Topic: Wish me luck - stray cat caught! (Read 3543 times)

Shirley · « **Reply #34 on:** May 01, 2010, 07:30:02 AM »

Lovely to hear! Well done Sootyca!

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #33 on:** May 01, 2010, 01:14:37 AM »

I didn't realise that the ginger in the Sky set of pics was the resident stray - he's an absolute hunk, glad he seems to be feeling much better

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #32 on:** April 30, 2010, 19:56:02 PM »

Sootyca · « **Reply #31 on:** April 30, 2010, 19:48:18 PM »

Oh yes, he knows when he's on a good thing - been back already for his supper!!!! Certainly hasn't lost his bearings!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #30 on:** April 30, 2010, 18:55:54 PM »

Oh Ginger,,,,,,,so pleased he is well again and hope he rerturns to say thanks soon,

Sootyca · « **Reply #29 on:** April 30, 2010, 17:29:17 PM »

Ginge is a free cat once more! Vet very pleased with his eye and said no more treatment. Got him home with the intention of keeping him in overnight just to get him reaquainted with the area and he was having none of it - definitely not going to be a house cat. He was climbing the walls, the blinds, the furniture - anything to get out of the house so in the end we opened the door and let him go. Off he trotted like he had never been away and without a backward glance!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #28 on:** April 25, 2010, 12:39:54 PM »

Fingers crossed for him - he might calm down a lot while there though, as his hormones will take a while to subside.

Shirley · « **Reply #27 on:** April 25, 2010, 07:57:09 AM »

Awwww hope Ginger will soon be well enough to come 'home'

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #26 on:** April 24, 2010, 22:22:20 PM »

ending Ginger lots of good wishes and his freedom soon

Sootyca · « **Reply #25 on:** April 24, 2010, 19:27:22 PM »

Poor Ginger is still on house/cage arrest. He went to the vet last night and although his eye is a lot better it still needs treatment and as we can't guarantee we will be able to give him drops every day then he is back at the rescue. He has cried all day/night at being inside - but he did go quiet when I came in so he must recognise me!

He's not happy being stuck inside all day so when he is given the all clear he will be back to his old life (minus his bits!) and we will carry on feeding him and looking out for him.

I may possibly have agreed to have him chipped though!

Shirley · « **Reply #24 on:** April 21, 2010, 09:12:00 AM »

Hope this little man soon feels better and maybe get back to his old way of life? Or is the plan now to try and rehome him?

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #23 on:** April 20, 2010, 22:19:57 PM »

Poor boy............not an indoor cat then

Hope his eye improves quick,

Sootyca · « **Reply #22 on:** April 20, 2010, 21:15:53 PM »

Well, I rang the lady who who is looking after him for an update - he yowled all day Saturday and Sunday, tried to destroy the cage and shredded a box that was put into the cage from him to shelter under. He was promptly whisked to the vet on Monday and lost his bits and apparently has been subdued since then!

His eye is still quite bad but hopefully will have improved enough for him to get his freedom back later this week.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #21 on:** April 18, 2010, 02:37:54 AM »

And you have lol............it worked this time or was it something you ate

Pudding · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2010, 00:14:50 AM »

Heres me going green then

Millys Mum · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2010, 19:12:33 PM »

Great stuff

Although everywhere is full it wouldnt hurt to get on waiting lists

once he has lost his urge to wander he will really fancy his own sofa to sleep on

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2010, 18:26:53 PM »

I have changed Pudding to rescue but see she not gone green. I hope that she will turn green at next post but if not please pm me pudding and I will have to try something else LOL

I have also taken some greenies out cos they have not posted for a long time and do not meet the qualifying conditions, one who is a fully paid up poster has also been taken off list as believe not currently involved in rescue and can be reinstated very quickly if she goes back to rescuing

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2010, 18:15:05 PM »

I will make Pudding a greenie then cos she now qualifies........yes we have a hidden qualification system now so that anyone cannot just become a greenie

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #16 on:** April 16, 2010, 23:53:58 PM »

Pudding should be a Greenie by the way. Not sure why she isn't.

She's one of us at Canterbury CP. Pudding and I have spent many a happy hour freezing our buns off watching cats sit next to traps, on top of traps, fall asleep behind traps, watch Sparrows eating sardines from inside traps while the cats we're trying to trap yawn and scratch their ears... for anyone who thinks cats don't smirk at people - you are wrong!

Sootyca, you're a born trapper!

Well done!

Please PM me your phone number because you are hired! The pay is

but we will give you as many sardines as you can eat.

Pudding · « **Reply #15 on:** April 16, 2010, 23:44:05 PM »

Quote from: Sootyca on April 16, 2010, 17:38:39 PM

Gosh, this trapping lark is easy!

