Overdone?

 One might say I overdid the trapping.

Twenty cats alone went to Portland yesterday.  I left the guy my two big traps to catch two more, while the others were gone, and he did but did not wait until last night, as I'd asked.  I wanted him to wait til last night for two reasons. Number one, to see if I could find a place, during the day yesterday, where they could quickly be fixed.  Number two, so if I found a place and he caught two, so they'd be in traps less time.

But no, I was disregarded.  I am pissed over that.

Now I have two more to deal with and so far nowhere to get them fixed quickly.

I still have five unfixed ones in the garage, but they do have an appointment Tuesday.

Silverton Cat REscue barn team can place some of these, but that's only if they're tested and also I'd have to hold them until placement and I'm wham bang exhausted, so I'm not sure I can actually hold any, at least longer than to get the rest fixed.

My own cats start acting up when I have extras.

Anyhow, 27 cats in a colony that should have been stopped with the first cat, now fixed.

Or about to be fixed.  

It is fitting that May begins the last month before my summer off.  Then people can fend for themselves.   And most can get it done, if they want to, using the FCCO clinic.    

I have found no one to actually help, like do the physical stuff, trapping, transporting....laundry, trap cleaning.....nothing.  

So did I overdo things on this colony?  Of course.  But that's the way I am.  I see a problem that is quickly solvable and realize that person will never do it themselves so I just get it done.  Look, what seemed impossible and happened over a few years, in basically three days is no longer a problem.  How satisfying is that?

Here is what 20 cats in my small car look like:

The scion is a great car.  It's simple.  It has zero frills.  The first generation, 2004 to 2006, get great gas mileage.   From 2008 until discontinued, they had slightly bigger engines and were a foot longer and gas mileage wasn't as good. Also, the 2nd gens got rounded out exteriors and look like hearses.  Repairs for first gens are far cheaper than for the highly computerized cars with so many sensors and so much fancy shit to break down.

Anyhow, first gens are squarish--known as bread boxes, for their shape.  Which makes them perfect for hauling rectangular traps.  I could have got four more small tomahawks in yesterday but I don't have four more small tomahawk traps.  Just like I would never bother trying to drum up the bucks to buy a used 2nd gen scion, neither do I bother with the later models of tomahawk traps.   I like their original model 606.  It works.  It's lightweight.  It's size is convenient to carry and to transport.  I kept two of their larger size transfer traps, to use for pre feeding and selective trapping, and gave the rest of the larger size ones away, as they are otherwise too heavy to carry with cats in them repeatedly without sustaining joint injury.  I like to only keep what I use and need, nothing else.  It weighs me down.

This latest scion is nearly done for I'm afraid, with nearly 300k miles on it and some chronic issues.   I'm its 5th owner.  I never get something I don't use to its fullest.   This car has been absolutely awesome and used to the hilt for the greater good of the feline and human worlds.

At the rest area yesterday, this little squirrel kept begging for nuts I was eating.  So I obliged.