http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/Acadius/380 I believe I have mentioned that there is a cat whom I call Cash because she resides in a bank parking lot.  She has had several litters and I've been able to catch all but Cash herself.  She terrifies me because she has actually attacked me.  I can't blame her since if I gave birth to several kids and then someone came along with food only to take my offspring away for some reason. Anyway, there was one kitten from the last litter who evaded capture and is now four months old.  We tried to net him and chased him through the parking lot but it got away. Well, in the last two weeks whenever I appear with the food, the young cat would start to do the happy dance; where the cat is happy to see you and knows meal time is here.  You see that with domesticated cats. I'm talking with the Sheriff that patrols on the property about the cat who I call Kitty Cow (its coloring is that of a cow) and the Sheriff moves on and wishes me luck. I place the food but Cow is more interested in me.  I approach it and begin to play with some string and it wants to play too but not get too close.  After twenty minutes, Cow actually allows me to pet it.  I have never seen this happen with a pure feral feline.  Since I didn't have a trap with me, I pet Cow a few times and decided to leave its trust intact with me. The following two nights Cow had disappeared.  On the third night Cow showed up and was happy.  I begin to pet it and look over at my partner and signal to get the trap ready.  I pick up Cow and begin to walk toward the car.  Cow became nervous and struggled a little.  Just as I got it into the trap and the door was closing, Cow slipped out and ran for the feeding bush. I was devastated because I thought I ruined the trust.  My partner urged me to go right back.  It paid off because I lured Cow back out with some food, picked it up and placed it in the trap.  Man, Cow was loud but once it was home it purred and acted as if it had been housed before. Even as I write this tale, I am amazed how a cat who had NO human contact allowed itself to be approached. I hope you enjoyed this "tail". Yeah, I couldn't resist the pun. Next time I will write about the incredible catch I made on Sunday night. I believe I have mentioned that there is a cat whom I call Cash because she resides in a bank parking lot.  She has had several litters and I've been able to catch all but Cash herself.  She terrifies me because she has actually attacked me.  I can't blame her since if I gave birth to several kids and then someone came along with food only to take my offspring away for some reason. Anyway, there was one kitten from the last litter who evaded capture and is now four months old.  We tried to net him and chased him through the parking lot but it got away. Well, in the last two weeks whenever I appear with the food, the young cat would start to do the happy dance; where the cat is happy to see you and knows meal time is here.  You see that with domesticated cats. I'm talking with the Sheriff that patrols on the property about the cat who I call Kitty Cow (its coloring is that of a cow) and the Sheriff moves on and wishes me luck. I place the food but Cow is more interested in me.  I approach it and begin to play with some string and it wants to play too but not get too close.  After twenty minutes, Cow actually allows me to pet it.  I have never seen this happen with a pure feral feline.  Since I didn't have a trap with me, I pet Cow a few times and decided to leave its trust intact with me. The following two nights Cow had disappeared.  On the third night Cow showed up and was happy.  I begin to pet it and look over at my partner and signal to get the trap ready.  I pick up Cow and begin to walk toward the car.  Cow became nervous and struggled a little.  Just as I got it into the trap and the door was closing, Cow slipped out and ran for the feeding bush. I was devastated because I thought I ruined the trust.  My partner urged me to go right back.  It paid off because I lured Cow back out with some food, picked it up and placed it in the trap.  Man, Cow was loud but once it was home it purred and acted as if it had been housed before. Even as I write this tale, I am amazed how a cat who had NO human contact allowed itself to be approached. I hope you enjoyed this "tail". Yeah, I couldn't resist the pun. Next time I will write about the incredible catch I made on Sunday night. en-us Verry punny! http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/Acadius/380/#c_433 http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/Acadius/380/#c_433 Verry punny!