No, I haven't - I am using a dog trap, which is different one from he
got caught earlier - but I have been leaving the flap door open with a
bungee code and put the food at the very end corner, and he eats off of
it - but whenever I put the food in too middle area, then he gets
nervous and does not want to go in to eat - I was going to be patient
and move the food bowl a little by a little so that he will eventually
go in there, then I can close the flap door manually (with a long string
attached to the door) - but I am also so worried about his condition and
don't want to wait too long - because if he does not have an appetite, a
trap won't do any good - but I also hate to take a chance because I
could scare him, and not catch him if I use the fish net - and it's very
difficult to transfer from the fish net to something else by yourself -
I will try the catnip though since I much prefer to catch him in a trap
- I was also thinking of putting sod (grass patch) at the bottom so that
he really can't tell the border of the trap - what do you think?
He was sleeping for a while in my garden and he was just so cute - but I
also know that he is an older guy, and would like a place to rest
without worrying about being chased by others -
Thank you, Kat, please send me and George a good energy so that we can
be together all the time!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kat
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 3:23 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Please - I need another big prayer for George!!
Dear Hideyo,
I too hope you convince George to let you catch him soon.
Have you really scrubbed out the trap and then sprayed it
with some feliway and sprinkled catnip all over it?
Sometimes you really have to change the smell of the trap.
Is the trap inside a large black garbage bag that is taped
around it to keep it from flapping in the wind? Some cats
find the safety of a "hole" more reassuring than an open trap.
Good luck!
Kat (Mew Jersey)
On Thu, 16 Jun 2005, Hideyo Yamamoto wrote:
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:55:50 -0600
From: Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Please - I need another big prayer for George!!
Hi, I mentioned to you a little bit, but I have been trying to capture
one of my feral boys, George for a couple of weeks now, I feel like he
is getting thinner to me, and he barely eats (he sips juice from fish
can's soup) and I am just so worried about this guy - He does not go
into a trap since I screwed it up last time, so I feel like the only
chance I have in order to catch him is with a fish net - I caught
three
cats in the pat with fish net - it's more riskier than trap, but I
feel
like I shouldn't wait too long to catch him because of his health
condition- and don't know any other way that I can - I also have an
appointment to talk to Dr. Ryan (AC) so that I can find out more about
his condition now - and if she has any meditation or suggestions as
to
how I can catch him succesfully before it's too late -
According to Jasmine (AC) whom I spoke with a couple of weeks ago ,
he
has a moderate kidney problem and might have an infection with one of
his long teeth (I have given some antibiotics in his food for a couple
of time) - he is also willing to be adopted by me (at least he is
willing to give a try) -
Please pray that I can successfully catch him very soon and he will be
safe and Ok until I can catch him! Thank you!
Hideyo
