Sitting in the car in my neighbor’s driveway has worked to catch 17 unfixed cats so far, but the remaining couple are elusive and wary so I have to approach in a different way. I set up a web camera behind my coop to monitor a trap.

I have a water station and insulated box behind my coop for our outdoor cat, and we have noticed that neighborhood cats from both sides also use the area. Even the elusive Momma cat. Hm. I have a trap out there, but upside down so no one gets caught without supervision (a trapped cat panics and can injure themselves if not closely monitored and swiftly covered and moved). I’ve been putting tasty morsels in there to get them used to checking for food. When we are ready to trap, I will set it and monitor through the camera, so the cats can’t see me.

Fingers crossed.