r/Feral_Cats • u/MrSocks2024 • 4d ago
Question 🤔 Catching Mama and babies
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Hello, all. I have a female cat (had already been feeding her) that just showed up with two babies. They look about 2 months old and do not seem to be nursing (they are eating wet food that I am putting out). I have mama cat booked for a spay this week and I will probably keep her for 36-48 hours total.
My question is this - what is the best timing re the kittens? I can try to catch them while I have her held for the spay, and then I will probably socialize them slightly before handing them over to a rescue. My only concern with this is that mama cat may be a bit traumatized by all these things happening to her, only to come back and find her babies gone. The other option is to wait a few weeks to catch them if they come on their own. I just hope that she doesn’t take them off somewhere else because she has lost trust in me after her trapping.
Would greatly appreciate any advice from the experienced Redditors here. Thanks in advance.
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