MARCH 20, 2023 - TRAPPING REPORT

SOME MORNINGS ARE WONDERFUL!

Long-time resident, and caretaker of CumbreCats, tells her story about trapping in her zone on Cumbre del Sol.

Trapper Report

"With so many CumbreCats coming for breakfast every morning, it can be a challenge to catch the right cat for a vet visit.

I now use a new trick by regularly putting breakfast in the 'trap' cage and travel baskets. This way I have found that the cats (except the veterans of course!) are not afraid or less afraid to go in. I also sit nearby and talk or sing, so they know my voice.

After a few mornings, I install the trap so that it closes when a cat runs to the back, or I reach out with a stick or my arm to close the transport baskets when I see a non-neutered cat go in sideways.

And yes... this week a beautiful ginger and white young male was caught in the trap. He is now called Chico 5 (all the male ginger CumbreCats I trap are called Chico).

I took him to Veronica and Anouk, our vets in the village.

A few hours later, I brought him back to the place where he had been caught, and released him a little later after making sure he was ready.

The surprise for me was that he did not run away but stayed near the cage, drank some water, and ate some food. A few minutes later he was playing with his brothers and sisters as if nothing had happened.

It was really a wonderful and useful morning!"

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