How To Catch A Stray Cat In A Cage

Feral adventures in the backyard jungle be pretty cagey around cages.

How to catch a stray cat in a cage. Take the trap to an area where you usually see the cat and set it. When its time for the appointment carry the cat very gently and slowly making smooth movements and keeping your hands far from the openings and gaps in the cage. You bait the trap with food and then the doors of the cage will close when an animal wanders inside trapping it safely. If the cats are small in size you can catch them by your hands and place them in cat carriers.

You can wear thick leather gloves or use a snare pole. But they dont guarantee success no matter what sort of tasty treats you bait them with. Make sure the veterinary office knows the cat is feral. Load the trap the opposite way you normally would so that the food is in the front of the trap and the front door is closed because you do not want the trap set.

Take off the back door or tie it securely open. Put food in the back of the trap and set the trap door. Keep an eye on the trap from a distance and check it frequently. Live traps are extremely safe and simple mechanisms that catch cats easily and humanely.

Because they are suspicious and resist the allure bait. Carry the cat slowly and gently. The next time the cat goes in to eat the trap door will close and youll have your cat. Snare poles are the best especially when you are dealing with an adult stray cat or cats who like to perch themselves on a high place.

Since cats are nocturnal hunters and feeders trapping at night may be more successful. Drive the cat to the appointment and let the vets take control of the situation. After trapping a stray cat leave it in the live trap and transport it to the vet. Make sure you put it in the same place the wire kennel had been and drape the same cloth over the top and sides of it.

Strays can as nina malkin puts it in her book an unlikely cat lady. Ive found this is the easiest way to catch a feral cat. Place traps side by side use a mother cats kittens to trap her. Havahart traps are ideal for rescuing stray felines.

Feed the cats in the same place and time as always.