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Meet Bread a stray cat that visits my house I’ll be attempting to trap and release this week (lemmy.zip)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Whitecat@lemmy.zip to c/cat@lemmy.world

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So there’s a huge stray cat problem and population in Corfu and I’m trying to make a tiny difference. This is the first cat I’ll be trapping myself and releasing. Today my friend‘s mom dropped off a trap and we’re gonna set it up and see what happens. I’ll keep you guys posted

(Edit: edited to say I am sure he is a stray because he doesn’t belong to any of my family which are the only people that live around me and there’s only a main road that you would have to cross to get here and I’ve been feeding him for three months either way, the vet will confirm if he’s microchip or not too. Also, I’m not releasing a randomly I’m going to release them right where he comes to eat. )

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[-] Australis13@fedia.io 20 points 6 days ago

Good luck!

My recommendation is to cover the top of the trap with an old towel or blanket and leave it open (at both ends) with the bait food in it for a few days so Bread gets used to going into it for the food. Then close the trigger end and move the food towards the trigger. Once he's comfortable going right into the trap for the food, you can arm it.

Keep in mind that you probably only get one shot at this - if he gets out of the trap, he's probably never going to go near one again. I lost a couple of strays that way before I realise that the trap I was using had a hidden flaw (a strong male cat could push against the spring-loaded end enough to bow the bottom of it and squeeze out). I've since reinforced it to prevent that issue.

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 11 points 6 days ago

THIS IS SO HELPFUL THANK YOU!

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 16 points 6 days ago

Release where? And why?

Also: looks too well fed for a stray. Are you sure it doesn't belong to a neighbour?

[-] frosch@sh.itjust.works 29 points 6 days ago

My guess is trap, check at the vet, give them the needed Vacs, Neuter (the most important part) and then release.

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 21 points 6 days ago

Yeah, exactly. If he’s someone’s he should be microchipped which the vet will check first

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I am 100% sure, but he eats at my house I have a food bowl at the top of the gate for him. And even if he is a neighbours because he’s roaming around like that he should be neutered and unfortunately Greek mentality over here don’t fix a neuter your pets if you even like offered to do it for them it’s almost like you’re asking to castrate their son, but yeah, no, he is definitely a stray and not a neighbours I only have 4 neighbours 😂

Edit; also realised I didn’t answer the question. I’m going to release him right where I trapped him around my house. I live in a remote village in Corfu like my property is 2 acres. The only people that live next to me are my family so I literally don’t know where he came from, but there’s a lot strays and Corfu unfortunately :(

[-] watson@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

TIL Greek culture is averse to neutering their pets. Interesting. I wonder why

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 days ago

I think it’s an older generation thing :(

[-] watson@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Because cutting my cat’s balls off is the same as cutting my own balls off?

I have encountered this mentality before.

[-] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 9 points 5 days ago

It's an extremely dumb mentality. In my country (mostly countryside) people just get rid of the puppies and kittens in awful ways. Put them in a bag and throw them in the river, strangle them, give them to vets to put them down or what my late neighbor did bury them alive right after they're born. It's sickening.

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 days ago

EXACTLY THIS HERE TOO IT DISGUSTING

Here’s a post to three cats that were tied in a plastic bags and thrown in dumpster.. Lucky a tourist found them and I bottle fed them and all three survived. Unfortunately a few others I’ve tried to bottle feed weren’t as lucky because it’s super hard with out the cat moms milk :(

https://lemmy.zip/post/54053346

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago

So, that's why they want more of them.

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Actually, though; cause I offered last year when there was a sterilisation program to do my aunts cats and she was like no no and I’m like but they’re gonna have kittens and aren’t you sad that not all of them make it like it’s not good and literally that’s just the mentality 😪

[-] watson@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That kitty looks pretty well fed and cared for. Please make sure they really are a stray before you T’n’R

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 17 points 6 days ago

He is well fed by me for the last 3 months haha

[-] watson@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Aww!

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The reason he got the name bread is he actually wandered into my house and I found him on top of my kitchen table eating bread and at first glance I thought he was my orange cat and I was like wait a minute that’s not my cat and then he ran away from my house and he didn’t come back for a few days and then he started to come back slowly so I started to leave food for him further away from my house but still on my property so my cats don’t bully him.