Hey Cat-Savvy Du'ers -- For the Love of a Cat named Nikita -- a continuation (Part 3) UPDATE

[avebury]

42. I just caught a break at work.

The tricky thing about trapping is the timing. When the Humane Society conducted trapping for me they never came at the right time of day. Once I took over I caught the ones I needed to trap with no problem because I knew the cats and when they would be around.

If the rescue group is coming tomorrow evening you might want to talk to them about not putting food out tomorrow morning so that they will be hungry when the traps are put out.

You might want to try using cat treats to kiss up to them. Frisky Beach Party works really well. I call it cat crack. Also, I try to use feeding time to get my cats used to me and, over time they don't spook quite to much. I also have a cat toy that looks like feathers on a fishing pole that I use to play with one kitten. She is doing a lot better around me. I watch my neighbor across the street use feeding time to get her strays to bond with her. I griped about the kitten because it used to get up into the engine of my car but I think she is growing out of it and I have become rather fond of her.

One thing to consider is that if you have all of the strays around your house adopted away, you might run the risk of other moving in and you may end up back where you are now. I have two strays (spayed Momma (Sophie) and her baby Boo (it fits her) and two cats that actually live two doors down who are regulars at Cafe Cheryl. The volume of cats has pretty much settled down to those four which is managable.