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How does one go about domesticating ferile kittens?
The dh brought home 6 of them. They are approx. 8 - 12 wks. old. and want no parts of being picked up - hissing, biting and scratching ensues when you try. They had been living under a friend's porch but were upsetting the resident 22 yr.old (not in good health) cat so they had to be moved somewhere else. Are these guys too old to tame? How does one go about doing so if possible? W |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.rescue", "Wendy"
artfully composed this message within on 01 Jul 2004: Are these guys too old to tame? How does one go about doing so if possible? I tamed one that was 4-5 months, possibly even 6 months old. She was very wild, and it took socializing her in a cage to tame her. That's my Bonnie. I kept the cage mostly covered for a while, cage in another room and sat with her and talked to her. Pet her with welders gloves on until she was used to being touched. Fed her on a long spoon for a while in addition to food in a bowl to get her to associate me with food. Moved the cage out to the living room so my cats could get used to her without anyone getting too stressed (she really bonded with resident cat Shamrock while in the cage). It took a while, but from what I understand, not as long as some cats. I'm not sure how to go about that with multiple cats, but I hope some will have suggestions. I definitely don't think they are too old to be tamed, not at all! Good luck! Link to Bonnie's photo album during her taming period: http://community.webshots.com/album/75552731ngVsAM -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.rescue", "Wendy" artfully composed this message within on 01 Jul 2004: Are these guys too old to tame? How does one go about doing so if possible? I tamed one that was 4-5 months, possibly even 6 months old. She was very wild, and it took socializing her in a cage to tame her. That's my Bonnie. I kept the cage mostly covered for a while, cage in another room and sat with her and talked to her. Pet her with welders gloves on until she was used to being touched. Fed her on a long spoon for a while in addition to food in a bowl to get her to associate me with food. Moved the cage out to the living room so my cats could get used to her without anyone getting too stressed (she really bonded with resident cat Shamrock while in the cage). It took a while, but from what I understand, not as long as some cats. I'm not sure how to go about that with multiple cats, but I hope some will have suggestions. I definitely don't think they are too old to be tamed, not at all! Good luck! Link to Bonnie's photo album during her taming period: http://community.webshots.com/album/75552731ngVsAM -- Cheryl I've got them in the cat playpen at the moment. They'll be staying there until I can get them up to the vet to be FIV FeLV tested. I imagine the vet would appreciate it if I waited until they will tolerate being handled. I was able to reach in and pet all but one of them this evening after sitting and talking to them for a while so that's encouraging. They are pretty guys. Two tabbies with Bengal type markings, one long haired dilute calico, two black and white and a gray and white. My bottle fed litter left last weekend. Oh well I'm back to litter being my life again lol W |
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Wendy quoth:
I've got them in the cat playpen at the moment. They'll be staying there until I can get them up to the vet to be FIV FeLV tested. I imagine the v= et would appreciate it if I waited until they will tolerate being handled. I was able to reach in and pet all but one of them this evening after sitting and talking to them for a while so that's encouraging.=20 That is *very* encouraging! When I socialized Sebastian (who was about 3=20 months when I got him from his rescuer), it took 16 days before he'd let=20 me pet him. Keep going! Priscilla --=20 "The question is whether the Bible is primarily a book of laws=20 to you and you need divine permission for all and everything you=20 do, or a charter of God's love with love as the summary of God's=20 will, and freedom to find out what that means in a changing world,=20 and forgiveness for those who honestly try to find out but err." - Andreas H=F6feld in alt.religion.christian.episcopal |
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On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 19:42:24 UTC, Priscilla H Ballou
wrote: Wendy quoth: I've got them in the cat playpen at the moment. They'll be staying there until I can get them up to the vet to be FIV FeLV tested. I imagine the vet would appreciate it if I waited until they will tolerate being handled. I was able to reach in and pet all but one of them this evening after sitting and talking to them for a while so that's encouraging. That is *very* encouraging! When I socialized Sebastian (who was about 3 months when I got him from his rescuer), it took 16 days before he'd let me pet him. Keep going! Priscilla --I once found 5 kittens in our back yard. Tame abandoned Mom was keeping them in our garden hose terra cotta bowl. They were stumbling out one day while I was out there and I saw the movement. Thought it was a mouse. Then I went over and found 5 adorable kittens, about 4-5 weeks old. silly me, I gathered them up in my arms and brought them into show to my husband. Thought to take them in but they still needed mom and she came by, yowling pitifully. She'd evidently had them out there and stayed there. She ran off, but kept coming back so I out the kittens back in the bowl. Thing is, the kittens never spat or got nervous -- they just though I was the most marvelous ride. Mom moved them of course, to a spce between our chain-link fence and the neighbor's privacy fence. There they stayed. She took them away once, and I couldn't find them. Then they showded up between the fences again. I put food out and they scarffed it down like they'd always been eating canned food. We finally did take them in a week later because we worrked about the coyotes that were around, and that they'd just become street ferals and be killed. So I took them in and fostered them. Finally even trapped Mom. The kittens just adored our bathroom and the box we set up for them with towels. They would come spilling out whenever we came in. Even took to the litter box. Yet these were kittens born in our back yard and rarely saw a person. So, the kittens were people friendly but Mom was nutso. We calmed her a lot then took the lot to Second Chance for Strays. Been fostering ever since. LT |
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On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 19:42:24 UTC, Priscilla H Ballou
