Trap set by SPCA successful in recovery of missing cattle dog
After having gone missing for a month in the Carson City area, Kizzy the cattle dog was found late last night in a trap set to catch her, said Carson-Tahoe SPCA President Susan Paul, who set the trap in a lot of sage brush on Roland Street in South Carson City.
“I used a can of bison tripe in the trap and scattered it around the area as well,” she said. “One of the volunteers spotted her last night around 11 p.m. when she stopped by to check the trap. Thankfully she was in it.”
Kizzy had been spotted a few times before in the Clearview Drive area, Paul said, so two traps were set in the vicinity in hopes of luring the Red Heeler and recovering her safely. Go here for the story.
“She seemed to stay in the Roland and Bigelow area off Clearview for a few days which helped,” Paul said.
Kizzy is currently receiving veterinary care at Lone Mountain Veterinary Hospital in Carson City, Paul said, where she is recovering from a laceration to her back right leg and having blood work done.
Kizzy was very thin when she was found, Paul said.
“When you think about it, this dog has been on the run for a month,” she said. “She’s been in the area of the Clear Creek fire, and with tons of rain.”
Although the traps worked, Paul stressed that recovering Kizzy would not have been likely without the support and help from people in the Carson City community.
“So many people in this community rallied around finding this dog,” Paul said. “I am so proud of this community! I saw dozens of people walking, driving yesterday looking for her when she was spotted.”
Kizzy and her owner were visiting the area from Southern California about a month ago, Paul said, attending a dog show at Fuji Park when the cattle dog got spooked by something and ran off.
She had disappeared for several days before her first sighting.
“Carson City came together and immediately started in the search,” Paul said.
The trap Paul used to recover Kizzy is about four feet long and 21 inches high. Food is set in the very back of the trap to lure the animal.
When the front of the door is opened, Paul said, it lifts a trip plate. Once the trap is set, the dog enters the unit and makes its way back to the food.
The dog will step on the trip plate, which then shuts the door so it can't escape.