Hey, Everyone
We still haven't caught Robert's Mom. We tried the trick that was suggested (tying a drumstick to the back of the trap), but she still eluded us. And she managed to untie the drumstick! We didn't tie it on with some mamby-pamby homemaker bow either, we wrapped the twine around and around and tied it on with hardcore square knots! I'm starting to feel like Wile E. Coyote...
We did, however, catch the runt of the kitten litter--the littlest black one.
The past few days, the kittens haven't let me pick them up. They still come up to our feet, but they no longer want to be touched. And that's because they've become infested with fleas to the point that they're bleeding. They're in terrible pain. The runt was taking a nap yesterday and when he stood up, he'd left a small puddle of blood behind. We got a good look at them and their fur looks like it's moving. They're just swarming with fleas. They keep scratching and scratching. It's horrible. And in no way are we in a financial state to help them ourselves...
We took the kitten to the East Valley Animal Shelter. They were able to pick him up easily, which proved we had been taming him, so he stands a good chance of not being euthanized. They said that they would bathe him and give him his vaccines and treat him for fleas. They're on alert that we're going to be bringing in the other two kittens (male black & female tabby) as soon as we can catch them. Hopefully that will be soon.
If you're interested in adopting this kitten (or the other two once we bring them in), they post their pictures here: http://www.laanimalservices.com/adoptapet_eval.htm
--Lauren*
Showing posts with label trapping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trapping. Show all posts
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Quick Update
Hey, Everyone!
Just wanted to give you all a quick update on a few things:
1.) We were unable to catch Robert's Mom with the laundry basket trick. FixNation has now told us to try securely tying a chicken drumstick to the very back of the trap and see if that works. We'll be trying that Tuesday night.
2.) A while back I mentioned I was doing a "creepy" black and white 5-page comic? Well, I finished it, and I was invited to have it published in a zine called Hello World. Here's a panel from it:
That's all my own work. However, Ramiro has been going over the comic adding "additional inks" to make it look EXTRA nice. I'll be sure to post the whole thing once he's done sprucing it up.
3.) I have an interview at Macy's tomorrow! I'm not pinning all my hopes on it, but it's super nice to have someone call for an interview. It's hard not to get discouraged sometimes, sending out application after application and then not hearing anything back. Just the fact that I got another interview makes me really happy.
4.) I've been making steps toward starting up my own writing company, just like my (now very successful!) friend Danielle did. And a few hours ago, I just got my first job offer. I'll be writing an article. I'm far from being rich & famous (I'll be making enough to buy Ramiro & me a dinner at IHOP, pretty much); but it's a good first step and I'm extremely happy/excited! Working as an illustrator was nice, but I really do prefer writing. :)
5.) Yes, there are still 3 kittens available for adoption if you or anyone you know is interested. My e-mail address is littlezotz@gmail.com
Until next time!
--Lauren*
PS: It's now officially Tuesday! Be sure to check out The Greener Side.
Just wanted to give you all a quick update on a few things:
1.) We were unable to catch Robert's Mom with the laundry basket trick. FixNation has now told us to try securely tying a chicken drumstick to the very back of the trap and see if that works. We'll be trying that Tuesday night.
2.) A while back I mentioned I was doing a "creepy" black and white 5-page comic? Well, I finished it, and I was invited to have it published in a zine called Hello World. Here's a panel from it:
That's all my own work. However, Ramiro has been going over the comic adding "additional inks" to make it look EXTRA nice. I'll be sure to post the whole thing once he's done sprucing it up.3.) I have an interview at Macy's tomorrow! I'm not pinning all my hopes on it, but it's super nice to have someone call for an interview. It's hard not to get discouraged sometimes, sending out application after application and then not hearing anything back. Just the fact that I got another interview makes me really happy.
4.) I've been making steps toward starting up my own writing company, just like my (now very successful!) friend Danielle did. And a few hours ago, I just got my first job offer. I'll be writing an article. I'm far from being rich & famous (I'll be making enough to buy Ramiro & me a dinner at IHOP, pretty much); but it's a good first step and I'm extremely happy/excited! Working as an illustrator was nice, but I really do prefer writing. :)
5.) Yes, there are still 3 kittens available for adoption if you or anyone you know is interested. My e-mail address is littlezotz@gmail.com
Until next time!
--Lauren*
PS: It's now officially Tuesday! Be sure to check out The Greener Side.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Robert's Mom = Our Weekend Plans
Hello, Everyone!
I'm sure you all remember Robert's Mom (also the mother of the kittens we're trying to find homes for)...
She was supposed to have an appointment at FixNation today, but, again, we were unable to catch her. We set up the trap and, once again, she used her paws like a raccoon to scoop up the bait without triggering the trap. Though, one time, we DID catch her kittens! And, man, were they pissed!!
So, from 7pm to 12am last night, we sat outside with a long piece of twine attached to the door of the cage. Like a cartoon trap... You know. With a box, some bait, a stick, and a piece of rope. Like the way you catch the rat in Monkey Island 2.
Anyway, she went in the trap when we did that too, but she managed to slip out as the trap was closing. She's FAST!!
We wrote to FixNation and got this in reply:
I'm sure you all remember Robert's Mom (also the mother of the kittens we're trying to find homes for)...
She was supposed to have an appointment at FixNation today, but, again, we were unable to catch her. We set up the trap and, once again, she used her paws like a raccoon to scoop up the bait without triggering the trap. Though, one time, we DID catch her kittens! And, man, were they pissed!!So, from 7pm to 12am last night, we sat outside with a long piece of twine attached to the door of the cage. Like a cartoon trap... You know. With a box, some bait, a stick, and a piece of rope. Like the way you catch the rat in Monkey Island 2.
