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.

I sits.

Here is another picture of not-my-cat, but isn’t he in a pretty pose? This definitely gets marked as a favorite and saved for a reference for future art. The arc of the tail! The perfect feet! That light necklace of fur that gives him an even more regal air! Those eyes! I missed the picture of him meowing at me. He will approach, but not allow the familiarity of pets let alone brushing. He is Mr Tom’s Shadow, and they hang out in the meadow.

Still no luck catching the long haired calico that had the last litter of kittens at my neighbor’s house. While trying I may have spotted an even more elusive gray tabby female, who may or may not hang out mostly across the street but has been sight unseen at home for a couple weeks. Hm.

I tried several different things this time around. Sardines were outright scoffed at, the colonies regular wet food and pouch tuna were not alluring, although the tuna attracted other cats.

I also tried putting a blue tooth speaker in a box at the end of the cage. I connected my phone and played plaintive kitten sounds. This attracted the attention of a fixed male, who investigated but did not go in, and a fixed female, who did not approach but just stared from a distance. Momma cat was sight unseen. This may have been because a neighbor dog was on the loose and running around all the houses. I turned off the kitten noises until he went away, then realized I had lost bluetooth connection. Arg.