It was immediately obvious that she was not the mother because she was not even slightly interested in them. This situation is always problematic. We knew that if we couldn t find the babies, we would have no choice but to release her so that she could go and feed them. If we didn t, they would probably die. If we did release her, we realized that our chances of recapturing her would be slim to none.
Feral cats are incredibly smart.
They survive in the wild by not trusting humans and they also learn very quickly what scenarios they need to avoid in order to keep surviving. If you trap a feral cat one time, it is extremely difficult to catch them again. That is why we double check trap settings beforehand and make sure that all arrangement are in place before attempting a capture. On this particular day, luck was on our side. As soon as we arrived at the house we heard the sounds of pitiful crying coming from inside the garage.