice any signs of infection. I didn't and wound up in the emergency ward for half a day, and under treatment for a week. My friend and fellow cat rescuer, ignored her first bite (we learn pretty quickly once bitten) and nearly died. They gave her a 50% chance of recovery, luckily she was on the right side of the percentage. The bacteria that cause cellulitis http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cellulitis/DS00450 are very prevalent in cats' mouths. Take Care and good luck with your rescue, and please post back your results. Don Freeman www.cosmoslair.com alisont via CatKB.com wrote: I used this method on a cat I rescued that was the same way, let me pet it but not pick it up and wouldn't fall for the trap. It was told to me by the rescue group and it worked quite well. I failed the first time and I was sure the cat would not come around again but the rescue group assured me he would forgive me and come back and he did. Take a hard sided carrier and turn it on end so the opening is facing up. While petting the cat in one motion, grab the scruff of the neck with one hand and the back legs with the other. I wore a glove on the hand that was grabbing the legs but he wouldn't come near me with the glove on the petting hand so I took that off. Drop the cat in the carrier and shut the door quickly. It helps to have a helper on that part so you can worry about getting your hands away quickly so you don't get scratched or bitten. It's not the gentlest way to do it but it's better than letting her die in the cold. wrote: My neighbor has been feeding a sweet little black cat for at least 10 years. She put a pass-through door in one of the panels of her garage and has bedding in there for the cat, although she feeds the cat on her front porch. The problem is that the cat is looking sickly and doesn't go in the garage anymore. She just stays out on the porch even in bad weather. This is Connecticut and the weather is getting cold and nasty. The cat is eating very little, just dry food. My neighbor can pet her but then she runs off. She won't let her pick her up. She set a trap and hasn't fed her for 4 days and the cat has shown no interest in going in the trap even though she looks hungry. She wants to trap the cat and have her put down because she is very skinny and sick looking now and doesn't want her to have to die outside in the cold and snow. If the trap thing doesn't work, what else can she do? Is there anything you can put in the food that would make the cat lethargic enough so that she could be picked up and put in a carrier? Since she only eats dry food, I realize this would be difficult. BTW, my neighbor put a few "kibbles" around the trap to try and get her to go in the trap. No luck! She has tried holding the front door to her house wide open and the cat won't come in. My neighbor has a small dog that the cat just loves. When the dog is outside, the cat brushes up against the dog and follows it around. Too bad she won't follow the dog into the house. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. |
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