Just dropped a cat at the vets. No idea if this cow kitty is male/female. It has been in the trap for 5 days so I left it there to be tested and spayed/neutered if not already. If I had to guess, I would say it is either a female or a neutered male because there are no tom cheeks showing. It was trapped by a farmer who was after a coon. Such a scared kitty too- face is scarred from ramming the cage bars. I wish someone would devise a trap that was kinder to the strays who are scared out of their paws when caught up in them. I will pick the cat up tomorrow and will know by then what gender it is and now all I have to figure out is where am I going to put it? 🙂
Feral Cat Behavior
Blogging about feral cats and life in general
The problem is with people who set traps and don’t monitor them. Cats fight to escape – sometimes all night.
Traps should be covered immediately to help the cat calm down. But a farmer aiming for a skunk or raccoon wouldn’t know or care about such things.
I’ve seen people transport ferals in traps in the back of an open pickup truck with no protection or attempt to stabilize the traps at all. It’s little wonder they are half crazed by the time they get where they’re going…