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kvr28

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Still getting them used to the cage, great another kitten showed back up, I need a bigger box



Mom is checking me out, one release of the spring clip and I got them



But the black one isn't in there, I want to capture them all. Plus I noticed the one tabby looks like it has a wound, going to try and snag it this afternoon and check it out. If it is a wound I will run it over to my vet.

 

kvr28

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Was able to get a better look, must just have been something stuck to their fur and not a wound

 
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Bushkill Blades

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Day 2

Still getting them used to the cage, great another kitten showed back up, I need a bigger box



Mom is checking me out, one release of the spring clip and I got them



But the black one isn't in there, I want to capture them all. Plus I noticed the one tabby looks like it has a wound, going to try and snag it this afternoon and check it out. If it is a wound I will run it over to my vet.

Keep the trap there. The black one will likely get caught.
 

kvr28

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Keep the trap there. The black one will likely get caught.
Oh he was there, he was just chilling hanging back. I'm going to give my daughter one more day to figure out if her friends want them otherwise I found a no kill rescue local that I will take them to. Daughter had a list of people who said they wanted them and then as soon as I was able to trap them everyone backed out.

Assholes.
 

Bushkill Blades

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We used to trap and keep, but we're at capacity.

Now I've just got shop cats.

Figure it's a better life than a shelter for em. They get chipmunks and squirrels most days. Mice on others and the occasional bird.

And of course, we feed them too.

Christ, I'm bleeding out around 175/mo on cat food.
 

kvr28

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Yeah, wife and I have had cats ever since we have been together. After last one passed we were just done with litter pans after 30 years in the house. If I could get them to hang out in the barn and workshop I would say screw it and just keep em.
 

Dead Bluff

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Wear welders gloves if and when you handle them the first few times. Feral kitten will stick you. Been there done that. :grinning:
Post photos up on facebook, free barn cats!
 

kvr28

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Wear welders gloves if and when you handle them the first few times. Feral kitten will stick you. Been there done that. :grinning:
Post photos up on facebook, free barn cats!
Lol, I already have them sitting on the trap with blankets, little bastards will be Tasmanian devils

 

MountainMedic

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Yeah, wife and I have had cats ever since we have been together. After last one passed we were just done with litter pans after 30 years in the house. If I could get them to hang out in the barn and workshop I would say screw it and just keep em.
I have a foolproof method to teach them to be outside shitters.
Litter boxes are nasty.
 

Charms434

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Neighbor and I noticed we had about 6 kittens, mom and dad living under his shed.

We have been feeding them, but it is starting to attract skunks.

Haven't seen dad around in a week and 4 of the kittens have disappeared.

This is mom in the front, she is very easy to handle. The kittens on the other hand are skittish as hell, this is the closest I have been able to get to them by setting the food in front of me. As soon as I lean over to snag one the two kittens bolt.




I have good homes lined up for all three so they don't get taken out by whatever has taken out the others. I have a xlarge have a heart trap which I don't think they will set off so all three can get in there to hit the bait. Going to set that up tomorrow to try, any other suggestions if that doesn't work.
Dad went out for a pack of smokes.
 

MountainMedic

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Start box training like normal, but have the box by the door.
After a while stop cleaning it.
Then move it outside that door, still full (so they can smell its out there).
Sliding glass works best cause they can see it.
After a couple days clean it and let them get used to going out to their sandbox.
Then never clean it again. Eventually they will just bypass it altogether.

So it's gross for a couple of months, but this has always worked for me.
 

kvr28

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Nov 22, 2015
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Start box training like normal, but have the box by the door.
After a while stop cleaning it.
Then move it outside that door, still full (so they can smell its out there).
Sliding glass works best cause they can see it.
After a couple days clean it and let them get used to going out to their sandbox.
Then never clean it again. Eventually they will just bypass it altogether.

So it's gross for a couple of months, but this has always worked for me.
Oh god, then my Frenchies and pug have a snack tray right next to the door
 

MountainMedic

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Cat box crunchies (tm)
If they made dog treats out of that shit you couldn't keep it on the shelf.
My dog pretty much exists on a 50% shit diet.
 

PatK

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Hey pal, YOU asked!

The other sure proof way is to build a fire ring and make a 3' perimeter with sand.
It's my cats favorite place to shit :)
Reminds me of when we had our indoor/outdoor cat (RIP Milo).

Stepkids grandfather bought the house next door when it went into foreclosure and decided to fix it up and live in it. Previous owners had an above ground pool.

One of the first things he did was tear out the pool, leaving the big sand base that was beneath it still there.

It became a 12 foot circular letterbox for our cat before he hauled the sand out and filled it in with grass