Sootyca · « **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2010, 22:43:05 PM »

Not sure he knows he is lucky! Just settled him in a cat carrier for the night after letting him out (in the house obviously) for a couple of hours. Showed no interest in toys or his surroundings and just wanted to sit and stare! Probably the first time he has been inside at night in a long time. Hopefully his rescue cage will be free tomorrow for him to spend a week there before coming back to his old life.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #13 on:** April 16, 2010, 18:40:58 PM »

Sootyca!

I bet he'll be so pleased to get his poorly eye sorted out, he's a lucky boy to have found his way to yours

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #12 on:** April 16, 2010, 17:42:16 PM »

Thats brilliant news, but I am sure he will hate who ever treats his eye so its good that it wont be you.

If he is friendly now then he will be even more so soon

Well done you

Sootyca · « **Reply #11 on:** April 16, 2010, 17:38:39 PM »

Gosh, this trapping lark is easy!

Got the call about 4pm that he was around, abandoned work (thank goodness for flexi time!) and he was shut in the kitchen when I got home - praying he didn't spray smelly tom cat stuff everywhere! Anyway, he was quite happy to follow Mr Mouse into the cat carrier and was whisked to the vet. Calm as anything in the carrier (other than shredding the paper I had put in), good as gold with the vet (so more than likely is either still someone's pet or has been a pet in the past). For a stray he is quite healthy, unchipped and a good weight (not surprised how many houses he seems to eat at!). He does have a very large ulcer on his eye though which needs treating and asked if I would be able to keep him in whilst he is treated - not an option unfortunately. We were almost left with having to hope he comes round every day and stayed friendly but the vet nurse kindly rang round to a couple of rescues and found one who will look after him whilst he is being treated (and presumably give him his eye drops!) as long as we take him back when he is fit again. Not a problem with this as he will go back to his normal outdoor life (albeit without a bit of his anatomy!) and the rescue is happy for this to happen. Shame really as he will probably make a nice pet when he gets over his nerves but it's not an option keeping him and everywhere seems full to bursting!

At the moment he is sat in the carrier in the shed waiting for the call to take him to his new temporary home.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #10 on:** April 15, 2010, 19:41:08 PM »

My late cat Kocka used to understand the word vet! Even if I spelled it on the phone she still knew

Sootyca · « **Reply #9 on:** April 15, 2010, 19:34:05 PM »

Quote from: Leanne on April 15, 2010, 16:11:00 PM

Good luck, I hope he hasn't heard the v-e-t word and caught wind of whats being planned

I think he might have done as not a sign of him when I've been home today. Little monkey!

Leanne · « **Reply #8 on:** April 15, 2010, 16:11:00 PM »

Good luck, I hope he hasn't heard the v-e-t word and caught wind of whats being planned

Sootyca · « **Reply #7 on:** April 15, 2010, 12:32:04 PM »

'Course he didn't listen. Hoping now for a 4-5.30pm arrival. I think the vet should stay open late, just in case he turns up.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #6 on:** April 14, 2010, 22:31:24 PM »

Quote from: Sootyca on April 14, 2010, 22:23:53 PM

Told him to come back tomorrow morning before I go to work so I can take him to the vet then. I'm still hopeful that he will follow the catnip mouse unsuspectingly into the cat carrier.

You must be feeling very lucky

Hope he listened!

Sootyca · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2010, 22:23:53 PM »

No joy tonight - he came round after all the vets had closed for the night so there was no point trying to get him as I have nowhere to keep him overnight. He looked very sorry for himself and his eye must be sore as it is only half open and was quite red. Told him to come back tomorrow morning before I go to work so I can take him to the vet then. I'm still hopeful that he will follow the catnip mouse unsuspectingly into the cat carrier. If not I'm not sure who to contact for help! Local CPL are a fairly new branch and didn't have the equipment to help out last time I spoke to them. My other option is the lady I got Robbie from but she is a one-woman rescue who I don't really like to bother as she has so much going on with her own rescuing!

Just think visiting at 7.30am vibes please....or between 4pm and 5pm tomorrow!

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2010, 19:57:22 PM »

Hope he appreciates it when you catch him!

Millys Mum · « **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2010, 19:32:10 PM »

Good luck, you may be better off going straight for the trapping option so as to not to arouse his suspicions when he is half rammed in to a cat carrier

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2010, 21:13:39 PM »

Lots of luck

Sootyca · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2010, 20:12:17 PM »

Our visiting neighbourhood stray is looking a bit raggy at the moment so the time has come to persuade him he wants to go in a cat carrier to the vets.......I'm not sure whether I'm deluding myself into thinking this is going to be easy! See, he has a catnip mouse that he has slavered and drooled all over and loves it. I'm kind of hoping that he will follow the mouse into the cat carrier which will save me having to find someone who can help me catch and trap him. Delusional?

The only problem is he doesn't have a set time of day that he comes round for his free food. The vet has said we can take him in whenever without an appointment (and they will keep him in whilst he has his bits removed if he is unchipped) so I need him to come round at about 5pm when I have finished work so I can get him in the carrier, down to the vet and treated.

What's the betting that this is not going to be as straightforward as I want it to be!

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