Stray cats are animals that live on the street, apart from the human population. While steps are being taken to reduce the number of abandoned furry, the reality is that we are still a long way from being able to stop talking about this problem that affects them so much.
When we take care of a feline colony, or when we meet one that needs help, it is important to be prepared and know how to catch a stray cat.
One way of doing it well, that is, ensuring that the animal does not feel uncomfortable or afraid, is to make you feel confident before. If the cat is, for example, among some bushes, it is very important not to go after him too fast, because we would only scare him and most likely he would end up leaving the place. Nor will it be necessary for us to talk to him (it does not usually work, since cats in that situation do not usually listen to us), but if you want to say something to him for whatever reason, use a soft tone of voice, and speak almost in whispers: only in this way could get to calm down.
Another point that must be taken into account is that we cannot make sudden movements, much less yell at him. This behavior would only cause the cat to move away from us. So how do you catch a stray cat?
To achieve this, we will observe it for a few minutes. If we can, it is highly recommended that you see us with food, which we will spread wherever you are. In this way, it will be much easier for you to trust us. Now if you are sick, we will directly place the cage-trap for cats near it, where we will have put an open can of food so that he is attracted by the smell, and we will leave.
Once you've been able to catch it, cover the cage with a cloth so that he is calm and take him to the vet to be examined.
Catching a stray cat can take time, but with patience you can get it .
There are 2 times that in a short time I have met two cats, in different places of the population.
They had almost certainly been abandoned, they were both male, and in heat. I was very sorry, because one was getting cold, you could tell that he was home, he was well cared for, he approached me meowing, he was affectionate, poor thing.
Since I'm 9 now, I couldn't rescue him, so I reported it to a patrol car that I saw in the area.
The other was also in heat, he was under a car because it was raining, he also seemed well cared for.
I mentioned this to the protector of El Prat.
The area where they helped me catch the cat that I have, was a place where many trucks from a construction site passed by. There are several cats there, which go from a field to some orchards.
We had brought them food at one time, we felt panic every time one of those trucks passed, even the ground shook when they passed, I turned my back in case I ran over a cat, one was almost caught by a car, he turned the wheel to a span of it. I have never understood why some people speed up when they see a cat.
Some men said that there were many, who sometimes gave them food when they entered their yard. I asked them to help me get one for my daughter. They put ham in a fruit box as a trap and this cat fell, which I had already seen eating. He has an almost identical brother (he is the one who almost ran over the car), some month ago I still saw him there. The protector is already up to date, but that is what happens, the cats that are wild, some can be tamed and others not. This one is distrustful, but she allows herself to be caressed, brushed, which she loves, but not held in her arms.
One of his sons, the "Balinese" is so, so calm, that we call him the rubber cat, my daughter takes it, puts it around her scarf and does not flinch. You hug her like this or like that and she stays so calm. The funny thing is that in front of strangers he hardly lets himself be caught.
In another place there was a mother with 4 kittens, many people visited them to feed them, it was sad to see the little kittens, but they were afraid, and when the people who fed them usually approached them, they hid.
I contacted a former protector, I told her that next to the Decathlon of Villanova i la Geltrú, there is a very large pet store, where they have a cage with kittens to adopt. They could have been taken and brought there. I don't know what was done in the end.
What is clear is that giving them food is the best way for them to be your friends and want to come with you. Then you have to take them to the vet for review and everything you need. I put a chip on mine, she stopped being a street woman 😉 she already has a home, sweet home.
When it rains, I look at her and tell her; How nice are you here huh? And close your eyes nodding.
Yes, it can be quite an odyssey to catch a cat, whether it is a stray adult or still a puppy. But in the end, if that cat has to be for you, it will only be a matter of time before it gets caught. 🙂