Anyway, she went in the trap when we did that too, but she managed to slip out as the trap was closing. She's FAST!!
We wrote to FixNation and got this in reply:
Will this cat go anywhere near your feet? If the cat will get close enough to your feet, you plop a laundry basket trap over the cat, then "spider" the cat onto a piece of secure plywood, which becomes the "floor", then duct tape the whole thing together. Bring along an extra empty trap for the cat to recover in. Make sense?
You're officially on the roving reservation list. Let me know when you've been able to trap her, okay?
Yes--keep the trap and keep trying!!!
don't give up--you'll get her.
liz
So, I guess you all know what we'll be doing Sunday night. Wish us luck!!
--Lauren*
So, I guess you all know what we'll be doing Sunday night. Wish us luck!!
--Lauren*
Friday, May 7, 2010
Robert & Ziggy Neutering
On Sunday, May 2nd, we kept Robert and Ziggy locked in our room overnight to a.) make sure they didn't eat anything after Midnight and, b.) to make sure they'd be here on time for their appointment at FixNation the next morning at 7am.
Robert was a bit confused about the purpose of the litterbox and seemed to think it was a bed:
My mom says it looks like he's trying to hatch something.
The next morning, at 7am, we took them both to FixNation to be neutered. Ringo was very confused around breakfast time and spent the bulk of the day until they returned looking for them:
We brought Robert and Ziggy home at around 5pm that same evening. They were both neutered and ear-tipped (if you can't afford to pay, FixNation will neuter your cats for free, but only if you agree to let them cut off a part of your cat's right ear). We hated to do it, but seeing as we have no money, we had no choice. Thankfully, the people working there were very nice about it and made sure that the ear-tipping was minimal. You can barely see it:
We kept both cats in our room again overnight. The next day, Robert was bouncing around as if nothing had happened. Ziggy, however, was having a bit more trouble. Not only was her surgery much more invasive (spaying a female cat is an internal surgery whereas neutering a male cat is purely external), but she had been pregnant! On the 5th, she was still very very weak and wasn't looking so good. She didn't want to eat or drink.
We ended up keeping Ziggy in our room for one more night (we made our own litterbox out of her carrier. We took it apart and filled it with dirt. Unlike Robert, she was able to figure out what it was for). We managed to get her to eat and drink and poop and pee:
The next morning, Ziggy was starting to act like herself again.
We've been checking their incisions twice a day and so far everything is clean and good. We have high hopes that they'll both recover nicely and be happy cats again very soon. :)
In the meantime, Ramiro and I have set about capturing the feral cat colony that lives in our area. One of the females is pregnant again!
We set traps last night (provided to us by FixNation) and managed to catch one of the females in the colony, but unfortunately it wasn't the pregnant one. We were happy we caught her, but we're worried... FixNation is closed over the weekend and the pregnant female looks like she's ready to blow any second now! We're praying that she doesn't have her kittens over the weekend.
The female that we caught last night is at FixNation being spayed and ear-tipped right now.
More updates soon-ish!
--Lauren*
PS: This product is AMAZING! If you ever have animal "stinks" to deal with or stains/odors you need to get out, I highly HIGHLY recommend getting some Nature's Miracle.
Robert was a bit confused about the purpose of the litterbox and seemed to think it was a bed:
My mom says it looks like he's trying to hatch something.The next morning, at 7am, we took them both to FixNation to be neutered. Ringo was very confused around breakfast time and spent the bulk of the day until they returned looking for them:
We brought Robert and Ziggy home at around 5pm that same evening. They were both neutered and ear-tipped (if you can't afford to pay, FixNation will neuter your cats for free, but only if you agree to let them cut off a part of your cat's right ear). We hated to do it, but seeing as we have no money, we had no choice. Thankfully, the people working there were very nice about it and made sure that the ear-tipping was minimal. You can barely see it:
We kept both cats in our room again overnight. The next day, Robert was bouncing around as if nothing had happened. Ziggy, however, was having a bit more trouble. Not only was her surgery much more invasive (spaying a female cat is an internal surgery whereas neutering a male cat is purely external), but she had been pregnant! On the 5th, she was still very very weak and wasn't looking so good. She didn't want to eat or drink.We ended up keeping Ziggy in our room for one more night (we made our own litterbox out of her carrier. We took it apart and filled it with dirt. Unlike Robert, she was able to figure out what it was for). We managed to get her to eat and drink and poop and pee:
The next morning, Ziggy was starting to act like herself again.We've been checking their incisions twice a day and so far everything is clean and good. We have high hopes that they'll both recover nicely and be happy cats again very soon. :)
In the meantime, Ramiro and I have set about capturing the feral cat colony that lives in our area. One of the females is pregnant again!
We set traps last night (provided to us by FixNation) and managed to catch one of the females in the colony, but unfortunately it wasn't the pregnant one. We were happy we caught her, but we're worried... FixNation is closed over the weekend and the pregnant female looks like she's ready to blow any second now! We're praying that she doesn't have her kittens over the weekend.
The female that we caught last night is at FixNation being spayed and ear-tipped right now.
More updates soon-ish!
--Lauren*
PS: This product is AMAZING! If you ever have animal "stinks" to deal with or stains/odors you need to get out, I highly HIGHLY recommend getting some Nature's Miracle.
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