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Rescuing Stray and Feral Cats and Kittens

How to Trap a Cat Resources

How To Build a Cat Trap Resources

How to Tame a Feral Cat Resources

National Feral Cat Resources
Animal Resources in the Tampa Bay Area
Animal Resources in the United States
How to Trap a Cat Resources
How To Build a Cat Trap Resources
How to Tame a Feral Cat Resources
My MIDWEST cat playpens set up for taming a feral cat.
Outdoor Enclosures and Cat Fencing May 19, 2008
My Cats

National Feral Cat Resources

Alley Cat Allies

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Animal Resources in the Tampa Bay Area

includes Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties

Animal Coalition of Tampa

Friends of Strays (St. Petersburg, FL)

Save Our Strays, Inc. is a non-profit, humane organization whose mission is sheltering and finding homes for abandoned or homeless cats and kittens in Pinellas County, Florida.

SPOT...Stop Pet Overpopulation Together! (Pinellas Park, FL)

SPCA of Pinellas County

9099 130th Avenue North, Largo, FL 33773-1441
Map
Phone: (727) 586-3591
Fax: (727) 499-0368
BestPets@SPCAofPinellas.org

SPCA of Tampa Bay

Humane Society of North Pinellas Inc.

3040 State Rd, Clearwater, FL
Map
797-7722
Events: events@humanesocietyofpinellas.org
General Information: info@humanesocietyofpinellas.org
Volunteer Opportunities: volunteer@humanesocietyofpinellas.org

Pinellas County (FL) Animal Services (a.k.a., "Dog Catcher")

Location
12450 Ulmerton Road
Largo 33774
(727) 582-2600
TDD (727) 582-2636

Rabies/Bite/Quarantine Line (727) 582-2608

Lost or Found Pets Hotline (727) 582-2604

Yahoo! Humane and Rescue Societies > Florida > Complete List

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Animal Resources in the United States

American Humane Association, AHA

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ASPCA

Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah

Humane Society of the United States, HSUS

PetFinder.com

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How to Trap a Cat Resources

Animal Care Equipment & Services (ACES) - gloves, housing, traps, poles, etc.

Animal Traps - Tru-Catch Live Catch Traps - High quality powder coated animal traps, many sizes available.

Carol Olson's Super Trap - for very hard to catch cats!

Florida Cat News - Click on the link: "Trapping and Care" to see and read about:

Construct box traps
Use box traps
Turn your automatic Trap into a manual One
Build a cat feeding station
Ant-proof feeding bowls
Make a long-handled Spoon

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How To Build a Cat Trap Resources

Alley Cat Allies - Instructions for building a "Drop Trap"

Carol Olson's Super Trap - for very hard to catch cats! Also see article from PAWS to THINK, The Pet Savers Foundation Magazine (Spring 2005; Volume 4, Issue 2):

To Catch A Feral: How Carol's "Super Trap" Finally Trapped Sherman, and It Can Work For Your Elusive Ferals Too!
by Laura Beth Heisen

This is my modification of Carol Olson's Super Trap since I have a different style trap than she has. I used the door style illustrated in the Drop Trap Design Bank (Laura Burns):

I covered the trap with these moving blankets in advance of catching the cat. Then when the cat was in the trap, I flipped the blankets to cover the trap completely. I used clothespins to secure the blankets since it was a bit breezy:

I used two long (8 foot) 1" diameter PVC pipes to very gently prod the cat into the smaller trap to take him to the vet. It is easy if you have 2 people doing this.

I donated this trap to Animal Coalition of Tampa after catching the elusive "Raider."

Drop Trap Design Bank (Laura Burns)

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How to Tame a Feral Cat Resources

Taming Feral Kittens and Cats

THE MESSYBEAST CAT RESOURCE ARCHIVE

MIDWEST Homes For Pets - America's Largest Home Builder For Pets. If you use these outdoors try to put them under an awning or other structure to keep them from rusting.

Hawks Will Custom Wood Work

Top Quality CUSTOM Wood Pet Furniture, Litter Box Covers Hiders. Cover your cat litter box with a wooden litter box cover.
Indoor cat and dog houses and Heated Outdoor cat houses, dog beds, cat beds, feral cat houses, ferret houses, and squirrel feeders all handcrafted from REAL wood.

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My MIDWEST cat playpens set up for taming a feral cat.

