Glad to hear things are going well... Just another thought for you... If
you have a large cage, you might try leaving her in there for a couple of
days with food/water & some little toys (balls, etc)(it gets a little
messy). Put the crate somewhere where she can see you a good deal of the
time (but throw a sheet over it so maybe she can see only out of one side).
Try putting crate on some boxes or something so that you're not towering
over her. Just putting your hands in & out to clean litter, change
food/water, will give her a sense that you're not going to hurt her. THen I
would try leaving the gate open & gradually moving the food to just below
the crate so she can jump in & out... I did this with an adult stray and
now he is the most affectionate guy in the world! It really only took a
couple of weeks for him to slowly discover the couch & bed & decide it was
better than the towel in the crate..... I think what did it was that he
could see & hear all the routines of 'indoor' life and still feel safe in
his little den. At first he would only come out to explore at night or when
he thought I wasn't looking.

The other thing I did right away was bring him in the crate to the vet for
exam/shots. It avoided having to chase her in there later on. Vet gave me
some pills, ace ? which sort of kept him reasonably calm but no matter what,
be prepared for rough time at the vet. Whatever you do, do not open the
gate except in your home...

Have you given her a name? How old do you think she is? She's a real lucky
little one! Just be patient and go at her own pace but let her see you and
everyone in your home as much as possible....

"basilz via CatKB.com" wrote in message
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Chris and Priscilla: thank you for your input on my ferrel "in the house"
and litter box training. I ended up buying a large dog cage, got her from
under the bed and into the bathroom. closed the door, set up the cage
outside the door way and then went in and "guided her into the cage. I had
one angry cat! I put in a small litter box and as suggested put in her
"thankyou" she left on the bathroom floor. This morning I noticed she had
used the litter box. I had put too much litter in it and she spread all
over, one big mess. she's a calico and very pretty i only hope she can be
tamed, I really don't want to let her out in the wilds again or take her
to
the shelter and have her put down. Thanks again for your help.

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