Feral mothers will move kittens 4-5 times from birth to 8 weeks. Do Not attempt to trap kittens with mom unless you are 100% sure you can get everyone. Two different techniques would be to trap mom and secure kittens or to use the kittens as bait to get mom. Using the kittens as bait can be the ONLY technique that at times works in securing mom and ending the cycle. Kittens need mom until 6 weeks, if there is a mom on site; no one should be bottle feeding, we should be trapping mom and having her do the work.

Do Not be a kitten kidnapper. Do your Best to Trap Mom and END THE CYCLE.


  • FERAL CAT SETUP

    Kittens need mom until 6 weeks if you are going to foster feral mom with kittens first step is to prepare for there safety

    a large crate with a small carrier or feral cat den, litter box, food and water a sheet covering entire crate

  • TRAP WITH CARRIER BEHIND

    using kittens as bait technique

    set trap with no food place carrier with kittens inside behind the back of trap cover the entire trap and carrier with only the opening exposed

    mom will go into the trap for her babies this could take a short as 20 minutes to as long as 6 hours

    DO NOT ATTEMPT IF YOU CAN NOT PUT THE TIME IT REQUIRES TO TRAP MOM

  • END THE CYCLE

    once mom is trapped set up kittens first in crate place them in the carrier

    than place trap back door into crate and open

    mom will go into crate and into carrier