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feral kitten
Hope it's alright to post, but I need help, I have a trap and plan to trap a 10 week old kitten tomorrow, she is very wild, any idea's on how to tame her, she's a little calico, and I have several strays in my back yard, but don't want another female having kittens in the spring. I realize I will get scratched and probably bit, don't mind that but if there is any help on tameing her I would be very grateful Thank you sooo much, Aimee |
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My two housecats were both feral.
I started by earning their trust. I did not drown them with handling. I fed them, made sure they had water and just talked to them. I picked them up a couple times a day to for a minute or two and petted them then set them back into their box to show them that I was not going to hurt them.After a week or so they started to not winch when I picked them up. So all you need is patience and trust. Good luck. Kris "Aimee S" wrote in message ... Hope it's alright to post, but I need help, I have a trap and plan to trap a 10 week old kitten tomorrow, she is very wild, any idea's on how to tame her, she's a little calico, and I have several strays in my back yard, but don't want another female having kittens in the spring. I realize I will get scratched and probably bit, don't mind that but if there is any help on tameing her I would be very grateful Thank you sooo much, Aimee |
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I did exactly what Kris did a couple of months ago. We had an abandoned
feral living under out shed. We fed her but couldn't really approach her. It took a good 2 weeks for her to trust us. After another week or so, she started to approach the house. We let her in to explore. A few days later we couldn't get her to go out. She literally climbed the screen of our patio door trying to get in. She is now a house cat and hasn't been outside since. Hasn't even made a run for the door. She does claw and nip a bit when she is in her playful mood, but has the run of the house. One thing she does that none of my other non-feral pet cats ever did, was show her halloween pose (arched back) when anyone approaches her. She seems to want to play so perhaps this is normal. Scared the heck out of the daycare kids, but seems to be harmless. Is this behaviour normal? "Kris Croft" wrote in message nk.net... My two housecats were both feral. I started by earning their trust. I did not drown them with handling. I fed them, made sure they had water and just talked to them. I picked them up a couple times a day to for a minute or two and petted them then set them back into their box to show them that I was not going to hurt them.After a week or so they started to not winch when I picked them up. So all you need is patience and trust. Good luck. Kris "Aimee S" wrote in message ... Hope it's alright to post, but I need help, I have a trap and plan to trap a 10 week old kitten tomorrow, she is very wild, any idea's on how to tame her, she's a little calico, and I have several strays in my back yard, but don't want another female having kittens in the spring. I realize I will get scratched and probably bit, don't mind that but if there is any help on tameing her I would be very grateful Thank you sooo much, Aimee |
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"Aimee S" wrote in message ... Hope it's alright to post, but I need help, I have a trap and plan to trap a 10 week old kitten tomorrow, she is very wild, any idea's on how to tame her, she's a little calico, and I have several strays in my back yard, but don't want another female having kittens in the spring. I realize I will get scratched and probably bit, don't mind that but if there is any help on tameing her I would be very grateful Thank you sooo much, Aimee There are others on this group with a lot of experience with ferals, and some of them will probably post replies. However, I would like to make a few suggestions since you plan to set out the trap right away. First, buy a pair of welder's gloves. That can save you a lot of pain (literally!) when you handle a feral cat. Second, have a place set up to place the cat even before you trap her. This should be a fairly small space where she can be restricted for awhile. Many use a large cage for this purpose. And, no, that isn't cruel. It is a temporary restrain while she is being socialized. Have a large towell or blanket that you can place over the cage occasionally to give her "space to herself" (but make sure that she still has good air circulation). And, of course, buy cat food in preparation unless you already have that. Good luck! Thank you for showing such compassion. MaryL (take out the litter to reply) Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o' http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly) http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in") .. |
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I just finished 'fostering' a 'feral' kitten about this age for the local
shelter. I had found him by where I feed 2 strays--- After a week, shelter asked if I would be willing to put him back because he was 'feral'. After three weeks here, he was fine & I brought him to shelter every morning to have him seen by people int. in adoption. It took 4 days & he was adopted. What I did was keep him in my bathroom with door closed the first night. The next night I opened the bathroom door so he could wander in my bedroom. He immediately found under the bed & several times a day I would sort of shove him out so he wouldn't stay there all day. He took to the litter box immediately, learned where his food was, etc. I held him for 5-10 minutes several times a day. After 4-5 days I introduced him to one of my cats who instantly became his buddy. By a 1/12 weeks he figured out where I was feeding the other gusy (kitchen) & just made his way up there at feeding time. He was still a little nervous about someone reaching down for him but would come if you stooped down first. It was not really hard; just took a little patience. When I got him, I did not use a trap but got a friend to sort of help me corner him. He sure put up a fuss, ultimately managed to get an old blanket over him & scoop him up. Got a couple of scratches but I have a pair of cheap ($4) leather work gloves that I keep in the car & that protected me from those sharp little teeth. Go ahead, it is well worth the effort--just remember we're awfully big for a little kitty--try to always go down to his level--the floor! "Aimee S" wrote in message ... Hope it's alright to post, but I need help, I have a trap and plan to trap a 10 week old kitten tomorrow, she is very wild, any idea's on how to tame her, she's a little calico, and I have several strays in my back yard, but don't want another female having kittens in the spring. I realize I will get scratched and probably bit, don't mind that but if there is any help on tameing her I would be very grateful Thank you sooo much, Aimee |
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Aimee S quoth:
Hope it's alright to post, but I need help, I have a trap and plan to trap a 10 week old kitten tomorrow, she is very wild, any idea's on how to tame her, she's a little calico, and I have several strays in my back yard, but don't want another female having kittens in the spring. I realize I will get scratched and probably bit, don't mind that but if there is any help on tameing her I would be very grateful Check out http://www.alleycat.org/resources.html There's lots of helpful information there. Priscilla |
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