Can I keep my semi-feral cat in a large crate for 24 hours?
This is not ideal at all, but I feel like I have no other choice.
My cat does not allow me to pick her up. She is semi-feral. She is super attached to my other cat, <PERSON>. They are bonded and cuddle constantly. I am moving across the country.
I have been training her to eat from the cage for 3 months so that when the day comes, I can trap her.
My problem is that I have to take her to the vet the day before flying to get necessarily documentation. I don't think I will be able to trap her twice: once for the vet and once the day of flying. I feel like after I take her to the vet, she will know that I am going to trap her again, and we will miss the flight. 176
She has to come with us. I can't leave her.
I have tried so many things. Tried training her to be okay being picked up. But she was found after 3 months of being feral, past the socialisation point. I have tried putting gabopentin in water, putting it in food, hiding it in tuna, hiding it in pill hiding treats, etc..
I feel like I have no choice but to trap her, take her to the vet, then bring her home in the crate and keep her there until our flight. I feel awful, but I am open to other solutions. :( 601