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    Oct 14, 2005, 11:24 AM
    The stray cat under my house won't leave
    I had some work done to my house recently and one of the contracters left the side entrance that goes underneath my house open. I now have a cat under there that refuses to leave. We re-opened the side entrance and even the small vent under the house to give him/her the opportunity to get out but all that did was give the cat free reign to come and go and they please. We never heard the cat during the day, only at night, meowing like crazy, now it's day and night. We thought maybe she was stuck so we went under the house when we knew she was under there but didn't see her, she was hiding. Now we thought maybe she was in heat or already pregnant and going to have her kittens but it's been 3 weeks and no sign of kittens meowing or another cat down there with her/him. We even tried closing all the entrances for two days, that would drive the cat out when we finally did open up but no dice. We borrowed a cat trap (not one that would hurt her) from an organization that rescues felines and she hasn't fallen for it. What else can I do? Her meowing is waking up my kids at night, not fun! Help... any suggestions would be appreciated. :confused:
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    Oct 14, 2005, 05:42 PM
    Moth ball are supposed to drive squirrels away, try them.
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    Oct 14, 2005, 07:39 PM
    I'll let you know tomorrow if they worked, I'm off to buy a truck load of them now! :)
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    Oct 14, 2005, 09:56 PM
    Moth balls? Not a good idea. They are poisonous. If the stray cat touches it and then licks its paws later, it will be poisoned by it. Is there not a rescue group in your area who will step in and trap, spay and rehome this cat? Check the link below. Click on the link, your State, and each of the numbers to find a rescue group near you( if the one you spoke of doesn't want to get involved-which it doesn't sound like it if they left it up to you to do the trapping).

    Hugs for Homeless Animals
    www.h4ha.org/shelters/
    A worldwide directory of rescue organizations, shelters and humane societies.
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    Oct 17, 2005, 10:31 PM
    I'm glad I caught your message about the mothballs in time. I didn't use them. I have emailed one of the shelters to see if they could help. My local shelter said there was nothing they can do. I am attempting to locate/rent a bigger cat trap used by these humane shelters which won't hurt the animal. We tried one but I think the cat may have been too big because it didn't work. I can then take the cat to the Seal Beach Animal Shelter, they keep them until they find a home, no matter how long it takes. Thanks for the info.
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    Oct 28, 2005, 11:02 PM
    The cool cat has left the building... "thank you very much"! :p
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