How did you get the cat turned loose? We caught one last year in Fountain Co and tossed a large plastic tote over it. It calmed down immediately and we were able to get the trap off. It stayed under the tote for about a minute and finally ran off once we tipped it over.
i use a dog catcher type pole to turn cats loose when im by myself. piece of plywood with a notch when i got help. gotta be careful with catchpole they choke down easy. you have bout 30 sec to letem loose. had to give onr cpr once