Thank you for helping homeless cats through your daily feeding and
concern for their medical well being. We look forward to assisting you
through our TNR Program.
Please note that Community Cats of Charlotte's Program:
- is not for pets
- is not a relocation or adoption service
- is not a removal service
- is 100% volunteer and requires YOU to take part
in the process
- is funded by donations
concern for their medical well being. We look forward to assisting you
through our TNR Program.
Please note that Community Cats of Charlotte's Program:
- is not for pets
- is not a relocation or adoption service
- is not a removal service
- is 100% volunteer and requires YOU to take part
in the process
- is funded by donations
SIMPLE STEPS FOR TNR SUCCESS
1. To reserve a slot(s) at the next clinic call 941-258-2739. Leave a message with your name, phone
number, and location. Please speak slowly so that we can get the phone number correctly.
2. You will receive a call back from one of the volunteer trappers. He or she will want to know the number
of cats involved (adult, teenager, kitten) and how long you have been providing care.
3. The volunteer will provide humane traps for you to use. You will also be instructed on how to work with
the traps and tips on how to get the cats to go into the traps. The following are some helpful guidelines.
* Dusk and dawn are the best times for trapping feral cats. Establish a routine feeding
time and place. The more exact you can make it, the easier your trapping will be.
* Place the trap(s) in the feeding area for a few days so that the cats become used to
seeing it and the smell of any other cats previously trapped in it.
* Set the trap so that it is open but will NOT close when triggered using a wooden rod or
clip. The volunteer will help you with this if needed.
* Begin feeding the cat(s) inside the trap(s) as far in advance of the clinic date as possible.
3 to 5 days would be good.
* Even if there are cats in the colony that have been "fixed", all of them should enter the
trap to eat. If you leave any food outside the trap, it is impossible to control which cats
enter to eat and which do not.
* Skip one feeding prior to your first trapping attempt. Missing one meal is not unusual
for a hunter and will not hurt the cats. It will however make them all more likely to show
up on schedule for the next feeding time.
4. Our Spay/Neuter Clinic for unowned cats takes place on a Sunday morning. You will withhold food on
Friday night and have the traps set for use on Saturday......Do not trap more than 2 nights before the
clinic date. Once a cat is caught, you will cover the trap with a cloth cover that is provided with the trap.
This helps to keep the cat calm. You will then move the cat in the trap away from the trapping area to
a quiet comfortable safe place. A volunteer will instruct you on how to care for trapped cats until the
clinic date.
5. Clinic check-in time is 7:30AM. If you are unable to transport the cat(s) and let us know ahead of time,
we will pick them up and return them later in the day. Please note that each cat must arrive in a humane
trap and that kittens must be at least 12 weeks of age.
6. When the cats return from the clinic keep them in the trap in a quiet comfortable safe place. To insure
that there is full recovery from the anesthetic and surgery, males should be held for 24 hours and females
for 48 hours.
7. When you pick up your cat(s) or they are delivered you will be given a Rabies certificate for each cat and
a post-surgical instruction sheet that includes a phone number for you to call if there are any problems
or questions.
8. Release the cat(s) where you trapped them. This is very important. Cats are territorial and can become
disoriented and vulnerable if released in an unfamiliar area.
number, and location. Please speak slowly so that we can get the phone number correctly.
2. You will receive a call back from one of the volunteer trappers. He or she will want to know the number
of cats involved (adult, teenager, kitten) and how long you have been providing care.
3. The volunteer will provide humane traps for you to use. You will also be instructed on how to work with
the traps and tips on how to get the cats to go into the traps. The following are some helpful guidelines.
* Dusk and dawn are the best times for trapping feral cats. Establish a routine feeding
time and place. The more exact you can make it, the easier your trapping will be.
* Place the trap(s) in the feeding area for a few days so that the cats become used to
seeing it and the smell of any other cats previously trapped in it.
* Set the trap so that it is open but will NOT close when triggered using a wooden rod or
clip. The volunteer will help you with this if needed.
* Begin feeding the cat(s) inside the trap(s) as far in advance of the clinic date as possible.
3 to 5 days would be good.
* Even if there are cats in the colony that have been "fixed", all of them should enter the
trap to eat. If you leave any food outside the trap, it is impossible to control which cats
enter to eat and which do not.
* Skip one feeding prior to your first trapping attempt. Missing one meal is not unusual
for a hunter and will not hurt the cats. It will however make them all more likely to show
up on schedule for the next feeding time.
4. Our Spay/Neuter Clinic for unowned cats takes place on a Sunday morning. You will withhold food on
Friday night and have the traps set for use on Saturday......Do not trap more than 2 nights before the
clinic date. Once a cat is caught, you will cover the trap with a cloth cover that is provided with the trap.
This helps to keep the cat calm. You will then move the cat in the trap away from the trapping area to
a quiet comfortable safe place. A volunteer will instruct you on how to care for trapped cats until the
clinic date.
5. Clinic check-in time is 7:30AM. If you are unable to transport the cat(s) and let us know ahead of time,
we will pick them up and return them later in the day. Please note that each cat must arrive in a humane
trap and that kittens must be at least 12 weeks of age.
6. When the cats return from the clinic keep them in the trap in a quiet comfortable safe place. To insure
that there is full recovery from the anesthetic and surgery, males should be held for 24 hours and females
for 48 hours.
7. When you pick up your cat(s) or they are delivered you will be given a Rabies certificate for each cat and
a post-surgical instruction sheet that includes a phone number for you to call if there are any problems
or questions.
8. Release the cat(s) where you trapped them. This is very important. Cats are territorial and can become
disoriented and vulnerable if released in an unfamiliar area.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
TRAPPING TECHNIQUES, THE
FOLLOWING LINKS WII BE
HELPFUL:
http://www.neighborhoodcats.org
http://www.alleycat.org
http://www.carefelinetnr.org
