TNR Handbook - Neighborhood Cats
TNR Handbook - Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook - Neighborhood Cats
The Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook Meat packing Styrofoam crates 30 Igloo coolers 30 Cardboard boxes 31 Insulating materials for the interior 31 Extreme cold 31 Placement 32 Chapter Seven: Preparations for Trapping – the Sequence 33 1) Establish a feeding pattern 33 2) Count and assess the cats 33 3) Secure a holding space 34 4) Schedule the spay/neuter 35 5) Arrange for transportation 36 6) Reserve or secure traps and dividers 36 Chapter Eight: Trapping 38 The advantages of a mass trapping 38 Recommended equipment – traps 39 Recommended equipment – trap dividers 41 Trapping supplies – the basics 42 Trapping supplies – optional 43 Winter trapping 44 The trapping 45 1. Withhold food 45 2. Allow enough time for the trapping (two days minimum) 45 3. Check the traps and practice using them 46 4. Transport and then prepare the traps 46 5. Place the traps and add final touches 46 6. During the trapping 47 Trap-to-trap transfer 49 Special cases 50 Friendly ferals 50 Kittens 50 Nursing mothers 52 Pregnant cats 55 Cats who avoid the trip plate 55 Hard to catch cats 56 Drop trap 56 Training the cat to go in a box trap 56 Camouflage trap 57 Trap-in-a-box 57 Lure into a closed space 57 Picking one out from the crowd 58 ii
The Neighborhood Cats TNR Handbook Chapter Nine: The Drop Trap 59 How it works 59 Design and construction 59 Directions for use by Laura Burns 62 Materials needed 62 WARNING!! 62 Quickie directions 62 Detailed instructions 63 Chapter Ten: Caring for Cats in Traps 66 Materials needed 66 Preparing the holding space 67 Feeding and cleaning 67 What if a cat does escape? 69 Chapter Eleven: The Feral Cat Setup: Long-term Fosters 70 Materials needed 70 Placing the cat inside the Feral Cat Setup 71 Feeding and cleaning 72 Feral Cat Handler (a better way?) 73 Trap-to-carrier transfers 74 Chapter Twelve: Spay/neuter and Veterinary Care 76 Preparations before surgery 76 Types of veterinary treatment 77 Eartipping 78 FIV/FeLV testing 79 Post-surgical recovery 82 Anesthetic withdrawal 82 Food 83 Emergencies 83 Chapter Thirteen: Return to the Colony 84 Length of recovery period 84 Location of release 85 Chapter Fourteen: Relocation & Sanctuaries 86 Relocation 86 When is relocation appropriate? 86 Choosing a new site 87 Doing the relocation 87 Sanctuaries 89 iii
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The <strong>Neighborhood</strong> <strong>Cats</strong> <strong>TNR</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong><br />
Chapter Nine: The Drop Trap 59<br />
How it works 59<br />
Design and construction 59<br />
Directions for use by Laura Burns 62<br />
Materials needed 62<br />
WARNING!! 62<br />
Quickie directions 62<br />
Detailed instructions 63<br />
Chapter Ten: Caring for <strong>Cats</strong> in Traps 66<br />
Materials needed 66<br />
Preparing the holding space 67<br />
Feeding and cleaning 67<br />
What if a cat does escape? 69<br />
Chapter Eleven: The Feral Cat Setup: Long-term Fosters 70<br />
Materials needed 70<br />
Placing the cat inside the Feral Cat Setup 71<br />
Feeding and cleaning 72<br />
Feral Cat Handler (a better way?) 73<br />
Trap-to-carrier transfers 74<br />
Chapter Twelve: Spay/neuter and Veterinary Care 76<br />
Preparations before surgery 76<br />
Types of veterinary treatment 77<br />
Eartipping 78<br />
FIV/FeLV testing 79<br />
Post-surgical recovery 82<br />
Anesthetic withdrawal 82<br />
Food 83<br />
Emergencies 83<br />
Chapter Thirteen: Return to the Colony 84<br />
Length of recovery period 84<br />
Location of release 85<br />
Chapter Fourteen: Relocation & Sanctuaries 86<br />
Relocation 86<br />
When is relocation appropriate? 86<br />
Choosing a new site 87<br />
Doing the relocation 87<br />
Sanctuaries 89<br />
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