wrote: Wendy quoth: I've got them in the cat playpen at the moment. They'll be staying there until I can get them up to the vet to be FIV FeLV tested. I imagine the vet would appreciate it if I waited until they will tolerate being handled. I was able to reach in and pet all but one of them this evening after sitting and talking to them for a while so that's encouraging. That is *very* encouraging! When I socialized Sebastian (who was about 3 months when I got him from his rescuer), it took 16 days before he'd let me pet him. Keep going! Priscilla --I once found 5 kittens in our back yard. Tame abandoned Mom was keeping them in our garden hose terra cotta bowl. They were stumbling out one day while I was out there and I saw the movement. Thought it was a mouse. Then I went over and found 5 adorable kittens, about 4-5 weeks old. silly me, I gathered them up in my arms and brought them into show to my husband. Thought to take them in but they still needed mom and she came by, yowling pitifully. She'd evidently had them out there and stayed there. She ran off, but kept coming back so I out the kittens back in the bowl. Thing is, the kittens never spat or got nervous -- they just though I was the most marvelous ride. Mom moved them of course, to a spce between our chain-link fence and the neighbor's privacy fence. There they stayed. She took them away once, and I couldn't find them. Then they showded up between the fences again. I put food out and they scarffed it down like they'd always been eating canned food. We finally did take them in a week later because we worrked about the coyotes that were around, and that they'd just become street ferals and be killed. So I took them in and fostered them. Finally even trapped Mom. The kittens just adored our bathroom and the box we set up for them with towels. They would come spilling out whenever we came in. Even took to the litter box. Yet these were kittens born in our back yard and rarely saw a person. So, the kittens were people friendly but Mom was nutso. We calmed her a lot then took the lot to Second Chance for Strays. Been fostering ever since. LT |
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Wendy quoth:
I've got them in the cat playpen at the moment. They'll be staying there until I can get them up to the vet to be FIV FeLV tested. I imagine the v= et would appreciate it if I waited until they will tolerate being handled. I was able to reach in and pet all but one of them this evening after sitting and talking to them for a while so that's encouraging.=20 That is *very* encouraging! When I socialized Sebastian (who was about 3=20 months when I got him from his rescuer), it took 16 days before he'd let=20 me pet him. Keep going! Priscilla --=20 "The question is whether the Bible is primarily a book of laws=20 to you and you need divine permission for all and everything you=20 do, or a charter of God's love with love as the summary of God's=20 will, and freedom to find out what that means in a changing world,=20 and forgiveness for those who honestly try to find out but err." - Andreas H=F6feld in alt.religion.christian.episcopal |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.rescue", "Wendy" artfully composed this message within on 01 Jul 2004: Are these guys too old to tame? How does one go about doing so if possible? I tamed one that was 4-5 months, possibly even 6 months old. She was very wild, and it took socializing her in a cage to tame her. That's my Bonnie. I kept the cage mostly covered for a while, cage in another room and sat with her and talked to her. Pet her with welders gloves on until she was used to being touched. Fed her on a long spoon for a while in addition to food in a bowl to get her to associate me with food. Moved the cage out to the living room so my cats could get used to her without anyone getting too stressed (she really bonded with resident cat Shamrock while in the cage). It took a while, but from what I understand, not as long as some cats. I'm not sure how to go about that with multiple cats, but I hope some will have suggestions. I definitely don't think they are too old to be tamed, not at all! Good luck! Link to Bonnie's photo album during her taming period: http://community.webshots.com/album/75552731ngVsAM -- Cheryl I've got them in the cat playpen at the moment. They'll be staying there until I can get them up to the vet to be FIV FeLV tested. I imagine the vet would appreciate it if I waited until they will tolerate being handled. I was able to reach in and pet all but one of them this evening after sitting and talking to them for a while so that's encouraging. They are pretty guys. Two tabbies with Bengal type markings, one long haired dilute calico, two black and white and a gray and white. My bottle fed litter left last weekend. Oh well I'm back to litter being my life again lol W |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.rescue", "Wendy"
artfully composed this message within on 01 Jul 2004: Are these guys too old to tame? How does one go about doing so if possible? I tamed one that was 4-5 months, possibly even 6 months old. She was very wild, and it took socializing her in a cage to tame her. That's my Bonnie. I kept the cage mostly covered for a while, cage in another room and sat with her and talked to her. Pet her with welders gloves on until she was used to being touched. Fed her on a long spoon for a while in addition to food in a bowl to get her to associate me with food. Moved the cage out to the living room so my cats could get used to her without anyone getting too stressed (she really bonded with resident cat Shamrock while in the cage). It took a while, but from what I understand, not as long as some cats. I'm not sure how to go about that with multiple cats, but I hope some will have suggestions. I definitely don't think they are too old to be tamed, not at all! Good luck! Link to Bonnie's photo album during her taming period: http://community.webshots.com/album/75552731ngVsAM -- Cheryl |
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I have heard that feral kittens are much easier to be amongst humans that
the adults. You probably got them at a good time but I would ask a rescue group that deals with ferals for some tips. You said you moved them but was the mother cat around? -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Wendy" wrote in message ... How does one go about domesticating ferile kittens? The dh brought home 6 of them. They are approx. 8 - 12 wks. old. and want no parts of being picked up - hissing, biting and scratching ensues when you try. They had been living under a friend's porch but were upsetting the resident 22 yr.old (not in good health) cat so they had to be moved somewhere else. Are these guys too old to tame? How does one go about doing so if possible? W |
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