Wonder if you got Hobo this evening? If not, you might be able to borrow a smaller live trap with an easier trigger, possibly from a feral cat organization, or your vet. (When we were on our kitty-trapping spree, we borrowed a large live trap from our neighbor, and it didn’t work nearly as well as our own medium-size live trap.)
When we lived in WA, a local feed store “sold” live traps, but would let you return them after use, minus five bucks for each day you kept it out. So they were essentially renting them for five bucks a day, and if you never brought it back they didn’t have to sweat it. Anyway, you might ask around to see if you can borrow or rent a smaller, “easier” live trap from someone. Best of luck!
Got him this morning. He was fairly calm in the trap until I pulled the blanket off of it and he started freaking out. Threw the trap in the truck and off to the vet we went.
Behold, Prisoner 00001X!
You can't see it in that shot but his right front paw is bleeding from a cut, sayeth Dr. Lisa. I knew he had a limp but it was not from broken bones but from an open wound. No idea how he got that, not from the trap. He comes home this evening sans testicular activity and with his paw cleaned up and all his shots. I'm going to keep him here in the Dawghouse (!?!) for a day or two to make sure the incision from his surgery doesn't open up. It will be interesting to see how he behaves inside, just the two of us out here.
Happy ending to the story, so far.
