We have a new stray hanging around the cats only boarding facility. I haven’t seen him yet, but my coworkers have. He’s a grey tabby with a white belly, and he doesn’t seem healthy at all.
If we can catch him, the vets can take a look at him and help him if possible. Thus, the great Cat Trapping Project began. A few weeks ago, we hauled out the big wire trap and set it with a tempting meal of mush inside.
- Morning one: the bowl is empty. The trap has been sprung. Nobody’s inside.
- Morning two: the bowl is empty. The trap has not been sprung.
- Morning three: the bowl is full. The trap has not been sprung.
On the fourth day, one of my coworkers found that the trap had been sprung! Alas, we didn’t catch our sickly kitty friend. We caught a rat. I live about seven miles from the boarding facility, but I think I heard the screaming from here.
That put a stop to our efforts for a few days!
A few days later, two of my coworkers cornered the grey and white tabby in one of the plastic igloo houses we have out back for the feral cats. They managed to cover the door with an empty litter pan, but as soon as they tried to grab him, he darted off. So close!
We put the trap out for another few days, without any luck so far. In the meantime, another new stray has shown up — this one looks like a Siamese. We’ll keep putting the trap out and hopefully we can catch one or both of the new guys. Once we do, the vets will perform a thorough exam, administer vaccines, and spay/neuter if necessary. If we have a friendly cat on our hands (like my friend Silver), we can try to find him a new home. If we have a wild cat on our hands, we can release him back behind the building.