Here is a photo of the 2 MidWest Cat Playpens with a home-made bridge/tunnel between the top openings. (To see the New and Improved version of the Bridge/Tunnel, click here.) My cats have been enjoying the playpens (that is why you see the bottom cage doors open) and wondering when the new cat is going to arrive. I have a bunch of black moving blanket that will allow me to almost completely cover each cage in case the cat(s) are real nervous.

I added a slot into the top of the bridge near the side of one of the playpens. I can slide a piece of wood to block the cat from going to the other side so that I can clean the litter box, cage, etc. I added small blocks of wood at the bottom of the slot area to reinforce the door from being pushed at the bottom. If you do catch another cat, you could leave the divider in the slot so that each cat can have their own cage.

I bought 3 extra benches (2 for one of the playpens and one for the other playpen) and made a long bench from shelving material that runs the length of a cage and it is using at least 3 long cup shaped hooks at each end.

The bridge is made of 1/4" finished plywood and wood strips:

Another view of the feeding area and play area, as well as sleeping area.

This is the litter box playpen, also with a sleeping area:

I use this spring-type mechanical tool to reposition bedding and to dust off shelving and benches in the top portion of the cage as it is not accessible due to the bridge inserted into the cages' top doors.

I picked up "Angel" this morning from the vet (August 17, 2006) and she won't come out of the cat carrier that is inside the one playpen. The carrier opens at the top (and front).

Updates on Angel:

Sept. 27, 2006:

She has been out of the carrier for amount a month. She normally hides in the tunnel/bridge until she knows that I've settled down for a while to watch TV.

She sometimes sleeps in the tunnel/bridge with her back turned from me. Other times, she sleeps on the soft bedding.

She is slowly coming around but still hisses at me.

She likes to watch "Raider" eat his breakfast and dinner outside. She jumps up on the highest bench to look out at him. "Raider" is a semi-feral cat that I'm slowly getting closer to when I fed him.

She also seems to enjoy seeing my other 7 indoor cats. I sometimes pick them up and pet them so that she can see that they trust me and like me to touch them.

This is "Mr. Mister" and "Buddy Boy" sleeping. Buddy Boy is still asleep and I just woke Mr. Mister taking this photo.

Here are "Georgie Boy" (brown tabby), "Buddy Boy" (black & white) and "Cleopatra" (calico) watching a squirrel on the post outside:

"Georgie Boy" was rescued Aug. 9, 2006 and quickly got out into the rest of the home with the other cats in about a week. When I rescued in my backyard, he cried to be picked up!

Updates on Angel (continued):

Oct. 18, 2006:

"Angel" is doing better and now she has her old friends back (Georgie, Raider and Buddy Boy):

"Georgie" was crying to be picked up in my backyard a couple of weeks ago. He ate for about 4 cats for almost a week. He was abandon, not feral.

"Raider" was finally caught using my modified trap (mentioned above). He is semi-feral, while "Angel" appears to be completely feral. She will be a challenge.

They are all probably part of a feral and semi-feral cat colony. They seem happy to see each other. "Angel" and "Georgie" are acting concerned about "Raider." They are comforting each other in their own ways. "Raider" is still half asleep due to being "fixed." I'll post a photo of him soon.

I'll also post photos of the other cats evidently.

New and Improved Bridge/Tunnel:

I'm too exhausted to paint the inserts!!!

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Outdoor Enclosures and Cat Fencing May 19, 2008

AnimalNetwork Cat Enclosures: "Bring the outside in: Indoor or outdoor? Enclosures give you some of each." By Peggy Scott

Affordable Cat Fence 1-(888) 840-2287

Bandobi Pet Products 1-(714) 227-1733

The Cat's Den 1-(866) 484-0644

CAT FENCE-IN� 1-(888) 738-9099

C & D Pets 1-(888) 554-7387

Hawks Will Custom Wood Work - Hawkswillwoodwork@yadtel.net

Top Quality CUSTOM Wood Pet Furniture, Litter Box Covers Hiders. Cover your cat litter box with a wooden litter box cover.
Indoor cat and dog houses and Heated Outdoor cat houses, dog beds, cat beds, feral cat houses, ferret houses, and squirrel feeders all handcrafted from REAL wood.

MIDWEST Homes For Pets 1-(800) 428-8560 - America's Largest Home Builder For Pets. If you use these outdoors try to put them under an awning or other structure to keep them from rusting.

