How to use a cat trap

A lady just borrowed 2 cat traps from Cat Welfare Society through me. I wasn't home @ 5plus pm when she picked it up from my place and my parents weren't sure how to use the trap. So I took some photos to demonstrate the use of the trap with the help of my dad's hands.

[For those of you who are not familar with cat traps, we use them to bring stray cats to the vet for sterilisation. The cats are then released to the place where they are found. In this way, we can continue to feed them. They won't reproduce and the population of these cats is managed. Suc cats will also fight less, make less noise and have lower risk of getting cancer of the productive organs. wauling. Most of us also call these community cats instead of stray cats as they have been sterilised and most of them have caregivers feeding them and looking after their welfare.]

Lee Hwee, hope the following is clear :)

1. At one end of the trap, there are 2 rings.

Lift the 2 rings up to the top, so that you can lift up the flap.



2. Notice this right-angled rod that is linked to a chain.
Move it until it is horizontal and can support the flap which remains open.


3. At the other end of the trap, use wire to secure the trap door, so that the cat cannot wriggle out and escape.


This is what the trap will look like after you perform the above steps.

It will be good to line some newspaper on the bottom inside of the trap. To lure the cat into the trap, place some food (morsel of wet food or dry food) outside the trap, one third into the trap and on top of this flap mechanism (as pointed by my dad's finger below):

When the cat exerts enough weight on the bottom flap, the trap door will close as shown below:

Again, use some wire to secure the trap door as the cat may surprise you and escape. If you are waiting till the next morning to bring the cat to the vet, place the trap and the cat in one comfortable corner of the house, drape a cloth over the trap, leaving the 2 ends uncovered, so that the cat can breathe :)

From my only experience early this year, White Neck shredded the newspaper inside the trap and made pitiful meowing sounds but after a while, he kept quiet.