TRAPPING REPORT - JANUARY 24, 2021
BUSY WEEK for our CC Trapping Team.
It started fresh on Monday, January 18, 2021 with Tina up and out by 8:00 in the Begonias zone.
She prepared her first trap and watched at a black cat came to the cage, walked around it a few times, ate a few bites then left because an older eartipped macho came by. So Tina had to lure this eartipper away to another place far from the trap and feed him. The other black male came back to the trap and luckily triggered the trap door to shut. Tina quickly covered him with a blanket and put him into her car.
Tina prepared a second trap with a very delicious fish soup for cats put it near to the next targeted cat. Again, Tina had get the older eartipper away from the trap. Only a few minutes later the trap was triggered and the door closed. But the trapped cat inside was not worried as it was calmly enjoying a gourmet treat. Tina appeared with the blank to cover him and then he became nervous.
By 8:45, Tina dropped the pair off to the vets in the village and then picked them up again. They rested at Tina's till 18:30. Then Tina returned then to their home area.
On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, team trappers Andrea and Robert trapped a beautiful young macho, who because he was so hungry, overcame his fear and entered the trap very early in the morning in Olivos.
According to Andrea, "Everything went well and this beautiful cat was released after a few hours. He has already been spotted back with the rest of his gang and there will be no more fighting or chasing the girls for him now. And of course, best of all he will not be making babies!"
On Tuesday, January 20, 2021, team trapper Jenny, filed this report:
"I was able to put out a trap a soon as it got light. Many of the cats in zone Montecala have be neutered already so the hard part is finding the ones left to be done. These non-neutered cats however seem to be very clever to avoid the traps! After shooing away the cats that I didn't want, I left the trap for half an hour to see what results it would bring. Fortunately, I caught an non-neutered male cat who I had not seen before.
I collected him at 13:00 from Veronica the vet and he was already quite awake, so after a couple of hours I was able to release him and he shot off.
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Andrea and Robert set their alarm for 7:00 and were in position to trap outside Pepe La Sal. The sun was rising and according to Andrea, "But no cats! It was maybe too windy and cold?"
She continues, "We decided to try our luck in other zones, but there was too much disturbance by builders and gardeners. The cats were very scared. But we didn't give up easily!
Eventually a large, older macho entered the trap in Olivos and his days of baby making we soon to be over.
All went smoothly at the vets, and after recovering for a few hours in our warm apartment, the cat was released back at his colony."
On Thursday, January 21, 2021, team trapper Saskia was over in the Olivos zone by 8:00 to try to trap within the colony over in this area.
She reports, "The feeder pointed out 4 young cats that had not been neutered yet. The trap, loaded with delicious smelly food, attracted over 10 cats, mostly already with a tipped ear, but after a bit of cat herding the target went in. He continued eating unperturbed after setting off the trap, which was then quickly covered with a dark towel. I arrived at the vet at 9:00 sharp and all went well. After recovering from the anesthetics, I released him in the same spot late afternoon."
Finally, on Friday, January 22, 2021, trapper Tina had some help from Syl and Sarah from Catland Javea. They wanted to trap the small 3 legged kitten that lives at the restaurant Como en Casa at the tennis area. They want him to be fostered and given a human home, given is disability.
Tina was focused at the mummy of the kitten and another grey kitten which was old enough for to be neuter.
At 8:30, Tina set up the first trap in the storage where the cats live, prepared with fish soup and a sardine.
Tina reports, "We hide a bit and waited and 15 minutes later we heard the typical well known Clack that means one cat is trapped. And indeed the beautiful grey male boy was trapped. At once, I covered the cat with a blanket and dropped him off to my car."
She continues, "The second trap was prepared in the same way but no cat was interested. So I put another wet cat food with fish smell inside and disappeared. The targeted mummy saw the trap but was very carefully and decided to take a few spa-minutes in the sunshine in the garden. She started to wash herself with pleasure. Therefore I moved very calmly the trap nearby her. Finally after 20 minutes, the young cat lady felt pretty enough, went around the bush and discovered the trap. Now - very interested she rounded several time the trap, ate the first piece, rounded once more and entered and at least touched the trigger."
Unfortunately, the little 3 legged kitten didn´t appeared and the 3 trappers were a little bit unhappy but otherwise happy about the trapped mummy and the young boy.
Tina dropped them off to the vet at 11:00 and picked them up at 13.30 pm. Then they recovered until 18:00 and brought back to their home and friends.
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