Prepare the area where you will be holding the cats before and after the clinic. A garage or other sheltered, warm, protected area is best. Lay down newspapers to catch the inevitable stool, urine and food residue. You may want to use pieces of wood to elevate the traps off the newspapers. This allows the mess to fall through the wire away from the cats. Spraying the area ahead of time with a cat-safe flea spray (like Adams or Ovitrol) will discourage ants.
Fleas
Feral Cat Coalition loaned me the traps that I needed to capture these cats and bring them in for spay and neuter. All three boys were neutered, treated for fleas, vaccinated, and ears clipped. Mama was spayed, treated for fleas, and vaccinated. The infected eye that was being absorbed into her body was surgically removed. This was the first year that she wasn’t pregnant delivering her babies on the street. – Bonita
Mites
Additional treatments such as fluids, ear mite/skin mite treatment, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anti-nausea, and others are also available at no charge if needed and recommended by the vet. FeLV/FIV testing is not available by request, nor is it recommended unless a doctor calls for testing.
Wendi has a Master’s of Science in Public Health/Toxicology and a Bachelor’s of Science in Molecular Biology, both from SDSU. She grew up in suburban NY and has always had animals in her life; cats, dogs, horses, birds, and two foster raccoons. She lives in Escondido with her husband Don, their niece Carly, and their five rescue cats: Pixie (aka The Ferret), Sylvie Sparkles (in the photo), Miso, Kimchi, and Kiefer.