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šIf you have found and rescued kittens, you may be wondering how to catch the mom cat. š¤
It is super important to make that effort! Do not just scoop up kittens and move on! š« Leaving the mother cat behind leads her to the exact same fate in just a couple of months.
If kittens are around, itās very likely the mama is around, even if you havenāt physically seen her. It is not typical for a whole litter of kittens to be abandoned.
So how do you go about finding herāPlace the kittens in a trap or carrier at the location you found them. Place a set trap in front of the carrier or trap the kittens are in and bait it with food as normal. Placing a sheet over the traps/carrier creates a little ātunnelā straight to her babies!
And hereās the important part - go away. š Mama cat is not coming back with a scary human lurking around. Let the kittens and the trap do the work for you. If you are able to go inside and monitor from a window or get in your car, that would be best.
Good luck and happy trapping!
Edit for clarification: Going away doesnāt mean leaving the area and the trap unattended. NEVER leave a trap unattended. It means donāt stand there expecting mom to walk in the trap with you watching. Go inside. Monitor from a window. If you are at a public location, park somewhere you can still see the trap and wait in your car.
It wasn't even 5 minutes after I got the babies momma went in the trap. She's been a good momma.
We are looking for barns. If you own some land with a barn or outbuildings, would you like some cheap pest control? The Twin County Humane Society receives many requests to find homes for stray cats and your barn may be the perfect place for a couple of them. There are many benefits to having them on site. And any that we can place will be spayed/neutered and rabies vaccinated. If you are interested in taking on one or more, please send us a message.
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