How To Catch Feral Kittens

I have taken in feral kittens for decades.

How to catch feral kittens. The younger they are. And once you are successful in getting the kitten you need to spare some time to take its care. If you see a stray kitten and you want to catch it try setting out a humane trap intended for safely confining small animals. A medium sized trap should be fine for most feral cats and raccoon sized animals.

Most brands of live trap work essentially the same way but follow the instructions particular to the model you get. The safest way to trap a feral cat or a wild animal of any kind is to use a safe live trap such as the havahart brand. Mom will think she s seeing her kittens through a dark tunnel and will enter her trap to get to. You can purchase humane traps at most box retailers or borrow one from a veterinarian or your local animal control office.

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. Keep in mind that depending on the size of the kitten a trap for adult cats may be too large leaving room for the kitten to escape. Put food in the back of the trap and set the trap door. If you manage to trap her kittens first put them in a carrier or another box trap and place its door against the back end of the trap you plan to use to catch mom.

The process of catching kitten without a trap takes at least 3 4 days. If your first attempt doesn t work you may want to set a humane trap to catch the cat. The next time the cat goes in to eat the trap door will close and you ll have your cat. Use tasty bait such as canned cat food to encourage momma to enter the trap.

Place a dark sheet or towel over everything but the entrance of mom s trap. Be prepared with all the materials you may need and a prior appointment with a vet. I ve found this is the easiest way to catch a feral cat. When it does approach the trap slowly and quietly and try not to make any sudden movements or loud sounds that will.

One of the kittens in this litter was paralyzed with fear. Here is a wa.