Six weeks ago a feral cat with a bloody paw entered our garage and my husband closed the door behind it. On that same day, my neighbor's cat appeared to have a bloody paw also and another feral cat showed up with the same injury. The cats were badly wounded and it appeared to a wound from a snare trap.
Snare traps are against the law in our area but that does not mean that poachers do not use them in the woods by our home.
Know that we tried to trap the one feral cat for medical care but that cat took to hiding so we took care of the cat in our garage.
I thought that by caring for the injured cat that we would be able to tame it. But this cat was free-roaming too long and as of this date, we have not socialized it. The cat is dependant upon us for food and water and she did learn how to use a litter box but other than that is very fearful of humans.
Know that the cat's paw has healed and that only a slight limp is noticeable. My husband and I agreed to release the cat to the neighborhood.
Some cats can't be socialized and we respect that.
I left the garage kitty door open all day and the cat did come out and walked around the yard. It was out a total of ten minutes then went back inside the garage and never came out again.
Tomorrow is another day and will open the door at 7 AM and close the door at 7 PM. That is our routine. The cat can come out, go back inside whatever it wants. It may not ever leave and we are okay with that.
