Help - ferals - black - 6 weeks ish

[Moonbird 11]

Looks like it could be quite a gathering the more the merrier, get plenty of baskets then Maggsie

 

Over to Magsie then for the next stage... nicholls5 COFFEE ??

[loopylass 10]

Wots happened with these?

[magsie 10]

Monkey - have emailed you love cos you may have all the info we need. Barry sounds a star. This should be so much easier now that we have Barry on board. Sounds like he'll have lots of extra customers too!

Thanks for your offer of help Monkey, and everyone else too. Will be in touch.

[magsie 10]

Monkey, still haven't heard from you! Another week's gone since you said you would speak to the lovely Barry. They will ALL be pregnant soon, if not already!

 

How many are there? What ages? What condition? Can they be caught or do they need to be trapped. Information, we need information!!

[pe@ch 10]

Is the mother cat a fluffy black cat with a white tail tip? If it is her I have seen her quite a few times at Carbrook Hall. The staff used to feed her, she comes to drink from the pond at night sometimes.

Do you have any kittens still needing homes?

I would love to have a kitten. I already have one cat, she is 5 years old now and I believe her mother was a stray too, but she is one of the friendliest cats I have ever met.

Edited April 9, 2010 by pe@ch

[magsie 10]

No idea Peach. That's the kind of info we are needing from Monkey!

[magsie 10]

Having had no communication at all from Monkeyness about the numbers involved, a friend is going down this week to speak to the pub manager.

 

Now comes the crunch. Has anyone got any DEFINITE funds/full CP or RSPCA vouchers for their spaying? Rumours say there are a lot of cats and I am unable to pick up the bill on this one!

 

Please only reply with definite answers, I haven't the time to fundraise myself. 8 hours spent yesterday trapping Pearl Works cats, one of which has a terrible limp from a badly infected leg. There are hundreds of cats down town, absolutely appalling. The situation which could have been sorted years ago is now out of control. There is no help for the ferals and they are breeding like ..... well, cats!

[monkeyness 10]

I have spoken to Barry, a sunday morning about 11 is best as its quiet and they all go for their dinner at that time. some of them are already pregnant and one just had a litter. ill try and get some vouchers, which vets do you use ?

[magsie 10]

Jackie from Cat Abuse Treatment Society has been down for the last two days. This is going to be a very long process and I'll contact individuals who have offered genuine help. Drivers will particularly be needed for Jackie to go backwards and forwards to the site in an endeavour to get the cats' trust.

The RSPCA have kindly offered to pay for the neutering.

Moderator, could you please close the topic, thanks.

[Glennis 15]

I think the RSPCA help with feral cats.

[magsie 10]

Glennis, the feral cat population in Sheffield is in the thousands - they have been allowed to breed to biblical proportions without any control and the result is terrible suffering.

The original posting was four months ago and this is a prime example of how quickly cats can breed if the situation is not addressed - and quickly.

The Arena cats are giving birth as we speak and their numbers will therefore possibly quadruple during the summer.

Just one example of how difficult it is to deal with ferals - one 7 month old pregnant kit at Pearl works in the city centre has taken 36 hours to trap before being successfully trapped very early this morning. Traps cannot be left and sitting for 6-8 hours at a time is a soul destroying job therefore the dearth of volunteers.

The RSPCA have kindly offered to pay for the large amount of Arena neutering and Jackie from CATS is going down 3 times a week to gain the cats confidence with food. She is hoping to take the kits away when the time is appropriate to hopefully socialise and rehome.

This operation is going to take a long, long time and therefore offers of funding, tinned food, would be helpful. It will be very stressful and time-consuming for Jackie and her few volunteers, that's for sure.

[gina2007 10]

Does Jackie need my help at all Magsie? I dont think ill be able to try to catch any of them but can help out at her place if she needs it, if you let me know, I will give her a ring but dont want to annoy her by ringing her!!x