Outback Barney's - Outback Cat Hotel 1-(800) 967-5604

Pet Samaritan - cat run 1-(801) 451-0100

Playscapes for Pussy Cats 1-(512) 828-7000

Purrfect Fence 1-(888) 280-4066

Safe Kitty 1-(207) 929-4128

Ultralite Products Inc. - Animal Enclosures & Pet Cages. Questions? Call 1-(888) 858-7298

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My Cats

"Sassy Frassy" after getting a bath. She was my 1st cat ever! I adopted her from a humane shelter in Louisville, KY:

"Sassy Frassy" liked to look at me and purr, but I think she didn't like my Aunt Jan taking our photo here:

"Sassy" liked to drink her water from an insulated mug. She would lick off the condensation because it was cool. She would fall asleep with her head on the cold mug! I can't remember how many times I had to mop up the water from the carpeted floor because she would nudge it off of the table.

"Cleopatra, Queen of Denial," a.k.a., "Cleopatra" is now my oldest cat. She was adopted in Louisville, KY from an elderly gentleman whose cat had a litter:

"My Fair Lady," a.k.a., "Lady" passed away due to a heart problem:

"Lady"

"Lady" in my bed and in my spot!

"Lady" and "Queenie" (plus "Annie") are sisters rescued from a tree in Louisville, KY (Read about it here.):

"Annie Hall," a.k.a., "Annie" is the "Fat Cat" of the house:

"African Queen," a.k.a., "Queenie" is the scary cat:

"Mr. Mister" was my 1st male cat and a sweetie. He was rescued in Louisville, KY:

"Mr. Mister"

Mr. Mister after surgery to make him a female due to kidney stones. He is not a happy camper. Now, he does seem to be "frustrated" and a little more aggressive to some of the other cats. He will "make biscuits" on a blanket, then act a little angry and go pick on one of the other cats. He has had numerous "time outs" and has been told "no fighting:"

"Buddy Boy," a.k.a., "Buddy" was the 1st cat rescued after my beloved "Lady" passed away. He loves to lick which I'd bet money on as to why he was put outside by someone. Now, he has 7 cats to lick on as I don't like being licked with a sandpaper tongue, either:

"Georgie" likes to "make biscuits." "Angel" pesters him a lot because apparently she is in love with him.

"Georgie" is now a female, too, due to a problem with urinary blockage.

This photo is a little fuzzy as it was taken about 25 feet away. It is of 3 of my latest rescues: "Angel" (because she looks so much like my cat, "Lady" who passed away ), "Raider" (because he would take the food that I put outside for him but never stay around), and "Georgie." I think that "Georgie" was the father of "Angel's" babies that died while she was under anesthesia for her 1st examination by a vet and for neutering procedure.

"Angel" had a collar on once for a few months but I can't get close to her to put it back on. I forgot to take the collar to the vet the last time I had her in. Now, she'll have to wait a year!

"Raider," is the cat that got the other 3 cats rescued because while trying to catch him for about a month, 2 walked up to be rescued ("Buddy Boy" and "Georgie") and I rescued "Angel" because she was so afraid to come out of hiding to eat and she looked a lot like my cat that died, "Lady." He is a hard one to keep a collar on. He is getting more and more comfortable around me. His latest thing is getting up on my computer desk to get petted:

"Morris" relaxing in his cat playpen. He was adopted on Feb. 25, 2008. He was aggressive to other stray cats out in my backyard, so he will be gradually introduced by allowing the other cats a little time to get to know him before I let him out into the house. Thanks to Save Our Strays, Inc.!!!:

More shots of "Morris" ...

Update: "Morris" now has full run of the house. He sleep in my bed in the morning to get his pets but is still semi-feral as far as being able to pick him up. Here he is getting some sun at the front door:

"Lucky" was almost starved to death. He had been beat up by other stray cats (maybe "Morris?") pretty bad. Hopefully, he will continue to improved! He was adopted on March 26, 2008. I named him "Lucky" because he is the last cat that I plan to adopt. I just hope he doesn't cost me a fortune! Thanks to Save Our Strays, Inc.!!!

"Lucky" has the saddest expression that I've ever seen on a cat. He had a bite on his left cheek, back and left rear leg. Poor fellow.

This is a snapshot of a bite on his back:

Update: "Lucky" gets to run the house most of the time, but he is still mad at "Morris" for hurting him when they both lived outside.

The cats' dog, "Rusty." This dog knows his place and I'm one notch below him:

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Lasted updated: Sunday June 15, 2008