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elchivito · #10 03-16-2013, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel911

So I got on the internet and found that there are places that will fix Feral/Alley/Stray Cats they say for Free; but there was no local place that did that.
The Local Place charged less than $33 each; however, they cut off part of the Cats Ear to show that it has been Fixed.
I found that some People purposely Catch Feral Cats and have them fixed to decrease the Cat population.
But, they have some odd Rules. You need to get a Free Rental Trap from them. Like Autozone you Pay and get the Money Back when the Trap comes Back.

They told Me I could bring 2 Cats. As it turned out what the meant was that that the Clinic took only 2 Cats for the Whole Day! After that it was up to the Doc if they would do any more.

The place I went to was the Animal Car Center (Operated by the Golden State Humane Society) in Long Beach Ca. There is also one in Garden Grove Ca.

Note: I thought about buying a Trap from Harbor Freight but the user ratings show that only the expensive one will work. From what happened to Me I doubt if even the Expensive Trap will work in all Cases.
In trying to catch My Cats I caught a Big Tom Cat that had been stealing Food. He fought and the Caged Rocked and when this Claws were spread out it looked like a 3 inch spread on them! A big strong Cat.

You can take your Pet there for regular Vet service but if you don’t have any immunization Records they won’t see your Pet until you have the immunizations done.

Also these Cats managed to come up with 2 Rats from somwhere. I had never seen any Rats where I live but I guess they are around; see the last pic. People complain about the Stray Cats but it makes you wonder how Rodents would be around without them.
I have seen them bring back Gophers, Mice and Rats so far.

I forgot to mention sinc Momma knew how to Hunt I just relocated Her to another area. I did this parly becaus Momma would go after My original Cat if I let here ou; to the extent that My Cat was scared to go out side.

If I'm reading this correctly, you have a place locally that will neuter for 33 dollars. Yes? That's a good deal for tomcats and a smokin' deal if they charge the same for queens. Females require internal surgery, males don't.
They'll only do two at a time? Great. Do two at a time. The ear cut makes sense, and won't hurt them. The average intact tom gets his ears ripped up fighting in no time anyhow.
Feral kittens can be socialized once removed from their wild mothers fairly easily. There may be rescue organizations in your area. They have volunteer foster people who take in the kittens, socialize them and get them ready for adoption.
As far as traps go, Havahart is the only choice in my opinion. You might call your local state game and fish department. They'll often have traps to loan out to people who are having issues with nuisance wildlife.
Cats become trapsmart real fast. One cat watches another fall for a trap, you 'll never get that first one anywhere near a trap. It's my opinion that anyone who elects to feed a feral cat has the obligation to see that the animal is neutered, or eliminated.