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formerly known as 'cat ar

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 1:36 am
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What's the best humane cat trap. The
haveaharts seem to have too strong a
spring and no second door to help release
feral cats. Thanks

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 8:03 pm
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formerly known as 'cat arranger' wrote:
>
> What's the best humane cat trap. The
> haveaharts seem to have too strong a
> spring and no second door to help release
> feral cats. Thanks

I have always used Tomahawk traps, 2-door deluxe models. However, I
purchased five new traps in May and was sorely disappointed in the
quality. Two of the backdoor clips have already broken, the new locking
device is very hard to manipulate, especially with greasy catfood hands,
one trap was so bent in shipping the frontdoor wouldn't open and the
frontdoor of another one was misaligned and would catch-up on the side
of the trap.

Next time, I'm ordering the large Tru-Catch traps. I have two older
models. They are roomier, making them good for recovery and cheaper,
too. The self-locking backdoor does not inspire confidence and it is a
little more cumbersome than the Tomahawks when it comes to transfering
cats from dirty traps to clean, but I easily rigged up a back-up clip
for security and, with a little more care during transfers, the backdoor
has not been a problem...so far.

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formerly known as 'cat ar

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 8:03 pm
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I'm a little worried about larger traps as the
vets give anesthetic to the ferals before spay
through the cages and it seems a larger trap
would make that more difficult. Is that a
reasonable fear?


"frlpwr" <frlpwr DeleteThis @flash.net> wrote in message news:40F18E6E.7D99@flash.net...
: formerly known as 'cat arranger' wrote:
: >
: > What's the best humane cat trap. The
: > haveaharts seem to have too strong a
: > spring and no second door to help release
: > feral cats. Thanks
:
: I have always used Tomahawk traps, 2-door deluxe models. However, I
: purchased five new traps in May and was sorely disappointed in the
: quality. Two of the backdoor clips have already broken, the new locking
: device is very hard to manipulate, especially with greasy catfood hands,
: one trap was so bent in shipping the frontdoor wouldn't open and the
: frontdoor of another one was misaligned and would catch-up on the side
: of the trap.
:
: Next time, I'm ordering the large Tru-Catch traps. I have two older
: models. They are roomier, making them good for recovery and cheaper,
: too. The self-locking backdoor does not inspire confidence and it is a
: little more cumbersome than the Tomahawks when it comes to transfering
: cats from dirty traps to clean, but I easily rigged up a back-up clip
: for security and, with a little more care during transfers, the backdoor
: has not been a problem...so far.
:
:
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Sunflower

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 3:58 am
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"formerly known as 'cat arranger'" <goodidea1950SPAM-SPAM.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote
in message news:B%kIc.5929$i_3.5279@fed1read04...
>
> I'm a little worried about larger traps as the
> vets give anesthetic to the ferals before spay
> through the cages and it seems a larger trap
> would make that more difficult. Is that a
> reasonable fear?
>
>
No if the vet handles ferals enough to know what she's doing. I'm a vet
tech with a low cost spay/neuter operation, and since I'm also the "cat
lady" with the Humane Society, it usually ends up being me who handles
getting the ferals out of the cage. It's been darn rare that we've had to
resort to the syringe on the pole. Usually a fishing net, a towel, and a
bit of rotating the trap around it's axis a time or two will result in the
cat emerging safely within the fishing net, and covered with the towel,
immobile enough to administer anesthesia to quite easily. Or, there's the
other approach of one of the local vets who has an oxygen chamber that's
he's able to pump ISO through. He just places the whole trap in there,
gasses them out and then removes them.
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Sharon Talbert

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 12:56 pm
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Our vet get simply sets the trap on end or uses the trap divider we
provided their clinic. It is an inexpensive, over-sized fork that
isolates the cat at the end of the trap you want it in.

Sharon Talbert
Friends of Campus Cats


On Sun, 11 Jul 2004, formerly known as 'cat arranger' wrote:

>
> I'm a little worried about larger traps as the
> vets give anesthetic to the ferals before spay
> through the cages and it seems a larger trap
> would make that more difficult. Is that a
> reasonable fear?
>
>
> "frlpwr" <frlpwr RemoveThis @flash.net> wrote in message news:40F18E6E.7D99@flash.net...
> : formerly known as 'cat arranger' wrote:
> : >
> : > What's the best humane cat trap. The
> : > haveaharts seem to have too strong a
> : > spring and no second door to help release
> : > feral cats. Thanks
> :
> : I have always used Tomahawk traps, 2-door deluxe models. However, I
> : purchased five new traps in May and was sorely disappointed in the
> : quality. Two of the backdoor clips have already broken, the new locking
> : device is very hard to manipulate, especially with greasy catfood hands,
> : one trap was so bent in shipping the frontdoor wouldn't open and the
> : frontdoor of another one was misaligned and would catch-up on the side
> : of the trap.
> :
> : Next time, I'm ordering the large Tru-Catch traps. I have two older
> : models. They are roomier, making them good for recovery and cheaper,
> : too. The self-locking backdoor does not inspire confidence and it is a
> : little more cumbersome than the Tomahawks when it comes to transfering
> : cats from dirty traps to clean, but I easily rigged up a back-up clip
> : for security and, with a little more care during transfers, the backdoor
> : has not been a problem...so far.
> :
> :
>
>
>
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