Five of the cats refused to go in a regular trap. A vet at the SPCA loaned me her Drop Trap incase I needed it. Two weeks prior to the mass trappings I let them get use to it being around where they eat. I would put food under it, and many eventually started going under it to eat. I caught those 5 holdouts using the Drop Trap early in the morning and during the evening over the weekend. The last holdout did not want to go under the Drop Trap, but he was so hungry. I sat in my car about 25 feet from the Drop Trap with my window down so i could pull the string if he went under the trap, and he would get closer, and then stop and stare at me. He kept changing his mind, and he would run away, and then come back again, and get closer, and stare at me some more. He did this for three hours. He finally decided to go under the trap once he saw his buddy underneath it eating, and nothing bad was happening to her. I pulled that string, and both of the cats went bonkers in the trap. I threw a sheet over it to try and calm them down. One of them I had already had spayed last month, but I had to drop it on her too in order to get him. I was able to separate him from her, and get him in the smaller regular trap, and I let her go. She is mad at me again.
There are still two at the FCPA, which is the place that fixed them. I was supposed to pick them up late this afternoon, but they called and said they would like to keep them another day. One is a female siamese (named Flash), and she has thin tissue around her uterus lining, and they are scared she will bleed if she is too active. A male tuxedo (named Chubster) has some battle wounds, and they are giving him antibiotics. I'm now supposed to get them late afternoon tomorrow. If the weather is real bad, they can spend the night in my garage, and I'll release them the next morning. My nephews have names for most of the cats.
I'm glad it went well, and those of you that helped me out helped to make it all possible. Even those that didn't help out monetary wise, but gave positive support, I appreciate that too. From me and the cats to all of you,
It's life... nobody's getting out alive. Let's shake loose a bit and have some fun with it.
I had told myself that if the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup last year, I would change from my Blackhawks-related avatar. Sadly I used this one because the little guy had just died very young (4-5 years old), but I'm going to change it to something else early next month. Didn't want it forever but was my small way of dealing with the loss.
I would have went with 'fixed' or 'neutered'.
Jerry is one fine-looking cat.
