Mara Mobile Veterinary Unit

Category: Cats | Date: Mar 14 2007 | By: admin

The trap is proving itself successful. I come over to Kichwa Tembo in the morning to check if there is any cat caught in the trap. The one of the waiter, Mike, from the restaurant is now responsible for setting of the trap. There was a prize for capturing a cat (offered by the manager) and Mike is quite excited about this side business. I see him running around the camp carrying cat cages. He catches cat on daily basis, sometimes capturing two or three in a day. After capturing the cat, he transfers it to the temporally holding cage before I arrive. This is a great help for me as I cannot really stay at Kichwa until 10pm to set a trap and retrieve the cat while I run around the boma for livestock treatment.

After the spay, I keep the cat for two days before it is released outside the reserve. During this time, the Mike offered to feed the cat. This morning he told me that the post-op cat is doing well and that he fed nyama (meat) and given it maziwa (milk) as well. I was so impressed. I went to see the cage and cat seemed to be doing ok. I found nice piece of nyama inside the cage, but I started laughing when I saw the drink Mike offered to the cat.

Mike put the milk carton inside the cage for cat to drink, but for obvious reason the cat was not able to touch the milk. I told him that it would be much better if he can pour it on a plate. After this incident, Mike the catman is now a excellent cat catcher and a good animal care taker at Kichwa Tembo.