CumbreCats TNR and Rescue

Trapping is Tricky Business in the Lirios Zone ### Trapper Report "This Monday morning, I set out to trap a mother cat whose kittens are around 10 weeks old. The kind CumbreCats carer was informed not to feed the cats in the morning. While I was preparing my trap, I noticed behind me a beautiful, mostly white cat with half of her face black. I didn't see an ear tag, so I figured she was not yet neutered. Immediately, I prepared a second automatic trap with fresh fish food and placed it in the garden behind me. However, the white cat disappeared. Next, I set up the remote-controlled trap with tasty fish food in the carer's garden and gave the kittens some biscuits to lure them away from the trap. The mother cat quickly realized what I was trying to do and hid in the bushes, watching me intently. She didn't come any closer to the trap. Meanwhile, the white cat returned, ate the trail of snacks leading into the automatic trap, and then disappeared. After I refilled the tr...

Community Feeders Are Very Important for Spotting Sick CumbreCats Cats Trapper Report   For around 18 years, a large, handsome, feral tiger cat made his rounds among various trusted neighbors in Olivos, who met him with kindness and fed him breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Despite their efforts, he remained feral, hissing and swiping at any attempt to pet him.  During the winter months, it was noticed that he had a health issue in his mouth, with lots of drool, sometimes bloody, dripping from his mouth. He struggled more and more to eat dry kibble. Many attempts were made to trap him in various locations, but he wouldn't trust the traps. No matter how hungry he got, he would not go in. One of our cat-loving neighbours persisted, continuing to serve him breakfast inside the trap every morning. Finally, the cat went all the way in. The trap closed, and he was taken to the vet early that morning. After sedating him, the vet inspected his mouth and found a terrible sight. Cancer had ...

BACK TO BEGONIAS Our Head Trapper was back to the Begonia zone to complete a family mission. TRAPPER REPORT  I was trapping again in Begonias. I had already trapped two female cats and one male from this family. Today, I aimed to trap the rest. Unfortunately, two mother cats lost their kittens; a fox killed them. On the first day, the cat carers managed to save the kittens by chasing the fox away, but the fox did not give up and eventually caught them. Before I started trapping, the cat carer was informed not to feed the cats, so they were hungry when I arrived. All the cats there were black. The carer fed one cat while I set up the trap with tasty fish food. It took only 10 minutes for the first hungry cat to enter the trap, and I could press CLOSE. We transferred the cat to the transport box, and I prepared the trap again.  Another cat was already close to the trap, so I only needed to hide until she approached. Carefully, she sniffed around but eventually, her hunger won, a...